Undeletable Message --> problem

[Don Bouchard]

There is an email I composed with a fairly large attachment in my Outbox
(Outlook 2007, Vista SP1) which I cannot remove: I get a message that I
cannot delete it because Outlook has already started to send it. The message
is not getting to the addressee and is causing megabyte Mailer-Daemon-
Failure to Deliver messages which are overwhelming Outlook. How can I delete
this message from the Outbox to stop this cycle of sending failures and huge
Failure to Deliver replies?
Please help.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

See http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/messagestuckinoutbox.htm

 

[Ben Fawkes]

My Office Outlook 2007 shows emails 'stuck' in the 'Outbox' folder when
sending large attachments to multiple contacts. I am only able to cut and
paste them into or 'move to' the 'Archive folder' to get rid of them.

Also I am unable to 'Empty' the 'Deleted items' folder completely. I can
only delete say from No. 92 to No. 33 email - If I attempt to delete any
more than this from the 'Deleted Items' folder I get the following Microsoft
error message - "The messaging interface has returned an unknown error. If
this problem persists, restart Outlook".

I restarted Outlook with no success. Any ideas anyone please?

 

[K. Orland]

If you take Outlook offline or open it in Safe mode, can you delete the
messages then?

 

[SherBear]

Hi Ben,

I am having the same exact problem and I have not been able to fix it. I did
try the work offline idea but that didn't work either. Did you get you
problem resolved? If so may I inquire as to how you were able to correct this
issue?
Mahalo for your assistance.

Sher

 

[SherBear]

Hi Don,

I am having the same exact problem. I tryed to work offline and delete it
that way
but it didn't work.l Diid you get your issue resolved? May I ask what you
did to get it deleted?

Mahalo,
Sher

 

[K. Orland]

Here are several methods you can try:

http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/messagestuckinoutbox.htm