Help, I can't delete or move certain (about 500) messages from the inbox

[Bert Wanders]

Hello to all readers of this article.
Please help with this problem which is very weird.

PROBLEM

I'm having about 537 messages left in the inbox which I can't delete
or move to any other directory. New messages can be treated in this
way but not those ones.

As teporary solution, I've setup a new PST file called temp.pst and
moved all my directories to this one. Even Concepts, Deleted files,
Spam and Send Messages. So, at this moment there is nothing left in
any of my directories in the file Outlook.pst as those 537 messages
in the inbox which I still can move or delete.

FEEDBACK FROM OUTLOOK

Outlook is still saying that there is something wrong with the
interface and that I have to start Outlook again to solve this
problem, which I did a several times whithout any result.

MOR ACTIONS DONE

I've deleted my antispamsoftware completely from my HD. After that
I've done a scanpst.exe without any result and did start a repair
Office Pro 2003 right from the installation CD without any result.

QUESTION

Does anybody know what the reason is and what to do about it.

 

[jtc]

try working offline, close Outlook and then when you reopen Outlook delete
the items...remember to go back online when you are through.

 

[Bert Wanders]

Thanks for your reply but that doesn't do anything at all. Those email
messages are still in the inbox even when all other directories are
empty.