I had to do delete mine one by one as it doesn't say like Windows XP
do you want to delete all of your delete file when you X to go out of your
email like XP does... I was wondering the same thing as I just got my new
main computer went from a Windows 98 second edition to yes Vista... what
a trasition sp and now I see I don't even have spell check. Whats next?
Not Funny
Linda
"DONNAMELO" <DONNAMELO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:453
96F78-8A5D-4275-9C77-8A8F23524801@microsoft.com...
> HELLO, HAS ANYONE FIGURED OUT HOW TO DELETED THE ITEMS IN THE DELETED
> FOLDER,
> THEY ARE ACCUMULATING, I HAVE NOW 366 MESSAGES TO BE DELETED AND I CANNOT
> DO
> ANYTHING WITH THEM.
> THANKS
> DONNA
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:BB874D0C-979D-44E4-A389-1DB03FF0C704@microsoft.com...
>> > "Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:0F15ACE4-8A24-4B87-838F-A1C9CEE04155@microsoft.com...
>> >> I've got the same issue and nothing works.
>> >>
>> >> "Clemens Kaiser" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Nothing that was suggested does work. The message bodies appear to
>> >>> have
>> >>> been
>> >>> deleted in the reading pane but the actual message list is still
>> >>> filled.
>> >>> There is a consistent error message in the reading pane saying
>> >>> "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". Now neither memory nor disk space is
>> >>> low.
>> >>> Messages that properly display the content of emails can be deleted,
>> >>> nothing
>> >>> work for the debris that's left in the "Deleted Items" box. Annoying.
>> >>>
>> >>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in
>> >>> message
>> >>> news:EC2B21FD-1816-48D9-A117-B09FF9E7A71F@microsoft.com...
>> >>> > "RN" <RN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >>> > news:6CECAB34-8FC0-462A-A8DD-BEB643AEEB4D@microsoft.com...
>> >>> >> Deleting "everything else first" doesn't work either, it does
>> >>> >> nothing
>> >>> >> and
>> >>> >> elicits the same error.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> The problem is NOT solved and it is not "easy" because it does NOT
>> >>> >> solve
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> problem.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> The deleted items folder simply will not empty and I cannot delete
>> >>> >> message
>> >>> >> one by one either.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > View | Layout
>> >>> > Turn off the Preview Pane and then try.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > --
>> >>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> >>> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> >>> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> > You posted to a thread where the problem was the Inbox. Where is your
>> > problem?
>> >
>> > Deleted Items is probably corrupt.
>> > Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and see where OE is
>> > storing its data files.
>> > Close OE.
>> > Go to the store folder with Windows Explorer and delete Deleted
>> > Items.dbx.
>> > With Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3 it will be a hidden file.
>> > OE will build a new one when you reopen it.
>> >
>> > If Deleted Items has messages you want to keep, instead of deleting it
>> > move (not copy) it to an empty Windows folder. Then use DBXtract on
>> > the
>> > old Deleted Items.dbx.
>> > DBXtract ($5): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
>> > You can drag the recovered messages from the Windows folder back into
>> > an
>> > OE folder in the Folder List in an open OE.
>> >
>> > See http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#cantdel
>> >
>> > --
>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I think you got the NGs mixed up. There ain't no stinkin' dbx files in
>> Vista. <G>
>>
>> steve
>>
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