"Norton" was the clue we needed.
Windows Mail is not compatible with most Norton or
McAfee security programs. Those will need to be
uninstalled, not just disabled.
After uninstalling your non-compatible antivirus, download
and install a more compatible antivirus like the free Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Even compatible antivirus programs will need to have their
email scanning option turned off. For more on this topic see
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
"k1r5ten" <k1r5ten@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6102FED6-5973-44E5-A107-49E8909FB2EA@xxxxxx
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> "robertNOSPAMmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:
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>> "k1r5ten" <k1r5ten@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:E39EDAB3-C2A5-491C-92B0-4F682CEB020D@xxxxxx
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>> > "robertNOSPAMmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:
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>> >> "k1r5ten" <k1r5ten@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:557C7EA6-F66A-4A38-A1DD-F46E0A2F63F4@xxxxxx
>> >> >I have loaded Vista on a new clean laptop and I'm having some problems
>> >> >with
>> >> > Windows mail. It will send and recieve messages on startup but then
>> >> > won't
>> >> > check regularly (which I have set up) or let me manually check. I have
>> >> > to
>> >> > close the application and start again.
>> >> > Also,the blue number in brackets indicating unread messages in a
>> >> > particular
>> >> > folder,doesn't update, again I have to close and reopen the
>> >> > application.
>> >> > Thanks in advance for any help
>> >>
>> >> What happens when you click on Tools/Send and Receive/Send and Receive
>> >> All?
>> >>
>> >> What happens when you click on Tools/Synchronize All?
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>> >
>> > Nothing happens when I do either. It doesn't even go through the
>> > send/receive process and give me an error message. It seem to be fine
>> > periodically checking for new messages until I send a message and then I
>> > have
>> > to close and reopen the application.
>> >> >> Can you show the full error message? The experts here often need parts
>> of it that you might not expect.
>>
>> Also, what if any antivirus programs are on your machine, and what other
>> programs from Norton or Symantec?
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>> >
> I don't actually get any error messages. Just have Norton 360