Cannot receive delete or send messages

[Guest]

The error message is "The file
C:\DocumentsandSettings\name\LocalSettings\ApplicationData\Microsoft\Outlook.pst
is in use and could not be accessed. Close any application that is using this
file, and try again. There are no other files open but the message pops up
no matter what. My pop shows I've received 20+ messages but none are showing
up in the window.

 

[Brian Tillman]

The error message is "The file
C:\DocumentsandSettings\name\LocalSettings\ApplicationData\Microsoft\Outlook.pst
is in use and could not be accessed. Close any application that is
using this file, and try again. There are no other files open but
the message pops up no matter what. My pop shows I've received 20+
messages but none are showing up in the window.

When do you see this error message? What is "the window" to which you
refer? What version of Outlook?

 

[Guest]

I am using Outlook 2003. Whenever I try to send, forward, delete any email,
the message pops up. I had tried to delete some old emails earlier this week
and that seemed to have triggered this. When I do a Send/Receive the message
bar at the bottom shows that I am receiving emails but they do not show up
anywhere.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am using Outlook 2003. Whenever I try to send, forward, delete any
email, the message pops up. I had tried to delete some old emails
earlier this week and that seemed to have triggered this. When I do
a Send/Receive the message bar at the bottom shows that I am
receiving emails but they do not show up anywhere.

Close Outlook and use Task Manager to see if any other instance of Outlook
(i.e., OUTLOOK.EXE on the Processes tab) remains. If so, stop it. Then
restart Outlook to see if it behaves more normally.

 

[Guest]

I tried the Task Manager but that didn't show anything. I tried the Detect
and Repair but that didn't help. It says I'm still recieving my messages but
they are not showing up anywhere. It's like it's locked from 11/14 forward.
Any other suggestions I can try?? Thanks, Vicki