OE6 Inbox & Store Folders

[gerryw1]

Hi,

I am currently experiencing problems with Outlook Express 6 running on Windows 2000. The symptoms are that the default system folders (i.e. Inbox, Sent Items etc)keep recreating themselves with the Inbox displaying the 'Welcome' message usually displayed on a new account.

The old Inbox still exists and can be renamed to take over from the new Inbox (1) that is created.

My store folders are not held on the machine locally but have been hacked to another server on the network.

This setup (although not textbook) did work very well with Outlook Express 4 and NT4 with no problems.

Does anyone have any ideas or has anyone experienced anything similar?

Thanks

Gerry

 

[madman070578]

I have had a problem too where all my INBOX messages get deleted - when I exit OE and start it again I get the Welcome email. All the other folders remain fine.

I am running Windows 2000 aswell.

Any Ideas? d.philpin@dewisant.pembroke.sch.uk

 

[joegz]

OE was never meant to store messages on any other drive but the C: drive due to stability issues like you are experiencing.

Even though you got it to work before OE was not intended to work in this hacked manner. joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."