"Windows Mail can compact the message store"

Windows does many things automatically that you have no knowledge of. Since
we don't know what Windows is doing, we cannot be sure that everything in
our system is valid. There is just too much of an opportunity for malicious
software to do things without our knowledge.

In this situation, Windows Mail is informing you that it needs to do
something. It is so unusual for Windows software to do that that some people
think it is a problem. It is a good thing that Windows is telling you what
it is doing. The problem is the many other times that Windows does things
that it does not tell you.

Sometimes people do many chores, but instead of getting credit for what they
do do, they get criticized for what they don't do. Don't be one of the do do
critics.


"vipfae@cox.net" <vipfaecoxnet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9E285823-5EB6-43E8-AD32-EE267CC103F0@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem.Did you get help with this? If so, will you please
> let me know.Thank you
> vipfae@cox.net
>
> "Carol in GA" wrote:
>
>> I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
>> getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
>>
>> "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few
>> minutes."
>> and asks "OK or Cancel"
>>
>> What is this?

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> When you delete messages the space isn't necessarily freed up. By compacting
> the store occasionally, every 100 shutdowns by default, it keeps the store
> smaller than it otherwise would be. This is a good thing BTW.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
>
> "Carol in GA" <CarolinGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42087CFE-CBA9-4715-9C3C-94F8E469BA00@microsoft.com...
> > I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
> > getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
> >
> > "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few
> > minutes."
> > and asks "OK or Cancel"
> >
> > What is this?
>
>