Vista - Messages stuck outbox-WMUtil is not clearing outbox. Error message

I downloaded the program WMUtil but when I click on Clear Outbox it gives an
error.
"Unable to access database" System did not find exception: Unable to load
DLL... Can you help me? I need to work and send email. I am stuck!!!!! I
clicked on the other buttoms Compact and Repair Database but it didn't make a
difference.

Enjoy Life!!!

I can't fix mine either. Now what. This is a new cmputer and a pain in
the..................
Confused

"Mamasita" wrote:

> I downloaded the program WMUtil but when I click on Clear Outbox it gives an
> error.
> "Unable to access database" System did not find exception: Unable to load
> DLL... Can you help me? I need to work and send email. I am stuck!!!!! I
> clicked on the other buttoms Compact and Repair Database but it didn't make a
> difference.
>
> Enjoy Life!!!

"confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BF35CFEA-BA8A-44F5-AC41-39FE183402CD@microsoft.com...
>I can't fix mine either. Now what. This is a new cmputer and a pain in
> the..................
> Confused
>

Are you sure you downloaded and unzipped it properly
and ran it from the folder that includes the scxout.dll ?



> "Mamasita" wrote:
>
>> I downloaded the program WMUtil but when I click on Clear Outbox it gives
>> an
>> error.
>> "Unable to access database" System did not find exception: Unable to
>> load
>> DLL... Can you help me? I need to work and send email. I am stuck!!!!! I
>> clicked on the other buttoms Compact and Repair Database but it didn't
>> make a
>> difference.
>>
>> Enjoy Life!!!

I have no idea what all that means.

"Julian" wrote:

>
>
> "confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BF35CFEA-BA8A-44F5-AC41-39FE183402CD@microsoft.com...
> >I can't fix mine either. Now what. This is a new cmputer and a pain in
> > the..................
> > Confused
> >
>
> Are you sure you downloaded and unzipped it properly
> and ran it from the folder that includes the scxout.dll ?
>
>
>
> > "Mamasita" wrote:
> >
> >> I downloaded the program WMUtil but when I click on Clear Outbox it gives
> >> an
> >> error.
> >> "Unable to access database" System did not find exception: Unable to
> >> load
> >> DLL... Can you help me? I need to work and send email. I am stuck!!!!! I
> >> clicked on the other buttoms Compact and Repair Database but it didn't
> >> make a
> >> difference.
> >>
> >> Enjoy Life!!!
>
>

"confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1DC7AB2B-7878-4F64-9473-C3F853301F50@microsoft.com...
>I have no idea what all that means.
>

OK... from the top.

Download this utility and follow the instructions.
http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/Default.aspx

note...

Download - verb copy (data) from one computer system to another or to a
disk.
This - pronoun 1. (used to indicate a person, thing, idea, state, event,
time, remark, etc., as present, near, just mentioned or pointed out,
supposed to be understood, or by way of emphasis): This is my coat.
Utility - noun. something useful; a useful thing
And - conjunction 1. (used to connect grammatically coordinate words,
phrases, or clauses) along or together with; as well as; in addition to;
besides; also; moreover: pens and pencils.
Follow - verb (used with object) to conform to, comply with, or act in
accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice.
Instructions - noun, orders or directions: The instructions are on the back
of the box.

> "Julian" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BF35CFEA-BA8A-44F5-AC41-39FE183402CD@microsoft.com...
>> >I can't fix mine either. Now what. This is a new cmputer and a pain in
>> > the..................
>> > Confused
>> >
>>
>> Are you sure you downloaded and unzipped it properly
>> and ran it from the folder that includes the scxout.dll ?
>>
>>
>>
>> > "Mamasita" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I downloaded the program WMUtil but when I click on Clear Outbox it
>> >> gives
>> >> an
>> >> error.
>> >> "Unable to access database" System did not find exception: Unable to
>> >> load
>> >> DLL... Can you help me? I need to work and send email. I am stuck!!!!!
>> >> I
>> >> clicked on the other buttoms Compact and Repair Database but it didn't
>> >> make a
>> >> difference.
>> >>
>> >> Enjoy Life!!!
>>
>>

"Julian" wrote:

>
>
> "confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BF35CFEA-BA8A-44F5-AC41-39FE183402CD@microsoft.com...
> >I can't fix mine either. Now what. This is a new cmputer and a pain in
> > the..................
> > Confused
> >
>
> Are you sure you downloaded and unzipped it properly
> and ran it from the folder that includes the scxout.dll ?

I am having the same problem as confused and mamasita (there are files I
can't delete from the outbox in Microsoft Mail).

I have downloaded, unzipped and run the file you mentioned, running the
executable file from the same directory as scxout.dll, the dynamic link
library.

I still can't remove that one file from my outbox after having used the
wmutil utility to supposedly clear the files.

Why on earth didn't Microsoft just stick with Outlook Express, which I have
used for years with no trouble?

If it was any other OS manufacturer, they'd be laughed out of business for
shipping crap like this. I was inflicted with Microsoft Mail as part of the
standard Vista Home Premium OS which came with my new Dell laptop.

You can bet whatever parts of your anatomy are dearest to you that I'm going
to mention this problem to Dell. This situation passed ridiculous a long
time ago.

Why can't Microsoft ship working software?

"coonass" <coonass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37192F7B-6906-4C18-B08B-F4CA87F6AA42@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Julian" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BF35CFEA-BA8A-44F5-AC41-39FE183402CD@microsoft.com...
>> >I can't fix mine either. Now what. This is a new cmputer and a pain in
>> > the..................
>> > Confused
>> >
>>
>> Are you sure you downloaded and unzipped it properly
>> and ran it from the folder that includes the scxout.dll ?
>
> I am having the same problem as confused and mamasita (there are files I
> can't delete from the outbox in Microsoft Mail).

There's no such thing as "Microsoft Mail."

> I have downloaded, unzipped and run the file you mentioned, running the
> executable file from the same directory as scxout.dll, the dynamic link
> library.

> I still can't remove that one file from my outbox after having used the
> wmutil utility to supposedly clear the files.

Why not?
Help us help you by describing the symptoms.
What error message do you get?

> Why on earth didn't Microsoft just stick with Outlook Express, which I
> have
> used for years with no trouble?

I don't know. Have you asked them?

> If it was any other OS manufacturer, they'd be laughed out of business for
> shipping crap like this. I was inflicted with Microsoft Mail as part of
> the
> standard Vista Home Premium OS which came with my new Dell laptop.

Your use of inaccurate terms such as "Microsoft Mail" tends to undermine
any confidence in any other of your statements.

> You can bet whatever parts of your anatomy are dearest to you that I'm
> going
> to mention this problem to Dell. This situation passed ridiculous a long
> time ago.

You are not helping anyone by ranting at innocent bystanders.

> Why can't Microsoft ship working software?

Have you ever written software?

Note.
Your persistent use of inaccuracies such as "Microsoft Mail"
show just how easy it is to ship piss poor code.

Just download and install the replacement for Windows Mail:
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

Gary VanderMolen


"Mamasita" <Mamasita@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0343FBED-7791-4A59-8A59-9275772E4527@microsoft.com...
>I downloaded the program WMUtil but when I click on Clear Outbox it gives an
> error.
> "Unable to access database" System did not find exception: Unable to load
> DLL... Can you help me? I need to work and send email. I am stuck!!!!! I
> clicked on the other buttoms Compact and Repair Database but it didn't make a
> difference.
>
> Enjoy Life!!!

"Julian" wrote:

>
>
> "coonass" <coonass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:37192F7B-6906-4C18-B08B-F4CA87F6AA42@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Julian" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> "confused" <confused@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BF35CFEA-BA8A-44F5-AC41-39FE183402CD@microsoft.com...
> >> >I can't fix mine either. Now what. This is a new cmputer and a pain in
> >> > the..................
> >> > Confused
> >> >
> >>
> >> Are you sure you downloaded and unzipped it properly
> >> and ran it from the folder that includes the scxout.dll ?
> >
> > I am having the same problem as confused and mamasita (there are files I
> > can't delete from the outbox in Microsoft Mail).
>
> There's no such thing as "Microsoft Mail."

Pardon me. "Windows Mail." I feel all better about my Outbox being frozen
now that I've been properly admonished.

> > I have downloaded, unzipped and run the file you mentioned, running the
> > executable file from the same directory as scxout.dll, the dynamic link
> > library.
>
> > I still can't remove that one file from my outbox after having used the
> > wmutil utility to supposedly clear the files.
>
> Why not?
> Help us help you by describing the symptoms.
> What error message do you get?

That was precisely the problem - I didn't get an error message. Just the
same old same old.

That last file in the Outbox finally cleared, I assume that the utility
cleared it.

> > Why on earth didn't Microsoft just stick with Outlook Express, which I
> > have
> > used for years with no trouble?
>
> I don't know. Have you asked them?

I just started having the problem today.

> > If it was any other OS manufacturer, they'd be laughed out of business for
> > shipping crap like this. I was inflicted with Microsoft Mail as part of
> > the
> > standard Vista Home Premium OS which came with my new Dell laptop.
>
> Your use of inaccurate terms such as "Microsoft Mail" tends to undermine
> any confidence in any other of your statements.

And your nitpicking attitude undermines my confidence in you. Go "help"
someone else.

> > You can bet whatever parts of your anatomy are dearest to you that I'm
> > going
> > to mention this problem to Dell. This situation passed ridiculous a long
> > time ago.
>
> You are not helping anyone by ranting at innocent bystanders.
>
> > Why can't Microsoft ship working software?
>
> Have you ever written software?

Yes, actually. For pay and everything. In the pharmaceitical industry,
where the sort of malfunctions I've been coping from "Windows Mail" with
would have been cause for an FDA investigation, fines and possible withdrawal
of marketing authorization of whatever product whose safety and efficacy my
code was documenting,

We have this thing in the Pharma information processing community known as
"peer review and validation prior to code lock."

Not ranting at you specifically, but MS ought to either try it or if they do
use such a process (not really evident from the sort of errors MS is famous
for until about "Service Pack 2" or so of their OSes) refine their checklists
to trap and isolate errors of the sort which require third-party tools to
correct a fundamental operating deficiency which corrupts user databases and
causes loss and/or corruption of stored data.

Their current process undermines confidence in their product and makes it
completely understandable why corporate IS managers want to wait until at
least the first Service Pack release before inflicting Vista on their
company's decision support process and other applications for new OSes.

> Note.
> Your persistent use of inaccuracies such as "Microsoft Mail"
> show just how easy it is to ship piss poor code.

It does no such thing.

"Shipping piss poor code," as you put it - and I won't dispute the accuracy
of the term - shows just how deficient Microsoft's internal policies for
quality control are.

It's a sign of vast indifference to the customer that Microsoft leaves
correction of fundamental problems such as loss of data in an Email program
to third parties rather than undertaking the correction itself.

It's ironic that Microsoft is threatening to sue the open-source community
for patent infringements (signifying that the open source community is
swiping important ideas from Redmond) on one hand and adopting that
commuity's methods for maintaining its code on the other.

Thank you, Mr. VanderMolen! I appreciate the alternative to the current
process for correction of the Outbox problem.

Is there any chance that the Outbox problem in Windows Mail is fixed in SP1?

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Just download and install the replacement for Windows Mail:
> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "Mamasita" <Mamasita@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0343FBED-7791-4A59-8A59-9275772E4527@microsoft.com...
> >I downloaded the program WMUtil but when I click on Clear Outbox it gives an
> > error.
> > "Unable to access database" System did not find exception: Unable to load
> > DLL... Can you help me? I need to work and send email. I am stuck!!!!! I
> > clicked on the other buttoms Compact and Repair Database but it didn't make a
> > difference.
> >
> > Enjoy Life!!!
>
>
>