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I have noticed that recently when downloading mail the Outlook Express

status box no longer shows how much of the email has been downloaded like it

used to. It just fills up all the bar at once when it has finished instead

of gradually increasing as it downloads. Anybody know why this has started

to happen and if there is an answer to it?



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Lynn

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Your current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main

Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity

(File>Identities>Add new identity). Assuming all is well, import messages

from the old Identity before deleting it (File>Identities>Manage

Identities).



Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local

folders created for this purpose.



Disable Background Compacting and frequently perform a manual compact of all

OE folders while "working offline". More at

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.



Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such

corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.



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MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP



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Lynn W wrote:

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I'm not seeing a backround compacting tool

in my maintainance options, I know it used

to be there... but not anymore. Due to this, I

have been unable to install the OEtoolbar

from one of the MVP sites. I get a warning

saying I can't install it til backround compacting

is turned off. I get this message even when OE

isn't running. What gives? It can't be running *all*

the time.



Leigh

leighcmeyers@yahoo.com



----- Original Message -----

From: PA Bear

Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 1:43 PM

Subject: Re: Downloading mail status bar





Your current Identity may be damaged, especially if its the default Main

Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity

(File>Identities>Add new identity). Assuming all is well, import messages

from the old Identity before deleting it (File>Identities>Manage

Identities).



Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local

folders created for this purpose.



Disable Background Compacting and frequently perform a manual compact of all

OE folders while "working offline". More at

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.



Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such

corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.



--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP



Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx



WinXP SP2 Release Notes

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;835935



AumHa Forums

http://forum.aumha.org



Lynn W wrote:





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You might have stated you were running OE6 SP2, Leigh. (I can tell both

from your reply and your headers.)



Putting the OEToolbar problem aside for the moment, doesis everything

running as expected after creating and using a new Named Identity?

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Leigh Meyers wrote:

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The headers do tell a story, don't they?



There is currently only one Identity in OE, but I put

a "test" identity in a while back and OE seemed to

have no problem with it. I didn't use it extensively,

set any message rules, or other functions that would

be considered a "thorough" test.



Should I set up another Identity, and if so, what

would I be looking for in the way of related

problems?



Leigh

leighcmeyers@yahoo.com





"PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org>wrote in message



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If OETool won't run after installing SP2, then you need to change the

following registry key manually:



HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0



Where GUID represents the Identity number.



Find the value under that key for "Background Compaction" and change it to

zero. Then OETool will run.



steve



"Leigh Meyers" <leighcmeyers@yahoo.com>wrote in message

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I was under the impression that you (Leigh) were the Original Poster (OP) in

this thread (Lynn W). I find it highly unusual that you SP2 identity still

would have Background Compacting enabled (See Steve's reply). If your other

"test" identity does not have the same problem with uninstalling OETool, I

would think your original one might be corrupted, so yes, start using either

the test identity or another new Named Identity. Import messages from the

old one and then delete the old one.

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~PAB



Leigh Meyers wrote:

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PAB

Just to let you know that Leigh and I (LW) are not the same poster :-)



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"PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org>wrote in message



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Yes, I realize that now. Oh, the woes caused by those posting from the "web

interface" (where one is displayed by default as

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com)!

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~PAB



Lynn W wrote:

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Heh,

I'm posting from OE using the default NNTP

server MicroSoft supplies to anyone

who want to use the microsoft groups.



I haven't gotten to setting up a test account yet.

1st Couple of weeks back at grad school.

As soon as I get the time I'll try it and get

back with you about the results.



Leigh Meyers

leighcmeyers@yahoo.com



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"PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org>wrote in message



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Did you by chance miss Steve's (author of OETool) post here?...



<quote>

If OETool won't run after installing SP2, then you need to change the

following registry key manually:



HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0



Where GUID represents the Identity number.



Find the value under that key for "Background Compaction" and change it to

zero. Then OETool will run.

</quote>

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~PA Bear



Leigh Meyers wrote:

Yes, That was why I "butted" into the thread.

As soon as I'm able to settle in and concentrate

on not bunging up the registry, I'll give it a try.



Leigh Meyers

leighcmeyers@yahoo.com



----- Original Message -----

From: PA Bear

Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 7:46 PM

Subject: Re: Downloading mail status bar





Did you by chance miss Steve's (author of OETool) post here?...



<quote>

If OETool won't run after installing SP2, then you need to change the

following registry key manually:



HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0



Where GUID represents the Identity number.



Find the value under that key for "Background Compaction" and change it to

zero. Then OETool will run.

</quote>

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~PA Bear



Leigh Meyers wrote:

"PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org>wrote in message



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