Mail not in Sent folder or draft folder

[micheleisfree]

Suddenly, WinMail won't save an e-mail in the Sent folder nor save in the
Draft folder. Yes, In Options, Save a letter in the Sent folder is selected.
Nothing changed, just suddenly stopped saving anything. Please help.

Is there a way to uninstall Win Mail and reinstall? This program is a
constant screw-up.

 

[Guest]

Suddenly, WinMail won't save an e-mail in the Sent folder nor save in the
Draft folder. Yes, In Options, Save a letter in the Sent folder is
selected.
Nothing changed, just suddenly stopped saving anything. Please help.

Is there a way to uninstall Win Mail and reinstall? This program is a
constant screw-up.

Is the outgoing mail staying in the Outbox folder more than just a short
time? If so, can you move the oldest such message to the Drafts
folder or delete it, then restart Windows Mail?

Windows Mail is part of Vista, and very hard to uninstall or reinstall
without doing the same to the rest of Vista.

If you get any errors when trying to send mail, could you show us
the entire error messages?

Also, what if any antivirus programs do you have?

 

[micheleisfree]

Is the outgoing mail staying in the Outbox folder more than just a short

time?

Nope, it takes right off, disappears forever.

If you get any errors when trying to send mail, could you show us
the entire error messages? No error messages

Also, what if any antivirus programs do you have?

CA Associates

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Assorted problems in Windows Mail are often caused by running
a non-compatible antivirus such as McAfee or Norton.

Instead of spending a lot of time on fixing Windows Mail problems,
you'd be better off switching to the new and improved Windows Live Mail:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Make sure you have "Show All Messages" selected for those folders.

 

[mac]

Suddenly, WinMail won't save an e-mail in the Sent folder nor save in the
Draft folder. Yes, In Options, Save a letter in the Sent folder is
selected.
Nothing changed, just suddenly stopped saving anything. Please help.

Is there a way to uninstall Win Mail and reinstall? This program is a
constant screw-up.

Go to view>current view (while viewing your Sent items folder), and ensure
that the top and bottom options only are selected, then do the same while
viewing the Draft folder.

 

[john]

i had the same problem and after install windows live mail is it solved, thx

 

[john]

same problem here and soved it by insatall windows live mail.
good luck
John

 

[micheleisfree]

Thanks so much for everyone's time.
Fixing one crappy Microsoft program with another crappy Microsoft program
sure doesn't sound like a fix to me. It's more like compounding the monster.

Looks like the only fix to Microsoft's MONUMENTAL trash is a Mac.
I have a Mac in my future.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Suit yourself. But I suggest you not pre-judge WLM until you have
tried it.