Outlook XP does not allow delete messages or move between folder

[Guest]

After attemping to apply a rule on a message I recieved an error message that
flashed and I could not read. The rule was not applied. I tried to
"manually move the message and it would not move. I tried to delete the
message it was not deleted. In addition, I subsequently sent a message but
this was not moved from the out folder to the sent folder and so kept
resending. I have tried to "repair" office and although "successful" this
did not correct the problem. I have undetaken a virus scan but do not
really know if this is a virus or Outlook has been corrupted in some way.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

how large is your pst and how many messages are in the folder?

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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[Guest]

Thank you for your response. I searched on *.pst and only found a backup
file with 738,313 kb that was last modified 31/10/2004. This doesn't seem
correct. I have discovered that I can delete files manually with shift and
delete so I am now tidying up the size of the file (wherever it is). I have
many folders that I use and have deleted all that I was puting "trash" into.

how large is your pst and how many messages are in the folder?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

After attemping to apply a rule on a message I recieved an error message
that
flashed and I could not read. The rule was not applied. I tried to
"manually move the message and it would not move. I tried to delete the
message it was not deleted. In addition, I subsequently sent a message
but
this was not moved from the out folder to the sent folder and so kept
resending. I have tried to "repair" office and although "successful"
this
did not correct the problem. I have undetaken a virus scan but do not
really know if this is a virus or Outlook has been corrupted in some way.

 

[Guest]

Once again thank you for your response. I have been delting as many messages
as possible and it seems to have corrected the problem. Many thanks.

how large is your pst and how many messages are in the folder?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

After attemping to apply a rule on a message I recieved an error message
that
flashed and I could not read. The rule was not applied. I tried to
"manually move the message and it would not move. I tried to delete the
message it was not deleted. In addition, I subsequently sent a message
but
this was not moved from the out folder to the sent folder and so kept
resending. I have tried to "repair" office and although "successful"
this
did not correct the problem. I have undetaken a virus scan but do not
really know if this is a virus or Outlook has been corrupted in some way.