"ChinaBud" wrote:

> This is very helpful, DGuess, thank you.
>
> However, it is extraordinary that we have to go through such a complex
> workaround to solve a very simple problem. Didn't anybody in Seattle ever
> try this thing to see if it worked?
>
> WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING, MICROSOFT? You ought to be ashamed of yourselves,
> you really should.
>
> And by the way, I still can't empty my Deleted Items folder, but it's too
> late in the day for me to worry about that now. I'll try again to solve
> Microsoft's problems tomorrow.
>
> Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
>
>
> "DGuess" wrote:
>
> > "ChinaBud" <ChinaBud@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:582341F9-325B-4EFA-8E4B-801E4BD1FA85@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello, troubled users.
> > >
> > > Using Windows Mail with Vista, I cannot:
> > >
> > > Send or receive email regularly.
> > > View my email folders, though I know they have lots of mail in them.
> > > Delete any of the items in my 'Deleted Mail' folder.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have solutions for these problems? Please, Microsoft -- this
> > > is
> > > unforgivable.
> > >
> > > Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Windows Mail has a newer (to them) form of database. Each email is stored
> > separately.
> >
> > Do the following:
> >
> > 1) Open Control Panel then select Folder Options.
> > a) click on the Views tab
> > b) Select "Show hidden files and folders"
> > c) Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types"
> > d) click APPLY then OK.
> > e) Close Control Panel
> >
> > 2) From Windows Mail
> > a) Click on the Tools menu
> > b) click on Options
> > c) click on the Advanced tab
> > d) click the Maintenance button
> > e) click the Store Folders button.
> > f) make a note of the location of the message stores. It will be
> > something like:
> > C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail
> > g) close Windows Mail
> >
> > 3) Open Windows Explorer
> >
> > When it opens, you will see a small black triangle next to the user account
> > name. Click it to collapse it.
> >
> > For the following, the triangle will not appear till you put the mouse over
> > the element in question.
> >
> > Move the mouse to the "Computer" line. A triangle will appear, click on it
> > to expand it.
> >
> > You should see something like "Local Disk (C"
> >
> > Click on the triangle to expand it.
> >
> > Locate "Users" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.
> >
> > Locate <username> and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.
> >
> > Locate "AppData" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.
> >
> > Locate "Local" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.
> > Locate "Microsoft" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.
> >
> > Now, in the right window pane, locate Windows Mail.
> > Click on it.
> >
> > In the left window pane, scroll upward till you see "Local Disk (C"
> >
> > Now, in the right window pane, hold them left mouse button down on the
> > Windows Mail folder.
> > Drag it to the "Local Disk (C" and release the mouse button.
> > Select MOVE Here.......
> >
> > Now, this may take a bit to get done, depending upon how much mail is there.
> > Give it time.
> >
> > Now, when it's done, create a new folder name Windows Mail to replace the
> > moved one in the
> > C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder.
> >
> > Now start Windows Mail.
> > It will be empty but that's no biggie.
> >
> > Create a couple of folders in Windows Mail and name them Old Mail, Old
> > Sent.
> > Click on the Old Mail folder to open it.
> >
> >
> > Resize Windows Mail so you can see both Windows Explorer and Windows Mail.
> >
> > In the Windows Mail folder you will see a Local Folders folder, click the
> > triangle to expand it.
> >
> > Locate the Inbox folder.
> > In this folder you will see a lot of .eml files. These are the old emails.
> > Drag and drop ONLY the .eml files to the Old Mail folder in Windows Mail.
> >
> > Do similar for Sent Items to the Old Sent folder.
> >
> > Now, see if Windows Mail works for you.
> >
> >
> >

What a Crock, nothoing works in Vista!

Everything is a stupid work around.
It couldn't be simple 2 or three sceens, no that too easy.
Microsoft keeps upgrading it's software until it's unusable.
Vista is worthless