Outlook 2003 replying automatically to deleted or moved messages

[River Rat]

I just recently started having this problem. If I move a message I want to
keep from my inbox to another folder, or if I delete a message, Outlook,
without notifying me, automatically sends a reply to the sender, but only the
sender. No text in the message area, just blank. What could be causing this
and how do I fix it? Any help appreciated.

 

[F.H. Muffman]

I just recently started having this problem. If I move a message I

want to keep from my inbox to another folder, or if I delete a
message, Outlook, without notifying me, automatically sends a reply to
the sender, but only the sender. No text in the message area, just
blank. What could be causing this and how do I fix it? Any help
appreciated.

*Every* message? In other words, if you send a message from whatever free
email account you want to use to yourself, does it happen with that too?
Does the Subject line get changed?

 

[River Rat]

Yes. I tested with a message using my Gmail account to my regular ISP
account. The email, once received, behaved in the same way: if I moved it to
another folder, it fired an empty reply back to my Gmail address. Subject
lines have remained unchanged in all instances. This is not a life or death
issue, but it becomes a bit irritating when I have to explain that I'm not
really at a loss for words, just experiencing gremlins. I'm wondering whether
this sort of behavior is the result of some sort of subtle hidden infection.
Any ideas?

 

[F.H. Muffman]

I just recently started having this problem. If I move a message I

Yes. I tested with a message using my Gmail account to my regular ISP
account. The email, once received, behaved in the same way: if I moved
it to another folder, it fired an empty reply back to my Gmail
address. Subject lines have remained unchanged in all instances. This
is not a life or death issue, but it becomes a bit irritating when I
have to explain that I'm not really at a loss for words, just
experiencing gremlins. I'm wondering whether this sort of behavior is
the result of some sort of subtle hidden infection. Any ideas?

Ok, try this.

Exit outlook through File - Exit.
Wait about five minutes and then check the Processes tab in Task Manager
to make sure Outlook.exe is no longer running.
Go to Start - Run and run outlook /safe and try to reproduce the problem
again.