Vista - Deleting a message in an open window opens the next message in Inb

If I open a message window, then delete that message, the next message in
sequence opens in a new window. If I want a message to open, I'll open it
myself. How can I prevent deleting a message from forcing the next message
to open into a new window?

"SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:60A23D13-7646-4476-8E25-5C0176D5CFF0@microsoft.com...
> If I open a message window, then delete that message, the next message in
> sequence opens in a new window. If I want a message to open, I'll open it
> myself. How can I prevent deleting a message from forcing the next
> message
> to open into a new window?

Don't delete the message until you have closed the Message window.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

Yeah, I kind of figured that out. It doesn't work that way in Outlook, and
makes no sense that it works that way in Windows Mail. It creates extra
steps. Is it not somewhere in my "Preferences" to change that?

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:60A23D13-7646-4476-8E25-5C0176D5CFF0@microsoft.com...
> > If I open a message window, then delete that message, the next message in
> > sequence opens in a new window. If I want a message to open, I'll open it
> > myself. How can I prevent deleting a message from forcing the next
> > message
> > to open into a new window?
>
> Don't delete the message until you have closed the Message window.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> Do not send mail.
>

no. Unfortunately not.

steve

"SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A6B89C1-5B7D-4D75-BDCB-343C6F8C2742@microsoft.com...
> Yeah, I kind of figured that out. It doesn't work that way in Outlook,
> and
> makes no sense that it works that way in Windows Mail. It creates extra
> steps. Is it not somewhere in my "Preferences" to change that?
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:60A23D13-7646-4476-8E25-5C0176D5CFF0@microsoft.com...
>> > If I open a message window, then delete that message, the next message
>> > in
>> > sequence opens in a new window. If I want a message to open, I'll open
>> > it
>> > myself. How can I prevent deleting a message from forcing the next
>> > message
>> > to open into a new window?
>>
>> Don't delete the message until you have closed the Message window.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> Do not send mail.
>>

I'd like to jump in here and say that I have the same problem. When I forward
or reply to an email, the original is gone and the next one is opened. I
don't like that. What if I did not want to open that next one. Is there a
place where I can have that original email just stay in view after forwarding
or replying to it, so I can delete it or close it myself?
--
musiclover


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> no. Unfortunately not.
>
> steve
>
> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5A6B89C1-5B7D-4D75-BDCB-343C6F8C2742@microsoft.com...
> > Yeah, I kind of figured that out. It doesn't work that way in Outlook,
> > and
> > makes no sense that it works that way in Windows Mail. It creates extra
> > steps. Is it not somewhere in my "Preferences" to change that?
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >
> >> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:60A23D13-7646-4476-8E25-5C0176D5CFF0@microsoft.com...
> >> > If I open a message window, then delete that message, the next message
> >> > in
> >> > sequence opens in a new window. If I want a message to open, I'll open
> >> > it
> >> > myself. How can I prevent deleting a message from forcing the next
> >> > message
> >> > to open into a new window?
> >>
> >> Don't delete the message until you have closed the Message window.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> >> Do not send mail.
> >>
>

You can disable the Preview Pane under View | Layout and then delete
messages without opening them. Otherwise, I think you are stuck with what
you've got.

steve

"musiclover" <musiclover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:988EBE40-195C-455F-AA3D-FAF8475F12BB@microsoft.com...
> I'd like to jump in here and say that I have the same problem. When I
> forward
> or reply to an email, the original is gone and the next one is opened. I
> don't like that. What if I did not want to open that next one. Is there a
> place where I can have that original email just stay in view after
> forwarding
> or replying to it, so I can delete it or close it myself?
> --
> musiclover
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> no. Unfortunately not.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5A6B89C1-5B7D-4D75-BDCB-343C6F8C2742@microsoft.com...
>> > Yeah, I kind of figured that out. It doesn't work that way in Outlook,
>> > and
>> > makes no sense that it works that way in Windows Mail. It creates
>> > extra
>> > steps. Is it not somewhere in my "Preferences" to change that?
>> >
>> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:60A23D13-7646-4476-8E25-5C0176D5CFF0@microsoft.com...
>> >> > If I open a message window, then delete that message, the next
>> >> > message
>> >> > in
>> >> > sequence opens in a new window. If I want a message to open, I'll
>> >> > open
>> >> > it
>> >> > myself. How can I prevent deleting a message from forcing the next
>> >> > message
>> >> > to open into a new window?
>> >>
>> >> Don't delete the message until you have closed the Message window.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> >> Do not send mail.
>> >>
>>

Thank you Steve. Unfortunately after the disable of Preview Pane there is no
other option. Will have to just be careful to close each e-mail by the 'X' as
well as knowing what the next email is/or who it's from, by deleting all
unwanted e-mails b4 reading others. A bit of a bother considering the OE in
Win98/and XP was far more user friendly and Vista seems to have gone
backwards on this function.
--
musiclover


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> You can disable the Preview Pane under View | Layout and then delete
> messages without opening them. Otherwise, I think you are stuck with what
> you've got.
>
> steve
>
> "musiclover" <musiclover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:988EBE40-195C-455F-AA3D-FAF8475F12BB@microsoft.com...
> > I'd like to jump in here and say that I have the same problem. When I
> > forward
> > or reply to an email, the original is gone and the next one is opened. I
> > don't like that. What if I did not want to open that next one. Is there a
> > place where I can have that original email just stay in view after
> > forwarding
> > or replying to it, so I can delete it or close it myself?
> > --
> > musiclover
> >
> >
> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> >
> >> no. Unfortunately not.
> >>
> >> steve
> >>
> >> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5A6B89C1-5B7D-4D75-BDCB-343C6F8C2742@microsoft.com...
> >> > Yeah, I kind of figured that out. It doesn't work that way in Outlook,
> >> > and
> >> > makes no sense that it works that way in Windows Mail. It creates
> >> > extra
> >> > steps. Is it not somewhere in my "Preferences" to change that?
> >> >
> >> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:60A23D13-7646-4476-8E25-5C0176D5CFF0@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > If I open a message window, then delete that message, the next
> >> >> > message
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > sequence opens in a new window. If I want a message to open, I'll
> >> >> > open
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > myself. How can I prevent deleting a message from forcing the next
> >> >> > message
> >> >> > to open into a new window?
> >> >>
> >> >> Don't delete the message until you have closed the Message window.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> >> >> Do not send mail.
> >> >>
> >>
>

Unfortunately its their ball, so they set the rules.

steve

"musiclover" <musiclover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BE2D9465-50D9-4F64-B2E9-322816E53041@microsoft.com...
> Thank you Steve. Unfortunately after the disable of Preview Pane there is
> no
> other option. Will have to just be careful to close each e-mail by the 'X'
> as
> well as knowing what the next email is/or who it's from, by deleting all
> unwanted e-mails b4 reading others. A bit of a bother considering the OE
> in
> Win98/and XP was far more user friendly and Vista seems to have gone
> backwards on this function.
> --
> musiclover
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> You can disable the Preview Pane under View | Layout and then delete
>> messages without opening them. Otherwise, I think you are stuck with
>> what
>> you've got.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "musiclover" <musiclover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:988EBE40-195C-455F-AA3D-FAF8475F12BB@microsoft.com...
>> > I'd like to jump in here and say that I have the same problem. When I
>> > forward
>> > or reply to an email, the original is gone and the next one is opened.
>> > I
>> > don't like that. What if I did not want to open that next one. Is there
>> > a
>> > place where I can have that original email just stay in view after
>> > forwarding
>> > or replying to it, so I can delete it or close it myself?
>> > --
>> > musiclover
>> >
>> >
>> > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>> >
>> >> no. Unfortunately not.
>> >>
>> >> steve
>> >>
>> >> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5A6B89C1-5B7D-4D75-BDCB-343C6F8C2742@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Yeah, I kind of figured that out. It doesn't work that way in
>> >> > Outlook,
>> >> > and
>> >> > makes no sense that it works that way in Windows Mail. It creates
>> >> > extra
>> >> > steps. Is it not somewhere in my "Preferences" to change that?
>> >> >
>> >> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> "SCal" <SCal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:60A23D13-7646-4476-8E25-5C0176D5CFF0@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > If I open a message window, then delete that message, the next
>> >> >> > message
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > sequence opens in a new window. If I want a message to open,
>> >> >> > I'll
>> >> >> > open
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > myself. How can I prevent deleting a message from forcing the
>> >> >> > next
>> >> >> > message
>> >> >> > to open into a new window?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Don't delete the message until you have closed the Message window.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> >> >> Do not send mail.
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>

There is a way to do it with the new Vista program.........I discoverer it
just by playing around with it. Select Ctrl A, where all the emails are
"highlighted", while holding down the Ctrl key, click on the emails that you
want to keep, let go of the Ctrl key and then hit delete. Only the ones
"unhighlighted" will remain in your box.

"SCal" wrote: