Windows Mail using almost 100% CPU

[Mickey Segal]

Much of the time that I'm using Windows Mail my CPU use goes to 100%, with
almost all of the use being from WinMail.exe. This CPU hogging slows down
other programs.

I know that Microsoft is phasing out Windows Mail in favor of Windows Live
Mail, but Windows Live Mail is designed in a way that is terrible for
computers with small displays, as I outlined at www.segal.org/tablet/live/,
so I've stuck with Windows Mail.

Is there any way to stop Windows Mail from hogging so much CPU? (I'd prefer
to keep my old emails; most are in folders that are not often accessed).

Or has Microsoft revamped the interface for Windows Live Mail since earlier
in 2008 so it makes sense for computers with small displays?

 

[Mickey Segal]

I looked through the "Local Folders" and found many zero KB files that
remained even after moving all messages out of the folders. I deleted the
empty messages and now the CPU use seems a lot better.

I also posted on microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop in a thread
"Usable on 800 x 600?" and got some actual interest by some on the "Windows
Live Product Planning" team about fixing the constraints that make the
program poorly designed for 800 x 600 resolution.