unable to open OE.

[Guest]

Everytime I try to open OE I get this message "Outlook Express could not be started. This application was unable to open Outlook Express message store........" This error just started as I updated to my last XP update.
OS: XP SP
Processor: Pentium 2.4G

 

[Guest]

Everytime I try to open OE I get this message "Outlook Express could not be

started. This application was unable to open Outlook Express message
store........"

Try posting to the proper ng:
-or-
news:microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Everytime I try to open OE I get this message "Outlook Express could
not be started. This application was unable to open Outlook Express
message store........" This error just started as I updated to my
last XP update. OS: XP SP1
Processor: Pentium 2.4G

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

This generally indicates corruption in the message store.
Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder. Note: the DBX
files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will lose your folder
hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers, but it might get
you into OE.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx. You should now get into OE. Try importing the messages from
the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this tool
to extract the messages:

DBXtract (free):
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.

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