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Can not delete emails in Outlook Express

I've got over 10000 something e-mails in my sent and some other inboxes which need to be deleted and removed. However, everytime I try and go in and delete them all I can't. I just get an error. Any ...
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saving outlook express e-mails and contacts

Is there a built in option? Is there an ideal way to back up all the e-mails, content, address book, and everything so that they can be re-imported to another machine? Is there a 3rd party application ...
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Del button stopped working in MS Outlook Express 6

I have this older XP machine that I use mostly to check emails and play Pandora in Firefox. I don't browse the internet on it or open any emails that I don't know the source of. (I'm more than what ...
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How to automatically add to the address book the addresses from emails I've received in Outlook Express 6?

I have quite a few saved emails in Outlook Express. Is there some way to automatically get the email addresses of their senders and add them to the address book? I can do some programming if it's ...
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Outlook Express in Win7

Is it possible to install Outlook Express in Windows 7? Problem is, that my sister is visually impaired and needs to use email client together with AI Squared Zoomtext 9 ReaderMagnifier (aka ZT 9). ...
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When Outlook Express starts it gives an error that doesn't say what happened?

I have a problem with Outlook Express. Everytime when I want to start the program, it's showing me an error. Outlook Express encountered problem, and it will close. I can click on send report to ...
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Restoring Account Details in Outlook Express

After installing Seamonkey, Seamonkey seemed to have wiped my account details in Outlook Express. I only use this program at work so i dont know how to restore my account. I want to restore e-mails ...
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How do I recover deleted e-mails that are still contained in a .dbx file?

Long story short I accidentally deleted all of my e-mails except for about 3. Now, fortunately upon looking at my Inbox.dbx file (from Outlook Express) they're all still in the file, even the deleted ...
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Hide local folders in OE

Is there a way to hide/delete the 'local folders' node in Outlook Express? I am only using it for IMAP mail.
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Outlook Express Shows x Messages Downloads > Messages

A friend of mine uses Outlook Express (or whatever Microsoft calls it today). He notices when the system goes to pop his email that (for example) is shows 10 new messages, but only 6 download. He ...
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What are the good options for connecting Microsoft Outlook to a Yahoo email account?

I have used ypops in the past. I think that was a sort-of community-provided software that violated the Terms of service of Yahoo Mail. Has anything changed? Are there better options? This is ...
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Trying to open .eml files loads the entire email client, not the file

I use Outlook Express on WXP with SP3. I'd been trying different email clients that associated .eml files with them, and eventually used folder options to change the association back to OE. At first, ...
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Get Outlook Express contacts from old HDD?

I just installed Windows 7 on some new hardware. I forgot to export the contacts from Outlook Express. I've put in the old hdd in the new pc. Is it possible to get the contacts from there, or do I ...
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Is there any way to extend Outlook express to SMS on incoming mail?

Is there any way to extend Outlook express to send a SMS notification to my mobile when a new mail comes in so i can then go to the PC and check ? Thanks, Chak.
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Outlook Express XP's envelope icon does not change after Forward or Reply

When the user replies to or forwards a message, the envelope icon in the message list does not change to reflect that it has been replied to or forwarded. What causes this? How can I fix it? More ...
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How to move emails from outlook express to outlook on a different computer?

I have an old computer with thousands of emails under Outlook Express on an old Windows XP PC. I'd like to move them to a newer Windows 7 PC which uses Outlook 2010. What's the best way to do this? ...
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Handling Duplicate Outlook Express Messages

Does anyone know of a cheap (free?), easy, and effective way to handle duplicate messages in Outlook Express? I’ve seen several commercial products that claim to do this, and I’ve tried several, but ...
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Outlook Express - How To Sort Incoming Email Automatically To Appropriate Folders?

When i have dozens of email accounts, all incoming emails arrive to Inbox which makes a mess. Is there a way to tell Outlook Express to automatically assign emails to appropriate folders chosen by me? ...
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Convert WAB files to something Mac address book can read

The other day my PC crashed. I have a automatic backup (which is a life saver) so now I am trying to move all my email and address book files to a Mac computer. However, it's in .WAB format and Mac's ...
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Is There Email Client For Windows That Simultaneously Download From Multiple Accounts?

I use Outlook Express in Windows XP Home as email client, but i have many accounts and it takes time to download messages from all POP3 accounts. Is there email client that allows for simultaneous ...
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SMTP and POP settings — do they depend on where you are connecting from?

My mother is trying to reconfigure her email client (Outlook Express) to send and receive emails because it has stopped working. Her email is from an ISP (say ISP1) whose dial up service she no ...
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Where is the email client on Windows 7? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Email Client For Windows hi my dear friends : i could n't find outllok express in windows 7 ... for managing my emails what should i do ? What are the best mail ...
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Outlook Express hangs when selecting multiple emails

I'm using Outlook Express (6, I think) on Windows XP. Lately, it has been hanging. Sometimes this happens at startup (right after the main window with all the panes loads) and sometimes when selecting ...
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How can I retrieve my old Outlook Express account setup (and e-mails)?

My laptop has died, however I am able to access the hard drive as I've put it into a USB hard drive enclosure. I need to retrieve my email account settings, I'm hoping there are some files I can can ...
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Wine supported automated batch conversion tool to convert Outlook .dbx files to .pst format on a linux system

This is continued from my earlier question Batch convert Outlook Express .dbx files to MS Office Outlooks .pst files on linux Please read the details there. So, it looks so far like there are no ...
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In what folder does outlook express 6 store mail on windows XP

In what folder does outlook express 6 store mail on windows XP? I don't need to migrate or export, I just need to know the folder (or registry) location where the mail is stored by default.
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Gmail download by POP3 in Outlook Express won't download all emails, only first 350

I want to download emails from Gmail using POP3 with Outlook Express but it only downloads the first 350 and leaves the rest. There are over 2000 still there. How can I reset Outlook in a way to have ...
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I exported the messages, but where did they go?

In Outlook Express 6, I clicked File | Export | Messages, then picked the folders I wanted to export, and then watched a progress bar make progress in an Export Messages dialog. Where are the ...
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Microsoft Outlook Express 6: how to create a distribution list?

Microsoft Outlook Express 6: How can I create an email distribution list? Also, what is the difference between a contact group and a distribution list?
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Inbox messages are gone from Outlook Express 6 - Inbox.dbx too big

My Father uses Outlook Express 6 and had thousands of messages in his inbox. Suddenly Outlook Express says the inbox is empty. I think it kind of overflowed. The inbox points to a .dbx file with a ...
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How to have email links open in a new IE window

When I click a link in an email, IE(7) opens up at that address. When I click another email link it opens the second link over the first one, re-using the same window. How to get it to leave the first ...
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Retrieve Mail from .mbox files (Outlook Express)

Have a client with a borked Windows install who wants to get some mail out of his Outlook Express mail which I believe uses .mbox. I'm looking for a decent program to do such a task.
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Outlook Express is losing mail from my inbox on more than one computer

I keep losing mail from my inbox in Outlook Express, and this is happening on more than one computer. I'm not sure, but it could be related to Windows Update. I can not remember the exact date, but ...
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Import Outlook 2007 messages to Outlook Express

Is it possible to import Outlook 2007 messages into Outlook Express? How?
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Migrating Outlook Express database to another mail client

I have a big mail archive (about 10GB) from the beginning of 2000x in my Microsoft Outlook Express. This client is very old and sometimes it is not usable to work with it. I tried to import my mail ...
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How do I transfer tons of old email from Outlook Express to Gmail?

I use Outlook Express (V6) with several POP3 email accounts on my aging Windows XP laptop. Yes, I know I must be among the last dozen people using it in the world but I've never had cause to change as ...
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Outlook Express putting wrong e-mail address in headers!

I'm using Outlook Express on Windows XP (SP3). Recently I lost the ability to relay mail directly through my e-mail host via SMTP-AUTH, so I switched to using my ISP's relay. That required me ...
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Mail from Gmail users go to junk mail and they should not

I have my Outlook express junk mail filters set nearly as low as possible, i.e., only the most obvious junk mail goes there. Yet numerous legitimate e-mails sent from other people's gmail accounts end ...
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how to backup outlook express signature

i know how to backup outlook signature but can i know how can i transfer outlook express signature to other computer? the signatures are not text, its HTML signature with some image. Thanks
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How to transfer emails from Win XP to Vista or Windows 7?

I was using Windows XP computer for a long time, and Outlook Express as my email client. I have lots and lots of email I would like to keep and therefore I want to transfer them to my new computer ...
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Outlook Express 6 - Spam Blocker for a Novice?

One of my associates is a novice with computers. They get 50+ spams per day mixed in with their legitimate email. I've been using gmail for 6 years now, so I'm a bit out of the loop on spam blocking. ...
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Converting Outlook Express csv adress book and dbx files into Thunderbird on W7

Recently I changed my OS from XP to W7. I made backup of any Outlook Express messages (the dbx files and adress book as CSV). On W7 I want to import that data into Thunderbird. There is option for ...
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How can I stop Windows Live Mail/Outlook Express asking me if I want to compact my messages?

Is there a way of stopping Windows Live Mail client repeatedly asking whether I want Outlook Express [sic] to compact my messages? [p.s. please don't suggest that I just switch to a different mail ...
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recover outlook express email account passwords

After restoring Outlook Express account settings from a second drive I used to input the password manualy in Incoming Mail Server's password field (account settings) Now I forgot this password, How ...
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Automate backing up e-mails in Outlook Express

My client is a small business (three employees) that uses Outlook Express. They'd like to back up their email. I showed them how to export, but they balked at that. Is there a way I can automate ...
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Outlook Express: Consolidate inboxes?

I've added 3 IMAP email accounts to my outlook express, but I only want to have one inbox, where they all get sent to. Is this possible?
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import wab (outlook express address book) into Oultook 2007

How can I import all my contacts from that file? I do not have XP with outlook express anymore...
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Migrate from windows mail to outlook express

I need to downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP. Is it possible to import mails and address book from Windows Mail to Outlook Express?
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Recover Old Settings and Email after family member reinstalls windows without formatting

A family member installed Windows XP over the top of an existing install when it did not boot. They previously used outlook express for email and saved things to my documents. They should be able to ...
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Recover Outlook Express Accounts from hard drive

I am working on a friend's computer that crashed. I backed up all of their files and reinstalled Windows XP. I am now working on setting up recovering their email. I have recovered all of the email ...

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