outlook express

On my own computer, running Windows 98, some time ago I upgraded to IE and
Outlook Express 6.0. My computer imediately started to malfunction. I solved
the problem by deleting Outlook Express 6.0 and reloading the 5.0 version.
Now an elderly friend of mine has the same problem. He recently upgraded to
Outlook Express 6.0 and now gets all sorts of error messages and crashes. The
computer has no viruses and no spyware causing the problem. It was running
normally before the addition of OE 6.0. I wanted to try the fix that worked
on my computer but earlier versions of Outlook express no longer seem to be
available for download. Can anyone suggest a solution?

"Rick" wrote in message
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On my own computer, running Windows 98, some time ago I upgraded to IE and
Outlook Express 6.0. My computer imediately started to malfunction. I
solved
the problem by deleting Outlook Express 6.0 and reloading the 5.0 version.
Now an elderly friend of mine has the same problem. He recently upgraded
to
Outlook Express 6.0 and now gets all sorts of error messages and crashes.
The
computer has no viruses and no spyware causing the problem. It was running
normally before the addition of OE 6.0. I wanted to try the fix that
worked
on my computer but earlier versions of Outlook express no longer seem to
be
available for download. Can anyone suggest a solution?

IE5.5 SP2 can be found here http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=msie

I have been running win98 with IE/OE6.0 for a long time ....

did you check that you have all the required updates from MS update ? (there
is a SP and a bunch of updates for IE/OE 6)

Not sure this will help, but one of the first things I try with OE
malfunctions is IE Repair.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Rick" wrote in message
...
On my own computer, running Windows 98, some time ago I upgraded to IE and
Outlook Express 6.0. My computer imediately started to malfunction. I
solved
the problem by deleting Outlook Express 6.0 and reloading the 5.0 version.
Now an elderly friend of mine has the same problem. He recently upgraded
to
Outlook Express 6.0 and now gets all sorts of error messages and crashes.
The
computer has no viruses and no spyware causing the problem. It was running
normally before the addition of OE 6.0. I wanted to try the fix that
worked
on my computer but earlier versions of Outlook express no longer seem to
be
available for download. Can anyone suggest a solution?

I solved the problem by deleting Outlook Express 6.0 and reloading the 5.0
version.

Exactly how did you go about doing this? (NRN)

...Now an elderly friend of mine has the same problem. He recently
upgraded to Outlook Express 6.0 and now gets all sorts of error messages
and crashes.

What errors? Please post them in their entirety/

Is the machine fully up-to-date at Windows Update? Is an anti-virus
application installed, up-to-date & working properly?

It is NOT a good idea to run mixed versions of IE and OE. Doing so may
cause more problems than the minor ones you were trying to fix.

General OE Caveats:

- 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 futu
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3

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/microsof...tlooke xpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

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


Rick wrote:
On my own computer, running Windows 98, some time ago I upgraded to IE and
Outlook Express 6.0. My computer imediately started to malfunction. I
solved the problem by deleting Outlook Express 6.0 and reloading the 5.0
version. Now an elderly friend of mine has the same problem. He recently
upgraded to Outlook Express 6.0 and now gets all sorts of error messages
and crashes. The computer has no viruses and no spyware causing the
problem. It was running normally before the addition of OE 6.0. I wanted
to try the fix that worked on my computer but earlier versions of Outlook
express no longer seem to be available for download. Can anyone suggest a
solution?