Windows Mail nag

[Paul Rubiola]

Vista's Window Mail program has started to nag me about compacting the mail
folders. I really don't want to compact them right now but the message is
coming up every time I exit the mail program.

Is there any way to get the nagging to stop until I have the time to deal
with the issue?

Thanks

Paul Rubiola

 

[Paul Rubiola]

Never mind.

I found the turn off process in the options

Paul Rubiola

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Vista's Window Mail program has started to nag me about compacting the
mail folders. I really don't want to compact them right now but the
message is coming up every time I exit the mail program.

Is there any way to get the nagging to stop until I have the time to deal
with the issue?

Thanks

Paul Rubiola

Edit the Registry. Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail
and change
Contact Check Count
to 10 and you won't see it again for ten exits.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Turn off Background Compaction.
(Note that with WinXP SP2, this feature is already disabled.)
When a message is deleted, moved or marked as read in an OE message file
(dbx), then wasted space is generated in that file, and the folder must be
compacted to remove that wasted space. By default, OE turns on a feature
under Tools | Options | Maintenance called "background compaction", which
turns itself on if the folders in your message store get too much wasted
space.

This feature uses 100% CPU time and slows down your system, while it is
active, particularly if you have a sizeable message store. If the process is
somewhat interrupted, then the entire message store can become corrupt.

To prevent such corruption, turn off background compaction under Tools |
Options | Maintenance for each Identity you have, and then compact manually
and frequently using File | Folder | Compact all.
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx
Appropriate NG for Windows Mail issues:
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail