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From: Don on 21 Jan 2010 12:37
I am having problems with Outlook Express 6.0 opening/running very slowly
(over one minute to load) and wonder if I uninstall Internet Explorer 7.0 and
then reinstall it, will I also get a clean install of Outlook Express? As I
said, I am currently running IE 7.0, OE 6.0, and Windows XP Home Edition with
SP3. I have exhausted all other options I know of running Defrag, eliminating
unneeded startup programs, etc.
--
Don
From: Zhang Xiaohua on 21 Jan 2010 12:47

"Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> д����Ϣ����:7A2017A9-F3CD-496F-9141-59DF691A9E0B(a)microsoft.com...
>I am having problems with Outlook Express 6.0 opening/running very slowly
> (over one minute to load) and wonder if I uninstall Internet Explorer 7.0
> and
> then reinstall it, will I also get a clean install of Outlook Express? As
> I
> said, I am currently running IE 7.0, OE 6.0, and Windows XP Home Edition
> with
> SP3. I have exhausted all other options I know of running Defrag,
> eliminating
> unneeded startup programs, etc.
> --
> Don


From: Zhang Xiaohua on 21 Jan 2010 12:47

"Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> д����Ϣ����:7A2017A9-F3CD-496F-9141-59DF691A9E0B(a)microsoft.com...
>I am having problems with Outlook Express 6.0 opening/running very slowly
> (over one minute to load) and wonder if I uninstall Internet Explorer 7.0
> and
> then reinstall it, will I also get a clean install of Outlook Express? As
> I
> said, I am currently running IE 7.0, OE 6.0, and Windows XP Home Edition
> with
> SP3. I have exhausted all other options I know of running Defrag,
> eliminating
> unneeded startup programs, etc.
> --
> Don


From: Bruce Hagen on 21 Jan 2010 12:49
OE6 is a part of IE6 and both are a part of XP. Reinstalling is not really
an option and usually doesn't fix anything.

Start here:

Move most of your messages out of the Inbox and then create new Outbox and
Sent Items folders after you move any messages you wish to save to a local
folder you create.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

With OE closed, find the DBX files for the Outbox & Sent Items and delete
them. New ones will be created automatically when you open OE.

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, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when the
option arises.

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

Compact often as specified above.


If the problem persists, see this next.

Performance Problems:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/performance.htm

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA




"Don" <Don(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A2017A9-F3CD-496F-9141-59DF691A9E0B(a)microsoft.com...
>I am having problems with Outlook Express 6.0 opening/running very slowly
> (over one minute to load) and wonder if I uninstall Internet Explorer
> 7.0 and
> then reinstall it, will I also get a clean install of Outlook Express?
> As I
> said, I am currently running IE 7.0, OE 6.0, and Windows XP Home Edition
> with
> SP3. I have exhausted all other options I know of running Defrag,
> eliminating
> unneeded startup programs, etc.
> --
> Don

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