RDJim wrote:
> My "Compact Messages" nag in Outlook Express is out of control. Several
> times during a single session the little notify bell will go off like
> some one is leaning on the keyboard and won't stop until I close OE.
>
> Through the helpful info on HTFC I think I figured out how to stop it
> temporarily. Problem is after I reset the counter to zero eventually
> within hours, the multiple ringing of the nag bell comes back. When I
> check the counter it has some crazy hex value in there that looks like a
> really big number. And this happens regardless of whether or not I
> compact the messages manually or accept the nag with an "OK." If I open
> regedit and watch the counter, I can see it go up 2 or 3 points just
> opening and closing OE one time. How could the counter be logging so
> many hits??
>
> I've read that having a corrupt .dbx file could cause strange effects
> but compacting the files should fix that. I did not try to replace a
> corrupt folder because I have many folders and no way to know which
> could be corrupt.
>
> I'm not running an virus scanner and I just did a full reformat of my
> windows install. I even bought a program that deletes duplicate emails
> (Remove Duplicate Emails by 'MAPILab - http://www.mapilab.com/'
> (http://www.mapilab.com/)) which worked great. After many reinstalls of
> windows and running the Transfer Wizard I ended up with 4 copies of
> every saved email. I don't know if that could be a problem, but the
> program works great and deleted all the dupes.
>
> I don't think I have a really large number of saved messages though
> after many years I'm sure I have over 1,000 - but I can't be alone
> there.
>
> For now Jerry Ed's batch file trick with the reg edit and shortcut
> launcher seems to ease the pain a bit but I still think I have a
> problem. Put them all in the root directory for OE (C:\Program
> Files\Outlook Express). Download the files here: '4shared.com - online
> file sharing and storage - download LaunchOE-NoCompact.zip'
> (http://www.4shared.com/file/75892605...NoCompact.html)
>
> The only problem with Jerry's scripts is that it leaves open a black
> CMD window. It will close when you close OE or you can delete it. Any
> idea on how to fix that?
>
> Anyway, this is a long message and maybe it will help some one. And
> maybe someone can help me?
>
> Thanks, :D
>
> Jim
>
>

Do yourself a favor and dump Outhouse Distress and install Thunderbird.
Unlike OE, it has an excellent junk filter and a real time spell check
that corrects as you type. When you install it, you can import
everything from OE except the email passwords. Get it at
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird. Also, OE is no longer supported by
Microsoft and Thunderbird is supported.

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