Vista - Mail not sending

I have a problem with Windows Mail in that when I compose and send an email
it does not send but just sits in the Outbox unsent.

I have checked the 'sent' tab in options in Mail and all seems fine. 'Send
and receive' does not give and error messages but mail does not send! The
emails were working when I 1st set up the computer a week ago but will not
send now.

There are no big files, most have no attachments and to a single email
address.

I have contacted the PC co (Medion) who says it is a ISP issue, and the ISP
(TalkTalk) say webmail is working so is not an ISP problem!

HELP!

Temporarily uninstall your antivirus program, reboot,
and try Windows Mail again. If the problem still exists,
your email accounts may have become corrupted. Delete
them, close WinMail, reopen, then recreate your email
account(s).

Gary VanderMolen

"Mark Bates" <MarkBates@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2BCBBB4B-6B2C-4651-8F89-FB446CAD6BA4@microsoft.com...
>I have a problem with Windows Mail in that when I compose and send an email
> it does not send but just sits in the Outbox unsent.
>
> I have checked the 'sent' tab in options in Mail and all seems fine. 'Send
> and receive' does not give and error messages but mail does not send! The
> emails were working when I 1st set up the computer a week ago but will not
> send now.
>
> There are no big files, most have no attachments and to a single email
> address.
>
> I have contacted the PC co (Medion) who says it is a ISP issue, and the ISP
> (TalkTalk) say webmail is working so is not an ISP problem!
>
> HELP!

Mark

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"Mark Bates" <MarkBates@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2BCBBB4B-6B2C-4651-8F89-FB446CAD6BA4@microsoft.com...
>I have a problem with Windows Mail in that when I compose and send an email
> it does not send but just sits in the Outbox unsent.
>
> I have checked the 'sent' tab in options in Mail and all seems fine. 'Send
> and receive' does not give and error messages but mail does not send! The
> emails were working when I 1st set up the computer a week ago but will not
> send now.
>
> There are no big files, most have no attachments and to a single email
> address.
>
> I have contacted the PC co (Medion) who says it is a ISP issue, and the ISP
> (TalkTalk) say webmail is working so is not an ISP problem!
>
> HELP!

Mark, I had the same problem -- new computer, mail being received and sent
very nicely, then boom -- the mail stayed in my outbox. I looked at the
messages I was trying to send. The first one was a forward of a message sent
to me by Thrifty Car Rental. It showed no information in the message --
definitely wasn't a forward of the original message. I deleted it. I hit
"send/receive" and everything I've composed in the last 12 days went out.
That was it. Simple, at least for now, thank goodness. Good luck!



"Mark Bates" wrote:

> I have a problem with Windows Mail in that when I compose and send an email
> it does not send but just sits in the Outbox unsent.
>
> I have checked the 'sent' tab in options in Mail and all seems fine. 'Send
> and receive' does not give and error messages but mail does not send! The
> emails were working when I 1st set up the computer a week ago but will not
> send now.
>
> There are no big files, most have no attachments and to a single email
> address.
>
> I have contacted the PC co (Medion) who says it is a ISP issue, and the ISP
> (TalkTalk) say webmail is working so is not an ISP problem!
>
> HELP!

First thing is to remove McAfee or Norton AV and antispam from the computer
if they exist. You may need to visit their website to fully uninstall the
product. Then get something less invasive. There are a number of free
antivirus programs, but with any you have to disable email scanning. See
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

You can also try compacting and repairing the database using my WMUtil
program (www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/).

After that, the only solution so far is to wipe out the database. So go to
Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder to find the message
store location. Then move everything under that Windows Mail directory to
another directory, so that the Windows Mail directory is completely empty.
Then restart WinMail and it will open fresh with nothing
in the database. You can then add your accounts and if they work correctly
then you can use File | Import | Messages and choose WinMail format and
point to the directory to which you moved the files.

steve

"Mark Bates" <MarkBates@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2BCBBB4B-6B2C-4651-8F89-FB446CAD6BA4@microsoft.com...
>I have a problem with Windows Mail in that when I compose and send an email
> it does not send but just sits in the Outbox unsent.
>
> I have checked the 'sent' tab in options in Mail and all seems fine. 'Send
> and receive' does not give and error messages but mail does not send! The
> emails were working when I 1st set up the computer a week ago but will not
> send now.
>
> There are no big files, most have no attachments and to a single email
> address.
>
> I have contacted the PC co (Medion) who says it is a ISP issue, and the
> ISP
> (TalkTalk) say webmail is working so is not an ISP problem!
>
> HELP!

This is apparently caused by a corrupt message in this case. I used to have
the same problems with Outlook Express as well.

"ruthframe" <ruthframe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6032F200-154D-41FF-A227-B6688F06088D@microsoft.com...
> Mark, I had the same problem -- new computer, mail being received and sent
> very nicely, then boom -- the mail stayed in my outbox. I looked at the
> messages I was trying to send. The first one was a forward of a message
> sent
> to me by Thrifty Car Rental. It showed no information in the message --
> definitely wasn't a forward of the original message. I deleted it. I hit
> "send/receive" and everything I've composed in the last 12 days went out.
> That was it. Simple, at least for now, thank goodness. Good luck!
>
>
>
> "Mark Bates" wrote:
>
>> I have a problem with Windows Mail in that when I compose and send an
>> email
>> it does not send but just sits in the Outbox unsent.
>>
>> I have checked the 'sent' tab in options in Mail and all seems fine.
>> 'Send
>> and receive' does not give and error messages but mail does not send! The
>> emails were working when I 1st set up the computer a week ago but will
>> not
>> send now.
>>
>> There are no big files, most have no attachments and to a single email
>> address.
>>
>> I have contacted the PC co (Medion) who says it is a ISP issue, and the
>> ISP
>> (TalkTalk) say webmail is working so is not an ISP problem!
>>
>> HELP!