I had also put in a request to the laptop manufacturer for a fix and they
suggested a manual deletion of everything in the Deleted Items folder and
then restart Mail and reapply the setting. I did so, then sent some more
mails to the Deleted Items folder and it actually seems to have done the
trick. So if anyone else has a similar problem this is worth a try.
--
Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)


"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
news:OgKhDOnEIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> At this point you have tried all the easy fixes. There are a couple of
> more drastic fixes left:
>
> a. Go through the somewhat laborious "Reset Windows Mail" process:
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/62...-problems.html
> or
> b. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
> http://get.live.com/en-us/betas/maildesktop_betas
> --
> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
>
>
> "Keith Willcocks" <invalid@invalidaddress.inv> wrote in message
> news:uJsLDBjEIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Update installed OK but no change. I had 48 items in the Deleted Items
>> folder, close Mail and, on reopening, there are 47. Any further
>> thoughts please?
>> --
>> Keith Willcocks
>>
>>
>> "Keith Willcocks" <invalid@invalidaddress.inv> wrote in message
>> news:exTCB4iEIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks Gary, I'll give it a whirl.
>>> --
>>> Keith Willcocks
>>>
>>> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:u%23y4m2eEIHA.3332@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> Since this symptom is similar to the 'stuck' email issue,
>>>> you may want to try Microsoft's fix:
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/941090
>>>> "Messages may be stuck in the Outbox when you use Windows Mail on a
>>>> computer that is running Windows Vista"
>>>>
>>>> That page offers two download options. Unless you know for sure
>>>> you have 64-bit Vista, use the 32-bit option.
>>>>
>>>> Also, although only the outbox is mentioned, it works for all stuck
>>>> emails regardless of which folder they are in.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Keith Willcocks" <buccaneer@invalidaddress.inv> wrote in message
>>>> news:ekzgE%23bEIHA.4544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I posted this a few days ago but have had no takers. Here it is again
>>>>>in case anyone has an answer and missed it first time around.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have set the option in Maintenance to have the "Deleted" Folder
>>>>> emptied when
>>>>> Windows Vista Mail is closed. This used to work fine in Outlook
>>>>> Express
>>>>> but Mail seems to completely ignore the instruction and the contents
>>>>> of the
>>>>> deleted folder are remaining in situ virtually unscathed, I say
>>>>> virtually because it does seem to reduce by one mail each time it is
>>>>> closed. Am I missing something somewhere?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Keith Willcocks
>>>>>
>>