Deleted items

[Karp]

How do I stop it from asking me if I am sure I want to permanently delete a
message every time I delete a message. I have looked in the tools area with
no success.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

It will only ask for confirmation if you delete from the Deleted Items folder.
I purge that folder only once a week so the request for confirmation doesn't
bother me.
There is no known way to inhibit that delete confirmation.
If you want, you can configure WM to empty the Deleted Items folder
automatically when you exit the program: Tools, Options, Advanced, Maintenance.

 

[Rainbow Services]

In MS Outlook, if I never ever wanted/needed to see a message again, I would
use shift+delete and it would not go to the delete box. I saved the delete
box for those who I might deed to go back to later. When I usxe shift+delete
on this new Windows Mail, it asks for a confirmation each time. That is a
pain! I, too, want to know how to PERMANENTLY delete an EM so that it does
not even go to the delete box/trash.

It will only ask for confirmation if you delete from the Deleted Items folder.
I purge that folder only once a week so the request for confirmation doesn't
bother me.
There is no known way to inhibit that delete confirmation.
If you want, you can configure WM to empty the Deleted Items folder
automatically when you exit the program: Tools, Options, Advanced, Maintenance.

 

[mabyn51]

This isn't what's happening to me & apparenty to others. I'm reading an
email, finish reading it & hit the red X like I've always done & all of a
sudden, today a box pops up asking me if I want to permanantly delete the
message. I've never had this happen before & I'm not in the Deleted Items
folder.

It will only ask for confirmation if you delete from the Deleted Items folder.
I purge that folder only once a week so the request for confirmation doesn't
bother me.
There is no known way to inhibit that delete confirmation.
If you want, you can configure WM to empty the Deleted Items folder
automatically when you exit the program: Tools, Options, Advanced, Maintenance.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

So which folder are you in when this happens?
Perhaps you are confusing newsgroup messages and email
messages. The former will always throw up a warning because it is
not normal to delete newsgroup messages like that.
I've never had that warning with normal email.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

This isn't what's happening to me & apparenty to others. I'm reading an
email, finish reading it & hit the red X like I've always done & all of a
sudden, today a box pops up asking me if I want to permanantly delete the
message. I've never had this happen before & I'm not in the Deleted Items
folder.

 

[Billy]

I get the confirm message when I delete anything out of the inbox or deleted
items, either one.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Very strange! With email messages I only get that confirmation request
when deleting from Deleted Items. I have no idea why yours is different.

 

[aviation nut/jph]

I am looking for info on how to delete a block of messages at one time rather
than each individually? I would also like the answer to 'Karp's' question.
jph

 

[kansas]

I believe if you look in the recycle bin "properties"you mite see your answer

 

[Bill Holtz]

This isn't what's happening to me & apparenty to others. I'm reading an
email, finish reading it & hit the red X like I've always done & all of a
sudden, today a box pops up asking me if I want to permanantly delete the
message. I've never had this happen before & I'm not in the Deleted Items
folder.

 

[EAGER AND WATING]

open edit scroll down the list you will see empty deleted items folder click

 

[The Dragon lady]

I still have over 100 e mails stuck in my deleted folder it will let me
delete new deleted entries but will noit clear the old ones i never had this
problem till i got vista i have tried everything so far suggested and still
in there. Please help it is driving me nuts.
Thank you

 

[Guest]

If you don't quote everything that has been suggested so far, you're
likely to get the same advice over and over from those of us who
can't easily go back to previous messages in the thread.

Download and install this hotfix, with Windows Mail not running:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/941090

Although it's labelled as for mail stuck in the Outbox, it also works in
other folders suck as Deleted Items. If you don't know whether you
have a 32-bit version of Vista or a 64-bit version, try the hotfix for
the 32-bit version first, but if that refuses to install, also try the
hotfix
for the 64-bit version. If both refuse to install, try the Vista SP1
update as well if you haven't installed it already. Certain common
antivirus programs, such as most of those from Norton or McAfee,
tend to cause stuck messages and other problems in Windows
Mail, so if you have such a program, keep this reply in case you
need to try fixing the same problem again. A recent version of the
Trend antivirus program also causes assorted problems in Windows
Mail.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936330

 

[Bob W]

If you have run the fix, removed Norton, you should be able to go into the DELETE folder and select and delete the messages manually. Does that not work? If that doesn't do it, you may have to go to the delete file folder itself and delete the whole folder and then put an empty one back.
Bob, Still Old, Still Grey, And Still A Woolf


No trees were harmed in the sending of this message and a very large number of electrons were asked their permission to be terribly inconvenienced. And a party was thrown for them afterwards for being really cool about it.

Bob's Space - Home Page of the Olde Greywoolf


I still have over 100 e mails stuck in my deleted folder it will let me
delete new deleted entries but will noit clear the old ones i never had this
problem till i got vista i have tried everything so far suggested and still
in there. Please help it is driving me nuts.
Thank you

 

[The Dragon lady]

Thank you all for your help but i have downloaded 32 bit and uninstalled
norton and only have my avg now and still no luck they are still there. I am
sorry to be a nuisance but i am a pensioner and not really with this techno
age lol
any other suggestions pleaee
Blessings
joy

 

[Bob W]

So far you have prevented further problems but you need to FIX the one already crated. You have two options:

1) Go to that link and run the fix program they have there. Manually go to Deleted items folder and delete the messages hung there. Rename the store folder location in TOOLS>OPTIONS - warning this works but it ERASES ALL email folders! If that is too draconian for your tastes, then go use Explorer to find the DELETE folder on the drive and rename the Delete folder, put back a new one and then delete the renamed old folder.

OR!!!

2) Stop screwing with WinMail because it's gong to screw itself up again sooner or later and go online to MSN and download their FREE Windows Live Mail. It's a better app for Vista anyway.

Your choice! What's it going to be? Oh, BTW, when you install WLM, it automatically imports all your old messages so nothing is lost.
Bob, Still Old, Still Grey, And Still A Woolf


No trees were harmed in the sending of this message and a very large number of electrons were asked their permission to be terribly inconvenienced. And a party was thrown for them afterwards for being really cool about it.

Bob's Space - Home Page of the Olde Greywoolf

Thank you all for your help but i have downloaded 32 bit and uninstalled
norton and only have my avg now and still no luck they are still there. I am
sorry to be a nuisance but i am a pensioner and not really with this techno
age lol
any other suggestions pleaee
Blessings
joy

 

[Guest]

If you tried installing the 32-bit version of this hotfix and it refused to
install, also try the 64-bit version. If that also refuses to install, then
try the Vista SP1 update, but expect that to take longer to install.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/941090

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936330

If you used the standard install for AVG, try uninstalling it, then doing a
custom install where you tell it to leave out the part that scans email.

http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

 

[Guest]

Thank you all for your help but i have downloaded 32 bit and uninstalled
norton and only have my avg now and still no luck they are still there. I
am
sorry to be a nuisance but i am a pensioner and not really with this
techno
age lol
any other suggestions pleaee
Blessings
joy

 

[Guest]

In my last reply, I forgot to mention that uninstalling Norton does not
always
clean up the part of it that causes problems in Windows Mail. If that
happens,
you need to run this cleanup program:

<http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039>

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Two things:
Norton often does not uninstall cleanly, so you should follow up with
their special removal tool:
http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Secondly, AVG must be installed using the 'custom' install. If you used
the default standard install, uninstall it, then reinstall using the custom
install option, which then gives you the opportunity to *not* install the
troublesome mail scanning module.