Posted by Gary on 11/30/07 12:31

Thanks I will try that when I get a mo

Gary


"Mark W" <s@o> wrote in message
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> "Gary" <Garyspam@spamasmailorder.com> wrote in message
> news:vMn3j.38780$dN2.32411@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
>> Please help me
>>
>> I am having problems with Outlook express
>> I have a 512meg computer running xp home sp2
>>
>> Recently Outlook express has been giving a out of memory error.
>>
>> The workaround is to shut down OE and open it up again. Memory manager
>> tells me I have 100=250 meg available but Outlook ex just can't see it.
>> Any help would be great. obviously not a life or death prob but Very
>> annoying
>>
>> TIA
>
>
> You could try Tools / options / maintenance / Clean Up Now and see if some
> of those options help.
> Remove newsgroup messages if there's a lot, compact the files etc.
> Also clean up your temporary internet folder by deleting temp files. OE
> can dump a lot of zero-byte files in there.
>
> Oh and if you can find the .dbx files, these might well be very bloated.
> Even the 'outbox' file can grow out of all proportion with nothing in it.
> If it's these, you can delete the .dbx files and OE will recreate them
> (after moving anything you want to keep).
>

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