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Hi.
I have Windows XP, and Outlook Express 6.
When I'm finished using Outlook Express, it asks me if I would like to
compact the files? If I answer "yes", it freezes, and I have to restart the
computer. Any ideas what is wrong?
Paul

Paul IOW wrote:
> Hi. I have Windows XP, and Outlook Express 6. When I'm finished
> using Outlook Express, it asks me if I would like to compact the
> files? If I answer "yes", it freezes, and I have to restart the
> computer. Any ideas what is wrong?

Yes, an unfortunate chain of events: one, OE is crap; and two, Windows
is excessively vulnerable to applications bringing it down.


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Paul IOW wrote:
> When I'm finished using Outlook Express, it asks me if I would like to
> compact the files? If I answer "yes", it freezes, and I have to
> restart the computer. Any ideas what is wrong?

Most likely a corrupt .dbx file. Here are some good instructions from
Tom Koch.for getting files compacted when there are OE crashing
problems.

http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash When OE crashes


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Paul IOW wrote:
> Hi.
> I have Windows XP, and Outlook Express 6.
> When I'm finished using Outlook Express, it asks me if I would like to
> compact the files? If I answer "yes", it freezes, and I have to
> restart the computer. Any ideas what is wrong?
> Paul

You may have too much stored. use the browse option when cleaning. Delete
and remove all headers and messages in each newsgroup you have . After
cleaning in this manner , then compact the newsgroup you just cleaned. Then
browse to another newsgroup and repeat. When you are finished, you can
click on a newsgroup to read it and fresh messages will be downloaded and
the old message will be gone. The more info you have in your folders the
slower your IE Outlook express.

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Ellis_jay

Hi again,
A little more info.
When OE crashes the only thing I can do is to close down the computer. As I
do so the following messages appear:

ccApp ... not responding
NVIDIA Twin View Window ... not responding
Outlook Express FolderSync Windo ... not responding

This may help to diagnose my problem.
Thanks,
Paul.

"Paul IOW" <> wrote in message
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> Hi.
> I have Windows XP, and Outlook Express 6.
> When I'm finished using Outlook Express, it asks me if I would like to
> compact the files? If I answer "yes", it freezes, and I have to restart
> the computer. Any ideas what is wrong?
> Paul
>

Paul IOW wrote:
> Hi again,
> A little more info.
> When OE crashes the only thing I can do is to close down the
> computer. As I do so the following messages appear:
>
> ccApp ... not responding
> NVIDIA Twin View Window ... not responding
> Outlook Express FolderSync Windo ... not responding
>
> This may help to diagnose my problem.
> Thanks,
> Paul.

Do you have Nvidia video card/graphics chip? I would not think Nvidia has
any anything to do with OE6. ( I am assuming, perhaps wrongly, that you
think Nvidia has something to do with OE6).

Like I said earlier try compacting one folder at a time, and delete some
newsgroup headers and messages before compacting. Delete all messages in
sent folder, deleted folder, and any other folder you may have created
holding messages you don't want and compact them individually. Then after
all that, compact Outlook Express for redundancy and thoroughness.



>
> "Paul IOW" <> wrote in message
> news:dduqv5$lro$...
>> Hi.
>> I have Windows XP, and Outlook Express 6.
>> When I'm finished using Outlook Express, it asks me if I would like
>> to compact the files? If I answer "yes", it freezes, and I have to
>> restart the computer. Any ideas what is wrong?
>> Paul

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Their ethics are a short summary of police ordinances: for them the
most important thing is to be a useful member of the state, and to air
their opinions in the club of an evening; they have never felt the
homesickness for something unknown and far away, nor the depths which
consists in being nothing at all. ___________Soren Kierkegaard

Ellis_jay

Hi,
Thanks! You were right, The file were too big, compacting them individually
first did the trick.
Many thanks for your help.
Paul.


"ellis_jay" <> wrote in message
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> Paul IOW wrote:
>> Hi again,
>> A little more info.
>> When OE crashes the only thing I can do is to close down the
>> computer. As I do so the following messages appear:
>>
>> ccApp ... not responding
>> NVIDIA Twin View Window ... not responding
>> Outlook Express FolderSync Windo ... not responding
>>
>> This may help to diagnose my problem.
>> Thanks,
>> Paul.
>
> Do you have Nvidia video card/graphics chip? I would not think Nvidia has
> any anything to do with OE6. ( I am assuming, perhaps wrongly, that you
> think Nvidia has something to do with OE6).
>
> Like I said earlier try compacting one folder at a time, and delete some
> newsgroup headers and messages before compacting. Delete all messages in
> sent folder, deleted folder, and any other folder you may have created
> holding messages you don't want and compact them individually. Then after
> all that, compact Outlook Express for redundancy and thoroughness.
>
>
>
>>
>> "Paul IOW" <> wrote in message
>> news:dduqv5$lro$...
>>> Hi.
>>> I have Windows XP, and Outlook Express 6.
>>> When I'm finished using Outlook Express, it asks me if I would like
>>> to compact the files? If I answer "yes", it freezes, and I have to
>>> restart the computer. Any ideas what is wrong?
>>> Paul
>
> --
>
> Their ethics are a short summary of police ordinances: for them the
> most important thing is to be a useful member of the state, and to air
> their opinions in the club of an evening; they have never felt the
> homesickness for something unknown and far away, nor the depths which
> consists in being nothing at all. ___________Soren Kierkegaard
>
> Ellis_jay
>
>

Paul IOW wrote:
> Hi,
> Thanks! You were right, The file were too big, compacting them
> individually first did the trick.
> Many thanks for your help.
> Paul.

Yer , welcome




> "ellis_jay" <> wrote in message
> news:BaadnTrFbqqD7ZneRVn-...
>> Paul IOW wrote:
>>> Hi again,
>>> A little more info.
>>> When OE crashes the only thing I can do is to close down the
>>> computer. As I do so the following messages appear:
>>>
>>> ccApp ... not responding
>>> NVIDIA Twin View Window ... not responding
>>> Outlook Express FolderSync Windo ... not responding
>>>
>>> This may help to diagnose my problem.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Paul.
>>
>> Do you have Nvidia video card/graphics chip? I would not think
>> Nvidia has any anything to do with OE6. ( I am assuming, perhaps
>> wrongly, that you think Nvidia has something to do with OE6).
>>
>> Like I said earlier try compacting one folder at a time, and delete
>> some newsgroup headers and messages before compacting. Delete all
>> messages in sent folder, deleted folder, and any other folder you
>> may have created holding messages you don't want and compact them
>> individually. Then after all that, compact Outlook Express for
>> redundancy and thoroughness.
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> "Paul IOW" <> wrote in message
>>> news:dduqv5$lro$...
>>>> Hi.
>>>> I have Windows XP, and Outlook Express 6.
>>>> When I'm finished using Outlook Express, it asks me if I would like
>>>> to compact the files? If I answer "yes", it freezes, and I have to
>>>> restart the computer. Any ideas what is wrong?
>>>> Paul

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Their ethics are a short summary of police ordinances: for them the
most important thing is to be a useful member of the state, and to air
their opinions in the club of an evening; they have never felt the
homesickness for something unknown and far away, nor the depths which
consists in being nothing at all. ___________Soren Kierkegaard

Ellis_jay