Can't delete message from outbox

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I have a message stuck in my outbox.
I want to try the delete message store fix everyone is talking about.

What will happen if there is nothing in my Windows mail backup file?
 
Please ignore. Computer aren't too hard too use. I didn't like the replies
I was getting from the poster with no name. I don't think they are correct.
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BearySarah said:
I have a message stuck in my outbox.
I want to try the delete message store fix everyone is talking about.

What will happen if there is nothing in my Windows mail backup file?
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BearySarah said:
I have a message stuck in my outbox.
I want to try the delete message store fix everyone is talking about.

What will happen if there is nothing in my Windows mail backup file?
Click to expand...
 
BearySarah said:
I have a message stuck in my outbox.
I want to try the delete message store fix everyone is talking about.

What will happen if there is nothing in my Windows mail backup file?
Click to expand...


I also have the same problem with a message stuck in my outbox and it
doesn't allow new messages to be sent. did you find a solution?
 
Once you get a 'ghost' email stuck in the Outbox, and
it won't let you send anything, your options are quite limited.
If you don't feel comfortable doing the database deletion/regeneration
method that has been recommended by Steve Cochran, then your
only remaining option is to install and use a different email program.
Mozilla Thunderbird is free:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

Gary VanderMolen
 
First thing is to remove McAfee or Norton AV and antispam from the computer
if they exist. You may need to visit their website to fully uninstall the
product (for Norton see here:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039.
Then get something less invasive. There are a number of free
antivirus programs, but with any you have to disable email scanning. See
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

You can also try compacting and repairing the database using my WMUtil
program (www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/).

After that, the only solution so far is to wipe out the database. So go to
Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder to find the message
store location. Then move everything under that Windows Mail directory to
another directory, so that the Windows Mail directory is completely empty.
Then restart WinMail and it will open fresh with nothing
in the database. You can then add your accounts and if they work correctly
then you can use File | Import | Messages and choose WinMail format and
point to the directory to which you moved the files.

steve
 
I had the same problem and was solved through:

Try repairing the database with WMUtil from www.oehelp.com

There are two copies of WindowsMail.MSMessageStore, One in
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Microsoft\Windows Mail
and one in
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Backup\New
If you delete both of these the database will be rebuilt. However, while no
messages should be lost, some may be downloaded again and you may lose some
record of which have been read. I recommend that you only do this when they
are causing you trouble, like when they are in the Outbox. Otherwise I now
just mark them as read and ignore them.
 
Would you care to elaborate what you mean by
"Or, you can actually fix the problem"?
Does Ford still fix model T's?
Microsoft has deprecated Windows Mail in favor of Windows Live Mail.
If you don't know what that means, look it up.
 
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