<jimcurley@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 30, 10:59 am, <robertmi...@bellsouthNOSPAM.net> wrote:
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> > On Dec 30, 8:50 am, jimcur...@roadrunner.com wrote:
> >> On Dec 30, 8:35 am, <robertmi...@bellsouthNOSPAM.net> wrote:
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> >> > <jimcur...@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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> >> > > Starting two days ago, when I open Vista Windows Mail, my Folder
> >> > > List,
> >> > > in a narrow column on the left side of the screen, displays only
> >> > > "Local Folders", "Inbox" (inc.
> >> > > subfolders) and MS Communities, but doesn't display any other
> >> > > folders
> >> > > (e.g. "Sent
> >> > > Items", "Deleted Items", etc). On the right side of the screen, in
> >> > > a
> >> > > large window, is a list of all the folders in the Local Folder List
> >> > > (which is what I used to see displayed on the left side of the
> >> > > screen).
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> >> > > I used to be able to see a list of all the Local Folders ("Sent",
> >> > > "Deleted", etc.) in the narrow column on the left and the list of
> >> > > Email messages for the highlighted folder displayed on the right
> >> > > screen.
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> >> > > The only way I can display these now is to click on the "Local
> >> > > Folders" listing on the left, which then displays my entire Local
> >> > > Folder List in the large window to the right. I then have to right-
> >> > > click or double-click EACH desired folder to list it on the left
> >> > > and
> >> > > display its Email messages on the right. I must repeat this EVERY
> >> > > time I open Windows Mail and do that for EACH folder I want
> >> > > displayed
> >> > > on the left, which is a pain, and not the way it used to be prior
> >> > > to
> >> > > two days ago.
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> >> > > I know I must have caused this with some keystrokes, but I can't
> >> > > undo
> >> > > it for the life of me! I've checked everything... I've unchecked
> >> > > and
> >> > > re-
> >> > > checked each of the boxes in View>Layout, I've deleted my McAfee, I
> >> > > deleted Avast, then re-installed Avast when there was no
> >> > > difference,
> >> > > etc., etc. I've tried everything!
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> >> > > Anyone have any ideas?
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> >> > > Thanks,
> >> > > Jim
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> >> > When you reinstalled avast!, did you use a custom install that told
> >> > it to leave out the part that scans email?- Hide quoted text -
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> >> No, I didn't, but I'll try that and let you know what happens!
> >> Thanks!
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> > Reinstalled Avast without the OE and Email scans... no difference!
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> Clicking on the symbol to the right of the second triangle to the right
> of Send/Receive should make the folder list disappear or reappear.
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There IS no "symbol to the right of the second triangle to the right
> of Send/Receive"... in fact, there is no "second triangle to the right
> of Send/Receive" either! If you meant the Folder List icon, that doesn't
> help either.
Thanks, but no help!

I'm out of ideas then. Someone else will have to take over helping you.