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Recover from E-Mail Corruption
If Outlook Express alerts you that an error has occurred in directdb.dll or
msoe.dll, then most likely some or all of your e-mail folders are corrupt.
Often this type of corruption is so severe that it prevents Outlook Express from opening. To salvage your e-mail and restore Outlook Express, try the following:
1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows.
2. Click Run.
3. A window opens. Type C:\Documents and Settings\Your Account Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities
Note
You must replace the words Your Account Name with the name of your Windows XP account. For example, if your account is named Bob, then you should type C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities.
Also, if your computer does not have Windows XP installed on the C: drive, then you must insert the appropriate drive letter followed by a colon.
4. Click the OK button or press the Enter key.
5. A window opens. Inside, double-click the folder with the strange, long name that looks something like this: {DA1BA02A-D3AE-4E46-A32C-EF70486F8D28}.
6. Double-click the Microsoft folder.
7. Double-click the Outlook Express folder. Inside are all of the special dbx files that store your e-mail. Click the Edit drop-down menu located at the top of this folder.
8. Click Select All. This highlights all of the dbx files.
9. Again, click the Edit drop-down menu.
10. Click Cut.
11. Go to a folder like My Documents, and then create a new folder.
a. Click the File drop-down menu.
b. Select New.
c. Click Folder.
d. A new folder appears. Rename it something like Outlook Express DBX Files.
e. Double-click the new folder to open it.
f. Inside the folder, right-click the empty space and select Paste.
All of your dbx files are transferred from their old location to this new one.
12. Try to open Outlook Express. If you are successful, then click the File drop-down menu.
13. Select Import.
14. Click Messages.
15. The Outlook Express Import window opens. Scroll down and click Microsoft Outlook Express 6.
16. Click the Next button.
17. A new window opens. Toward the bottom of it, click the Import Mail
from an OE6 Store Directory button.
18. Click the OK button.
19. Click the Browse button, and then locate the folder where you just placed your dbx files.
20. Click the OK button, and then click the Next button.
21. In the next window, choose whether to import all e-mail folders or just certain ones. Then, click the Next button.
22. Your messages are imported into Outlook Express. When the process
is complete, click the Finish button.
23. If this process doesn’t work — or if some of your e-mail is missing —
then you will need to use a special tool named DBXtract to remove each of your e-mail messages from the dbx files. Connect to the Internet and visit http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract to download the program. Follow the on-screen instructions.
msoe.dll, then most likely some or all of your e-mail folders are corrupt.
Often this type of corruption is so severe that it prevents Outlook Express from opening. To salvage your e-mail and restore Outlook Express, try the following:
1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows.
2. Click Run.
3. A window opens. Type C:\Documents and Settings\Your Account Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities
Note
You must replace the words Your Account Name with the name of your Windows XP account. For example, if your account is named Bob, then you should type C:\Documents and Settings\Bob\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities.
Also, if your computer does not have Windows XP installed on the C: drive, then you must insert the appropriate drive letter followed by a colon.
4. Click the OK button or press the Enter key.
5. A window opens. Inside, double-click the folder with the strange, long name that looks something like this: {DA1BA02A-D3AE-4E46-A32C-EF70486F8D28}.
6. Double-click the Microsoft folder.
7. Double-click the Outlook Express folder. Inside are all of the special dbx files that store your e-mail. Click the Edit drop-down menu located at the top of this folder.
8. Click Select All. This highlights all of the dbx files.
9. Again, click the Edit drop-down menu.
10. Click Cut.
11. Go to a folder like My Documents, and then create a new folder.
a. Click the File drop-down menu.
b. Select New.
c. Click Folder.
d. A new folder appears. Rename it something like Outlook Express DBX Files.
e. Double-click the new folder to open it.
f. Inside the folder, right-click the empty space and select Paste.
All of your dbx files are transferred from their old location to this new one.
12. Try to open Outlook Express. If you are successful, then click the File drop-down menu.
13. Select Import.
14. Click Messages.
15. The Outlook Express Import window opens. Scroll down and click Microsoft Outlook Express 6.
16. Click the Next button.
17. A new window opens. Toward the bottom of it, click the Import Mail
from an OE6 Store Directory button.
18. Click the OK button.
19. Click the Browse button, and then locate the folder where you just placed your dbx files.
20. Click the OK button, and then click the Next button.
21. In the next window, choose whether to import all e-mail folders or just certain ones. Then, click the Next button.
22. Your messages are imported into Outlook Express. When the process
is complete, click the Finish button.
23. If this process doesn’t work — or if some of your e-mail is missing —
then you will need to use a special tool named DBXtract to remove each of your e-mail messages from the dbx files. Connect to the Internet and visit http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract to download the program. Follow the on-screen instructions.
There is a tool called Advanced Outlook Express Repair . I have used it to repair many corrupt Outlook Express dbx files on my damaged disks successfully. Its homepage is http://www.datanumen.com/aoer/
Alan
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