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From: BlueMagoo on 21 Feb 2010 18:17
Suddenly OE will not send email but gives a "not enough memory" message. My
sent mail folder is suddenly empty as well. Also, if I try to move a message
into the now empty sent malil folder I get the same message. Other logon IDs
on the same computer can still send and receive properly. I am using one of
those as a workaround but would like my main userID to work again.

System restore did nothing to improve the situation. I cleared inbox and
outbox folders, discarded several GB of other files and defragmented with no
effect as well.

XP Home, SP3, 12GB free on an 80GB hard drive. Message text: "an attempt
to allocate memory failed. The system is out of memory. 0x8008000E."

Thanks
BlueMagoo
From: Bruce Hagen on 21 Feb 2010 20:04
A system restore would not do a thing for you.

>I cleared inbox and
> outbox folders, discarded several GB of other files and defragmented
> with no
> effect as well.

But have you compacted all folders?

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in the Inbox or Sent Items. Create your own user
defined folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. Empty
Deleted Items folder daily. Although dbx files have a theoretical capacity
of 2GB, I recommend about a 300MB max for less chance of corruption.

Information about the maximum file size of the .dbx files that are used by
Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=903095

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
until the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems
such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program
will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"BlueMagoo" <BlueMagoo(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0CE239C6-E6D5-483C-BEA2-A8B98548C13F(a)microsoft.com...
> Suddenly OE will not send email but gives a "not enough memory" message.
> My
> sent mail folder is suddenly empty as well. Also, if I try to move a
> message
> into the now empty sent malil folder I get the same message. Other
> logon IDs
> on the same computer can still send and receive properly. I am using
> one of
> those as a workaround but would like my main userID to work again.
>
> System restore did nothing to improve the situation. I cleared inbox
> and
> outbox folders, discarded several GB of other files and defragmented
> with no
> effect as well.
>
> XP Home, SP3, 12GB free on an 80GB hard drive. Message text: "an
> attempt
> to allocate memory failed. The system is out of memory. 0x8008000E."
>
> Thanks
> BlueMagoo

From: BlueMagoo on 27 Feb 2010 17:52
Thanks, Bruce. Problem solved. Cleared inbox and sentmail folders into new
archive folders, did a disk scan, and compacted folders. OE back up to speed.

BlueMagoo
From: Bruce Hagen on 27 Feb 2010 19:55
You're welcome. Glad you had good results.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"BlueMagoo" <BlueMagoo(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5FEBD32A-6884-487B-9CBB-A58C88F62A90(a)microsoft.com...
> Thanks, Bruce. Problem solved. Cleared inbox and sentmail folders into
> new
> archive folders, did a disk scan, and compacted folders. OE back up to
> speed.
>
> BlueMagoo

From: dada on 25 Feb 2010 18:33

"BlueMagoo" <BlueMagoo(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0CE239C6-E6D5-483C-BEA2-A8B98548C13F(a)microsoft.com...
> Suddenly OE will not send email but gives a "not enough memory" message.
> My
> sent mail folder is suddenly empty as well. Also, if I try to move a
> message
> into the now empty sent malil folder I get the same message. Other logon
> IDs
> on the same computer can still send and receive properly. I am using one
> of
> those as a workaround but would like my main userID to work again.
>
> System restore did nothing to improve the situation. I cleared inbox and
> outbox folders, discarded several GB of other files and defragmented with
> no
> effect as well.
>
> XP Home, SP3, 12GB free on an 80GB hard drive. Message text: "an attempt
> to allocate memory failed. The system is out of memory. 0x8008000E."
>
> Thanks
> BlueMagoo


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