Cyrillic (KOI-8) has disappeared in "View->Encoding" in Outlook Express

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Windows 2000 Professional
Outlook Express 6
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Suddenly "Cyrillic (KOI-8)" has disappeared in "View->Encoding" in Outlook Express.
How to restore that?

Thanks,

 

Note. In Internet Explorer "Cyrillic (KOI8-U)" and "Cyrillic (KOI8-R)" didn't disappear.

 

[microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.outlookexpress has NOT been a
valid MS newsgroup for years, though some newsservers continue to carry it
in error.]

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, (1) compact all
folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity into
the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File > Identities > Manage
Identities).

To avoid such corruption in future:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown
your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place.

- WinXP SP2 only: If your machine is fully up-to-date at Windows Update,
installing the following patch (KB918766) will help to avoid such data loss
in the future:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=86b68a78-f325-4a95-98c2-98af2256ccc3

This patch will be included in the next Cumulative Update for Outlook
Express/WinXP SP2.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

 

It seems that microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.outlookexpress is valid as Google group
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.outlookexpress

I did that. But where is the compacted file?

--- From Help ---
To compact and back up mail folders
Select a mail folder, click the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact.
To back up the folder, find the folder file, and then copy it to a backup folder, floppy disk, or network drive. Outlook Express
mail folders have a .dbx extension (for example, "Sent Items.dbx").

 

Just try setting up a new Identity and see if that fixes it.

It sounds as if a registry key is corrupt and that should give you a new
registry hive and it may fix the problem.

steve

 

I have created a a new Identity, but "Cyrillic (KOI-8)" is missing here too.

[snip]

Thanks,

 

I'm not sure what to suggest then, especially since you keep snipping the
thread so I can't tell what the things that have been tried are.

steve

 

[snip]


It turned out:
1. Go to: Start->Settings->Control Panel->Regional Options->General->Advanced
2. Select: Russian-KOI8, Ukrainian-KOI8

http://groups.google.com/group/test-av/msg/027935f49e5be15f
http://groups.google.com/group/test-av/msg/dc10d30d1653cd37

Thanks,

 

Glad you got it figured out. I don't know why it wouldn't be available
otherwise.

steve