Message stuck in Windows Mail. Can't delete, Move

Hi All
Running real version of Vista Home Premium (not Beta).

I have one message stuck in my Deleted Messages folder that I cannot delete
or move and Windows Mail comes up with an Unknown Error whenever I try. The
Preview pane also says it can't display message.

Have tried the Compact/Repair tool.
Have tried the hard fix delete of the WIndows Mail Database.

Neither of these seem to work and it's just sitting there.
Anyone got an idea how to get rid of it?
Thanks

Just leave it alone and it may go away on its own eventually.

steve

"Starmage" <Starmage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34DB6D4B-D56A-478B-AA5B-470BA28C8DA6@microsoft.com...
> Hi All
> Running real version of Vista Home Premium (not Beta).
>
> I have one message stuck in my Deleted Messages folder that I cannot
> delete
> or move and Windows Mail comes up with an Unknown Error whenever I try.
> The
> Preview pane also says it can't display message.
>
> Have tried the Compact/Repair tool.
> Have tried the hard fix delete of the WIndows Mail Database.
>
> Neither of these seem to work and it's just sitting there.
> Anyone got an idea how to get rid of it?
> Thanks

Hallo!
i can't help you but I have the same problem but in my inbox. Do anyone know
What to do????/bimban

"Starmage" wrote:

> Hi All
> Running real version of Vista Home Premium (not Beta).
>
> I have one message stuck in my Deleted Messages folder that I cannot delete
> or move and Windows Mail comes up with an Unknown Error whenever I try. The
> Preview pane also says it can't display message.
>
> Have tried the Compact/Repair tool.
> Have tried the hard fix delete of the WIndows Mail Database.
>
> Neither of these seem to work and it's just sitting there.
> Anyone got an idea how to get rid of it?
> Thanks

Have you tried marking it 'read' and then deleting it?
If the undeletable email is in a folder other than the outbox,
just ignore it. The cure for that is worse than the disease.

Gary VanderMolen

"Bimban" <Bimban@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:26E0ABF1-BAB6-4AB1-BED6-FCE4D4482B1A@microsoft.com...
> Hallo!
> i can't help you but I have the same problem but in my inbox. Do anyone know
> What to do????/bimban
>
> "Starmage" wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>> Running real version of Vista Home Premium (not Beta).
>>
>> I have one message stuck in my Deleted Messages folder that I cannot delete
>> or move and Windows Mail comes up with an Unknown Error whenever I try. The
>> Preview pane also says it can't display message.
>>
>> Have tried the Compact/Repair tool.
>> Have tried the hard fix delete of the WIndows Mail Database.
>>
>> Neither of these seem to work and it's just sitting there.
>> Anyone got an idea how to get rid of it?
>> Thanks

OK,

Try this out & see if you can delete it manually.

1. click on Computer from start menu
2. Unhide your files & folders
A) click on TOOLS
B) click on Folder Options
C) under VIEW tab check "Show Hidden Files & Folders"
D) click OK to apply
3. goto "C:\Users\(Your username)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\Local Folders"
4. Open the offending folder, "Deleted items" in your case and delete
like you would any other file.

Hope this helps,
Shawn


--
brink

"Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
Vista 64 Home Premium
1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM

The problem is the message is not really there. Its just listed in the
database, but there is no corresponding file to match it.

steve

"brink" <brink.2q6o92@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:brink.2q6o92@no-mx.forums.net...
>
> OK,
>
> Try this out & see if you can delete it manually.
>
> 1. click on Computer from start menu
> 2. Unhide your files & folders
> A) click on TOOLS
> B) click on Folder Options
> C) under VIEW tab check "Show Hidden Files & Folders"
> D) click OK to apply
> 3. goto "C:\Users\(Your username)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
> Mail\Local Folders"
> 4. Open the offending folder, "Deleted items" in your case and delete
> like you would any other file.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> Vista 64 Home Premium
> 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM

Ok,

Sorry Steve. Go here and run WMutil. It's been updated to run better
and it should cleanup your database.
'_http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/Default.aspx_'
(http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/Default.aspx)

Hope this helps,
Shawn


--
brink

"Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
Vista 64 Home Premium
1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM

Thank you for the answers. Your answer is right and I did look in the folder
and
it was empty. So I have to live with it I think/Bimban

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> The problem is the message is not really there. Its just listed in the
> database, but there is no corresponding file to match it.
>
> steve
>
> "brink" <brink.2q6o92@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:brink.2q6o92@no-mx.forums.net...
> >
> > OK,
> >
> > Try this out & see if you can delete it manually.
> >
> > 1. click on Computer from start menu
> > 2. Unhide your files & folders
> > A) click on TOOLS
> > B) click on Folder Options
> > C) under VIEW tab check "Show Hidden Files & Folders"
> > D) click OK to apply
> > 3. goto "C:\Users\(Your username)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
> > Mail\Local Folders"
> > 4. Open the offending folder, "Deleted items" in your case and delete
> > like you would any other file.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Shawn
> >
> >
> > --
> > brink
> >
> > "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> > Vista 64 Home Premium
> > 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM
>