Outlook Express, Folder Could Not be Displayed

[tdk99]

When I try to use Outlook Express, I regularly get a message that the "Folder could not be displayed".  It then lists possible problems are low memory or low disk space.  I have plenty of memory to run all of my other applications and I have 75% unused disk space.  What may be the problem and how can I fix it?

[dl65]

tdk99....  Which operating system are you using?  
how much ram do you have installed ?
Is this something that has just started ?

dl65  

[dl65]

tdk99.........Check out ths link....
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/oerepair.mspx

What happens if you reboot and then try to open Outlook express ?
Will it open ok ?


dl65  

[Fed]

Do you have Outlook Express optioned to go straight to your Inbox on opening?
Do you have millions of emails in your Inbox?
Just kicking ideas around here.

[tdk99]

Yes, Outlook Express will open but after downloading a few emails or after using it for about 15 minutes, this "Folder Could Not Be Displayed" message pops up, and I cannot access any messages via Outlook Express anymore unless I reboot.

[tdk99]

dl65
I am using 98.  I have 256 mb of ram

[Fed]

Is your computer free of viruses and malware?
If you think it's OK then do some quick online scans to be sure.

Online Virus Scan and Spyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm

Highly recommended second Online Malware Scan
http://www.ewido.net/en/

Let's see what happens then.

[tdk99]

Fed,

I don't have millions of emails.  It is a funny thing.  I have Comcast as my ISP and about every other month all of my emails disappear (around 4000).  I have talked to Comcast about this but they don't know their head from a hole in the wall.  This happened last week, so I now only have about 100 emails.  Any ideas?

[Fed]

Forget Ewido, it doesn't work for 98.
Try A squared.

[Fed]

4000 emails a month?
And you hoard them?  

[dl65]

 tdk99......  have you tried to compact them ?

dl65  


                                        

[tdk99]

FED, what is a squared?

[tdk99]

FED, I ran pandasoftware, but I am still having the problem.  In fact, now I can open OE but it will not display any messages, even from the start.  HELP!

[tdk99]

I am only having problems with the inbox.  All of the other folders open just fine.  

[soybean]

Fed,

I don't have millions of emails.  It is a funny thing.  I have Comcast as my ISP and about every other month all of my emails disappear (around 4000).  I have talked to Comcast about this but they don't know their head from a hole in the wall.  This happened last week, so I now only have about 100 emails.  Any ideas?

This makes no sense.  Are you using POP mail?  Do you have your email setup so that messages stay on the Comcast mail server even after you've downloaded them to OE?  With POP mail, once you've downloaded mail to your OE, they stay in OE until YOU delete them; Comcast has no control over what you do with the messages you have in OE.