one or more messages in your out box does not have a valid account

help!
I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
it. I get a unknown error. What to do?

Welcome to the club!
If you are still able to send messages, I'd ignore the error for now.
That's what I'm doing.
Hopefully Microsoft will come out with a patch soon.

Gary VanderMolen

"not a valid account" <not a valid account@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news0B71A93-96BD-4986-BF6D-AA691F9A6A5E@microsoft.com...
> help!
> I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
> it. I get a unknown error. What to do?

I actually had the exact same problem - here is how to fix it (no need for
patches and no need to ignore it)

You have to delete your email account (by going to tools and click accounts,
then highlight and remove your email account) Now don't worry, you won't
lose any of your contacts or your emails in your inbox and stuff. Once that
is done, you will be able to delete the email which is causing you problems,
and don't forget to then go into your deleted items box and delete it from
there as well.

Next go back to tools and accounts, and re-create your email account the
exact same way you did when you first did it (if you are unsure how, ring
your internet provider and they will h elp you). Alternatively, you can copy
all the information before you delete the account in the first place.

Hope you can understand this, cause it worked for me... after Microsoft
tried to charge me $80 for troubleshooting - I troubleshoot my own problem..
jam it! hehe

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Welcome to the club!
> If you are still able to send messages, I'd ignore the error for now.
> That's what I'm doing.
> Hopefully Microsoft will come out with a patch soon.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "not a valid account" <not a valid account@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news0B71A93-96BD-4986-BF6D-AA691F9A6A5E@microsoft.com...
> > help!
> > I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
> > it. I get a unknown error. What to do?
>
>

"Ashley" wrote:

> I actually had the exact same problem - here is how to fix it (no need for
> patches and no need to ignore it)
>
> You have to delete your email account (by going to tools and click accounts,
> then highlight and remove your email account) Now don't worry, you won't
> lose any of your contacts or your emails in your inbox and stuff. Once that
> is done, you will be able to delete the email which is causing you problems,
> and don't forget to then go into your deleted items box and delete it from
> there as well.
>
> Next go back to tools and accounts, and re-create your email account the
> exact same way you did when you first did it (if you are unsure how, ring
> your internet provider and they will h elp you). Alternatively, you can copy
> all the information before you delete the account in the first place.
>
> Hope you can understand this, cause it worked for me... after Microsoft
> tried to charge me $80 for troubleshooting - I troubleshoot my own problem..
> jam it! hehe
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
> > Welcome to the club!
> > If you are still able to send messages, I'd ignore the error for now.
> > That's what I'm doing.
> > Hopefully Microsoft will come out with a patch soon.
> >
> > Gary VanderMolen
> >
> > "not a valid account" <not a valid account@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news0B71A93-96BD-4986-BF6D-AA691F9A6A5E@microsoft.com...
> > > help!
> > > I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
> > > it. I get a unknown error. What to do?
> >
> >

Deleting my account worked for sending messages from my outbox but it didn't
take care of the outbox message that is "stuck". One message can't be
deleted or moved. When I try to delete or send it I get an error message.

"Ashley" wrote:

> I actually had the exact same problem - here is how to fix it (no need for
> patches and no need to ignore it)
>
> You have to delete your email account (by going to tools and click accounts,
> then highlight and remove your email account) Now don't worry, you won't
> lose any of your contacts or your emails in your inbox and stuff. Once that
> is done, you will be able to delete the email which is causing you problems,
> and don't forget to then go into your deleted items box and delete it from
> there as well.
>
> Next go back to tools and accounts, and re-create your email account the
> exact same way you did when you first did it (if you are unsure how, ring
> your internet provider and they will h elp you). Alternatively, you can copy
> all the information before you delete the account in the first place.
>
> Hope you can understand this, cause it worked for me... after Microsoft
> tried to charge me $80 for troubleshooting - I troubleshoot my own problem..
> jam it! hehe
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
> > Welcome to the club!
> > If you are still able to send messages, I'd ignore the error for now.
> > That's what I'm doing.
> > Hopefully Microsoft will come out with a patch soon.
> >
> > Gary VanderMolen
> >
> > "not a valid account" <not a valid account@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news0B71A93-96BD-4986-BF6D-AA691F9A6A5E@microsoft.com...
> > > help!
> > > I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
> > > it. I get a unknown error. What to do?
> >
> >

Like CJ, I'm having the same issue....I've got a message that I can't
delete...or send....or do anything with....

any other ideas?

"not a valid account" wrote:

> help!
> I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
> it. I get a unknown error. What to do?
>

What you can do for now is to ignore it.
Microsoft has not released a permanent fix for this bug.
If it gets to the point where you can't use Windows Mail,
temporarily switch to an alternate mail client, like web mail,
or Microsoft Outlook or the free Mozilla Thunderbird.

Gary VanderMolen

"Lucky" <Lucky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:815350DA-C3E0-4F84-9686-D2E66AC4B895@microsoft.com...
> Like CJ, I'm having the same issue....I've got a message that I can't
> delete...or send....or do anything with....
>
> any other ideas?
>
> "not a valid account" wrote:
>
>> help!
>> I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
>> it. I get a unknown error. What to do?

"Lucky" <Lucky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:815350DA-C3E0-4F84-9686-D2E66AC4B895@microsoft.com...
> Like CJ, I'm having the same issue....I've got a message that I can't
> delete...or send....or do anything with....
>
> any other ideas?
>
> "not a valid account" wrote:
>
>> help!
>> I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me
>> delet
>> it. I get a unknown error. What to do?
>>

When will they have a systemic fix for this outrageous dilema?

"Lucky" wrote:

> Like CJ, I'm having the same issue....I've got a message that I can't
> delete...or send....or do anything with....
>
> any other ideas?
>
> "not a valid account" wrote:
>
> > help!
> > I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
> > it. I get a unknown error. What to do?
> >

Your guess is as good as anyone's.

Gary VanderMolen

"Dennis E C" <dcaines@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:226E5B11-C1CC-46C4-B85A-8CA072B89EA3@microsoft.com...
> When will they have a systemic fix for this outrageous dilema?
>
> "Lucky" wrote:
>
>> Like CJ, I'm having the same issue....I've got a message that I can't
>> delete...or send....or do anything with....
>>
>> any other ideas?
>>
>> "not a valid account" wrote:
>>
>> > help!
>> > I have a message in my out box that will not be sent. It won't let me delet
>> > it. I get a unknown error. What to do?
>> >