Sometimes it says that if you've already deleted it and it's still open. Have you closed Outlook and reopened it, then tried to delete? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kayla King" <kking2712@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:48 PM Subject: [real-eyes] deleting messages in outlook Hello: I have encountered a problem with deleting messages in outlook; the message says "The message could not be deleted." What could be wrong? Any assistance is greatly appreciated, Kayla To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes