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Outlook express gone corrupt "there was an error opening this message"


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Hi,

I am repairing a winxp pc on which Outlook express has gone corrupted. When i first try to open an email it complains that it can't find a .DBX file???? Which has nothing to do with OE and after this on every attempt to open an email or address book it says "there was an error opening this message".

 

Tried to create a new identity but as soon as I do this OE shuts down and won't open until reboot. Can still receive emails.

Tried XP repair but when finished it wanted to activate windows before letting me login which I clicked OK to however all I get is a blank desktop background. So went back and reloaded backup image which I created before started repairs and ran sfc /scannow which did not solve the problem. I am trying to avoid a complete reinstall.

 

Any ideas please?

 

Thanks

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Firstly, DBX files are the basis of OE.

 

Secondly, it sounds like there's some serious issues with the PC. Run a memtest, then a surface scan to check for errors.

 

Passing those checks, you might be better off formatting. And not using XP.

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How strange a new member responding to a new member whos post is a copy paste from several other forums :rolleyes:

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