-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Compacting OE Files
- From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 21:09:27 -0400
There may be a piece of malware trying to access here email folders to
harvest email addresses. Have her run scans with Ad-A-Aware and Spybot and
also run a scan with her Anti-virus program.
If that doesn't fix it, she shouyld try booting to safe mode and try to
compact there.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 3:28 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Compacting OE Files
> Have you tried to compact your folders again?
> I told my friend what you did - and she did it and was so
> excited that it worked... until she tried to compact them
> the next time, and she is back to the same message. She's
> gone offline, she's turned off her avirus because it could
> be using the folders, she's turned off msn messenger - she's
> had no luck, and says she's really sick of it!
> She is an avid outlook express stationery maker, so she is
> NOT going to dump OE for another e-mail program.
> Any other thoughts on this?
> Cris
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> PLEASE:
> STOP E-MAIL HARVESTING
> Protect your friends and family:
> Do not give my e-mail address to any person or web site.
> Delete my name and e-mail address before forwarding this
> e-mail to anyone.
> Use BCC when sending to multiple addresses.
> Thank you!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: donbriggs
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 2:17 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Compacting OE Files
>
>
> Hi Don,
> I found the answer in the link you sent. I deleted the
> 'Folders.dbx and the
> error message went away when compacting. It seems that a new
> 'Folders .dbx
> is created upon re-boot. Thanks so much for the link to
> insideoe.tomsterdam.com
> Rocky de Dragon
>
>
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