Re: E-mail in Outbox can't be deleted

Crossposted to the Windows Mail newsgroup.

Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
news:%231swRtfsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> I'm writing here because couldn't find a newsgroup for Windows Mail.
>
> On a friend's computer with Windows Vista and Windows Mail, an e-mail is
> stuck in the Outbox and it can't be deleted. When you try to move or
> delete
> it, there is an error message. The message has been stuck there in the
> Outbox for several days.
>
> I turned off Windows Mail, found the folder that contains the e-mail and
> deleted the Outbox, then restarted Windows Mail in order for the Outbook
> to
> rebuild itself. It still had the message in it.
>
> Any ideas?
>

Bruce,

I and several other people have had the same problem. Go to

www.oehelp.com/wmutil

and download Steve's utility to your desktop per his instructions. Then use
the utility, after unzipping, and compact your e-mail and the problem will
go away. It did for me and hopefully will for you. Also in the future,
compact your e-mail every time the dialog box appears asking if you want to
compact your e-mail.

Good luck and let me know what happens.

Dick in sunny & hot AZ

"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:ueL9aQgsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Crossposted to the Windows Mail newsgroup.
>
> Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
> "Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
> news:%231swRtfsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I'm writing here because couldn't find a newsgroup for Windows Mail.
>>
>> On a friend's computer with Windows Vista and Windows Mail, an e-mail is
>> stuck in the Outbox and it can't be deleted. When you try to move or
>> delete
>> it, there is an error message. The message has been stuck there in the
>> Outbox for several days.
>>
>> I turned off Windows Mail, found the folder that contains the e-mail and
>> deleted the Outbox, then restarted Windows Mail in order for the Outbook
>> to
>> rebuild itself. It still had the message in it.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>

Bruce doesn't have the problem, Larry does. But thanks for that information.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Dick Wagner" <rw13204@cox.net> wrote in message
news:207E6A55-2881-4459-AACA-0B5985B60F3C@microsoft.com...
> Bruce,
>
> I and several other people have had the same problem. Go to
>
> www.oehelp.com/wmutil
>
> and download Steve's utility to your desktop per his instructions. Then
> use
> the utility, after unzipping, and compact your e-mail and the problem will
> go away. It did for me and hopefully will for you. Also in the future,
> compact your e-mail every time the dialog box appears asking if you want
> to
> compact your e-mail.
>
> Good luck and let me know what happens.
>
> Dick in sunny & hot AZ
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:ueL9aQgsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Crossposted to the Windows Mail newsgroup.
>>
>> Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>> "Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:%231swRtfsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm writing here because couldn't find a newsgroup for Windows Mail.
>>>
>>> On a friend's computer with Windows Vista and Windows Mail, an e-mail is
>>> stuck in the Outbox and it can't be deleted. When you try to move or
>>> delete
>>> it, there is an error message. The message has been stuck there in the
>>> Outbox for several days.
>>>
>>> I turned off Windows Mail, found the folder that contains the e-mail and
>>> deleted the Outbox, then restarted Windows Mail in order for the Outbook
>>> to
>>> rebuild itself. It still had the message in it.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>
>

He posted from vista.mail and can't see Larry's message except in your
quote.

"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:%23et2LJhsHHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Bruce doesn't have the problem, Larry does. But thanks for that
> information.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
> "Dick Wagner" <rw13204@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:207E6A55-2881-4459-AACA-0B5985B60F3C@microsoft.com...
>> Bruce,
>>
>> I and several other people have had the same problem. Go to
>>
>> www.oehelp.com/wmutil
>>
>> and download Steve's utility to your desktop per his instructions. Then
>> use
>> the utility, after unzipping, and compact your e-mail and the problem
>> will
>> go away. It did for me and hopefully will for you. Also in the future,
>> compact your e-mail every time the dialog box appears asking if you want
>> to
>> compact your e-mail.
>>
>> Good luck and let me know what happens.
>>
>> Dick in sunny & hot AZ
>>
>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:ueL9aQgsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Crossposted to the Windows Mail newsgroup.
>>>
>>> Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail
>>> --
>>> Bruce Hagen
>>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>
>>> "Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%231swRtfsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm writing here because couldn't find a newsgroup for Windows Mail.
>>>>
>>>> On a friend's computer with Windows Vista and Windows Mail, an e-mail
>>>> is
>>>> stuck in the Outbox and it can't be deleted. When you try to move or
>>>> delete
>>>> it, there is an error message. The message has been stuck there in the
>>>> Outbox for several days.
>>>>
>>>> I turned off Windows Mail, found the folder that contains the e-mail
>>>> and
>>>> deleted the Outbox, then restarted Windows Mail in order for the
>>>> Outbook to
>>>> rebuild itself. It still had the message in it.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?

"Dick Wagner" <rw13204@cox.net> escreveu na mensagem
news:207E6A55-2881-4459-AACA-0B5985B60F3C@microsoft.com...
> Bruce,
>
> I and several other people have had the same problem. Go to
>
> www.oehelp.com/wmutil
>
> and download Steve's utility to your desktop per his instructions. Then
> use
> the utility, after unzipping, and compact your e-mail and the problem will
> go away. It did for me and hopefully will for you. Also in the future,
> compact your e-mail every time the dialog box appears asking if you want
> to
> compact your e-mail.
>
> Good luck and let me know what happens.
>
> Dick in sunny & hot AZ
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:ueL9aQgsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Crossposted to the Windows Mail newsgroup.
>>
>> Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>> "Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:%231swRtfsHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm writing here because couldn't find a newsgroup for Windows Mail.
>>>
>>> On a friend's computer with Windows Vista and Windows Mail, an e-mail is
>>> stuck in the Outbox and it can't be deleted. When you try to move or
>>> delete
>>> it, there is an error message. The message has been stuck there in the
>>> Outbox for several days.
>>>
>>> I turned off Windows Mail, found the folder that contains the e-mail and
>>> deleted the Outbox, then restarted Windows Mail in order for the Outbook
>>> to
>>> rebuild itself. It still had the message in it.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>
>