Well the sledgehammer solution is to wipe out the database and its backup.
Delete the WindowsMail.MSMessageStore file in the Windows Mail directory and
then delete the backup copy in the \backup\new subdirectory and then try
starting it.
steve
"Mel Fishman" <Mel
Fishman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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F87ED5A-0814-4626-8A0D-04193DCCAB2A@microsoft.com...
>I am having the same proble. Tried the toolkit with no luck
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> Try my WMUtil program first and compact and then repair the database.
>> See
>> if that fixes it.
>>
>> www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/
>>
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Bernice" <bernice05901@comcast.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
>> news:AE4B6E40-A8AE-46D2-9745-FE1D80CE700C@microsoft.com...
>> >I did what you suggested and low and behold the message doesn't even
>> >show
>> >up
>> > with the other messages in that location! Of course when I open
>> > Windows
>> > Mail
>> > up again in the hopes it is now miraculously gone it is still there.
>> > It
>> > is
>> > evil I tell you. EVIL! ;-) I just don't know what to do. I haven't
>> > been
>> > able to send mail now for ten days and I'm getting desperate here.
>> >
>> > Any other ideas?
>> >
>> > "DGuess" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Bernice" <bernice05901@comcast.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
>> >> news:925C1B72-CEC5-436F-B28C-04934498597B@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have a message that appears to be "blocking" my other messages from
>> >> >being
>> >> > sent. This is what it says in the body of the message:
>> >> >
>> >> > "Message could not be displayed
>> >> > Windows Mail encountered an unexpected problem while displaying this
>> >> > message. Check your computer for low memory or low disk space and
>> >> > try
>> >> > again."
>> >> >
>> >> > I have tons of memory and disk space (brand new computer with 160G
>> >> > hard
>> >> > drive and 2 Ghz RAM). My OLD computer had/has no problem with
>> >> > sending
>> >> > this
>> >> > little .jpg message.
>> >> >
>> >> > When I try to delete the e-mail message I receive the following
>> >> > message:
>> >> >
>> >> > "An unknown error has occurred."
>> >> >
>> >> > I click the "OK" button and now it says it is deleting the message
>> >> > but
>> >> > it
>> >> > has shown that message for more than ten minutes now. I seriously
>> >> > doubt
>> >> > it
>> >> > is really deleting the message. Can anyone help me get this message
>> >> > deleted
>> >> > from my Outbox?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You will have to delete it from the Outbox folder via Windows
>> >> Explorer.
>> >> Tools | Options | Advanced tab | Manintenance button | Store Folders
>> >> button.
>> >> Note the location of the messages stores.
>> >>
>> >> Close Windows Mail.
>> >>
>> >> Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder location you found in
>> >> the
>> >> Store Folder dialog.
>> >>
>> >> Locate the Outbox and find the message that won't send and delete it.
>> >>
>> >>
>>