Can't delete or move messages

U

Uzi

I use Office 2003 Pro. When I try to delete certain
(usually old) messages from the Inbox Folder, I get the
following error message: "The messaging interface has
returned an unknown error. If problem persists, restart
Outlook".
When I try to move this message to a folder I get the
following error message: "Can't move the item".
Restarting Outlook and doing "Detect and Repair" do not
help to cure the problem.
Any suggestions?
 
R

Raghu Prakash

Hi Uzi,

RESOLUTION
Use the follow troubleshooting steps to resolve this behavior:
Use the Inbox Repair Tool
Create a New Personal Folders (.pst) File
Create a New Profile
Install a New Set of MAPI files
Reinstall Windows
How to Use the Inbox Repair Tool
Close Outlook.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Mail and Fax. (If you do not have the fax service installed,
double-click Mail.)
On the Services tab, click Personal Folders, click Properties (make note of
the information that is in the Path box), and then click OK.
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System
Tools, and then click Inbox Repair Tool.
In the Drives box, type the path of your Personal Folders file that you
noted in step 4, click Start, and then click OK after the scan is complete.
Start Outlook and check for new message, send a fax, or create a new
Calendar item.
If this does not resolve the behavior, continue with the following steps.
How to Create a New Personal Folders (.pst) File
Close Outlook.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Mail and Fax. (If you do not have the fax service installed,
double-click Mail.)
On the Services tab, click Personal Folders, click Properties (make note of
the information that is in the Path box), and then click OK.
On the Services tab, click Personal Folders, and then click Remove.
Click Add, click Personal Folders in the Available information services
box, and then click OK.
In File name box, type your first name. For example, if your name is Bob,
type Bob, click Open, click OK twice, and then exit Control Panel.
Start Outlook and check for new messages, send a fax, or create a new
Calendar item.
If this resolves the behavior, you can import your information that is
stored in your original Personal Folders (.pst) file.

Use the following steps to import your information:
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
In the Choose an action to perform box, click Import from a personal folder
file (.pst), and then click Next.
In the File to import box, type the path of your Personal Folders (.pst)
file, and then click Next.
Verify that Personal Folders is selected as the folder to import from and
the folder to import into, and then click Finish.
If this does not resolve the behavior, continue with the following steps.
How to Create a New Profile
On the File menu, click Exit and Log Off.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Mail and Fax. (If you do not have the fax service installed,
double-click Mail.)
Click Show Profiles, and then click Add.
Click to select the services you use, click Next, and then complete the
information for each of the services when you receive the prompt from the
Inbox Setup Wizard.
When you receive the prompt for the path to your Personal Folder (.pst)
file, click before the "M" (without quotation marks) of the Mailbox.pst
file, type new, and then click Next.

NOTE: Verify that the path information is not selected before you type
"new" (without quotation marks).
Complete the steps in the Inbox Setup Wizard.
On the General tab, click the name of the profile that you created in the
When starting Microsoft Windows Messaging, use this profile box, and then
click Close.
Start Outlook and check for new messages, send a fax, or create a new
Calendar item.
How to Install a New Set of MAPI Files
If the behavior is not resolved, use the following steps to install a new
set of MAPI files:
On the File menu, click Exit and Log Off.
Click Start, click Shut Down, click to select the Restart the computer in
MS-DOS mode check box, and then click Yes.
After your computer restarts, type the following information at the command
prompt:
cd\windows\system

and then press ENTER.
Use the MS-DOS Rename command to change the current name of each of the
following files: Mapi.dll Mapi32.dll Mapisp32.exe
Mapisrvr.exe Mapiu.dll
Mapiu32.dll Mapix.dll Mapix32.dll Mspst32.dll

For example:
ren Mapi.dll Mapi.old

When you finish renaming all of the files above, type cd.., and then press
ENTER.
Type win, and then press ENTER. This starts Microsoft Windows and any
programs in your Startup folder.
In Windows, close any programs, click Start, point to Settings, and then
click Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Click Microsoft Office or Outlook, click Add/Remove, insert the Office or
Outlook CD-ROM into the drive, and then click OK.
Click Reinstall in the Setup maintenance program. This installs new copies
of the MAPI files.
When the Setup program is complete, restart Windows, start Outlook, and
check for new messages, send a fax, or create a new Calendar item.
If the behavior is not resolved, it is an indication that there are
underlying problems in Windows. It may be necessary to reinstall Windows.


Please let me know has this helped You...
Thank you...
Raghu...
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