Cannot delete from Outbox

[Guest]

I have a rogue email in my Outbox when I use Windows Mail, which I cannot
delete.
When I use Win Explorer to look at the Outbox folder, there is no .eml
record. I have tried putting one in, but obviously it doesn't match the
header.

How can I delete this email? I have tried deleting the folder itself, as I
would in Outlook Express, but Win Mail is different, in that when it creates
a new Outbox, it knows all the emails that shouild be in it.

 

[Julian]

I have a rogue email in my Outbox when I use Windows Mail, which I cannot
delete.
When I use Win Explorer to look at the Outbox folder, there is no .eml
record. I have tried putting one in, but obviously it doesn't match the
header.

How can I delete this email? I have tried deleting the folder itself, as I
would in Outlook Express, but Win Mail is different, in that when it creates
a new Outbox, it knows all the emails that shouild be in it.

Try the famous magic bullet which will remove 99% of houshold stains...
http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/Default.aspx
and take care to follow the instructions.

If Windows Mail is open, or if a current WinMail.exe process is running, the Database functions are disabled, and the WinMail.exe process must be terminated before these features can become available. (If WinMail is closed and these buttons still remain disabled, then perform a CTRL-SHIFT-ESC, and under Processes find WinMail.exe and click on it, and then click the End Process button.)


(Not because the utility is dangerous but that all the functions,
particularly the one you need, ie. "Clear outbox"
aren't made available unless you do.)

 

[Dick Wagner]

Doug,

I and several other people have had the same problem. Go to

www.oehelp.com/wmutil

and download Steve's utility (follow Steve's directions to save to your
desktop). Then use the utility (after unzipping) to compact your e-mail and
the problem will go away. Then, in the future, compact your e-mail every
time the dialog box appears asking if you want to compact your e-mail.

Good luck.

Dick in sunny AZ

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem. I just bought this computer a month ago and
went to vista. I have spend many hours on the phone and nobody can give me a
solution. I am not finding this site helpful either since nobody is finding
a solution.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You're not looking very hard then.
The fix for a message stuck in the outbox has been posted here
hundreds of times.
http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil

Gary VanderMolen