The curious thing is that I use Norton AV which displays an envelope icon with a blue arrow pointing up/down when sending/receiving and that blue arrow is not moving like it normally does. Also, I'm using OE on my Win98 in the meantime and there's no problem. Kurt http://www.myildportal.com ref #: 1827854, pass: guest ----- Original Message ----- From: "David C Abernathy" <davea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <kegswindows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 11:00 AM Subject: [kegswindows] Re: Outlook Express Freezes Win XP Computer > > You may have a very large file that is trying to download. If you have > WEB access to this account you might go that way a see what is there. > > Thanks, > David C Abernathy > Windows XP associate eXPert > DaveA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > == All outgoing mail is scanned by Norton AntiVirus 2003 == > > -----Original Message----- > From: kegswindows-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kegswindows-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kurt Mincin > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:54 AM > To: KEGS (Windows) SIG > Subject: [kegswindows] Outlook Express Freezes Win XP Computer > > > I have Win XP Pro and have been using its Outlook Express (OE) > application with no problems. However, yesterday when I started OE, the > computer performance slowed way down, almost freezing, while "Receiving > Mail" is displayed in the usual place (lower-right screen). I tried a > few soft reboots and one complete shutdown but got the same result. I > tried Outlook 97, thinking it was an Operating System issue since OE is > integrated, but it still almost froze the computer. > > The only thing that was different yesterday was a game I downloaded from > Microsoft. However, I only downloaded it to my desktop; I didn't > install it. > > Any ideas why OE is suddenly acting up? > > Kurt Mincin > http://www.myildportal.com > ref #: 1827854, pass: guest > > > > > >