Installed Windows Live Mail - Outlook Express tries compac..

Simus · External Since: Sep 11, 2009 Posts: 5

I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer supported,
but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express wants
to compact messages.

Kelly · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 60

Odd! See if line 367 helps:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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"Simus" <Simus.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer supported,
> but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express
> wants
> to compact messages.

PA Bear [MS MVP] · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 294

[x-post to OE General]

Assuming WinXP SP3...

Uninstall Windows (Desktop) Search or...

CONTROL PANEL | INDEXING OPTIONS | MODIFY | Clear the check box for Outlook
Express
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
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Simus wrote:
> I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer
> supported,
> but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express
> wants
> to compact messages.

Simus · External Since: Sep 11, 2009 Posts: 5

Thanks. Cleared the checkbox and the alerts stopped.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [x-post to OE General]
>
> Assuming WinXP SP3...
>
> Uninstall Windows (Desktop) Search or...
>
> CONTROL PANEL | INDEXING OPTIONS | MODIFY | Clear the check box for Outlook
> Express
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
> www.banthecheck.com
>
>
> Simus wrote:
> > I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer
> > supported,
> > but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express
> > wants
> > to compact messages.
>
>

Kelly · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 60

or ....

)

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"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> [x-post to OE General]
>
> Assuming WinXP SP3...
>
> Uninstall Windows (Desktop) Search or...
>
> CONTROL PANEL | INDEXING OPTIONS | MODIFY | Clear the check box for
> Outlook Express
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
> www.banthecheck.com
>
>
> Simus wrote:
>> I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer
>> supported,
>> but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express
>> wants
>> to compact messages.
>

PA Bear [MS MVP] · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 294

YW & thanks for your feedback.

Simus wrote:
> Thanks. Cleared the checkbox and the alerts stopped.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> [x-post to OE General]
>>
>> Assuming WinXP SP3...
>>
>> Uninstall Windows (Desktop) Search or...
>>
>> CONTROL PANEL | INDEXING OPTIONS | MODIFY | Clear the check box for
>> Outlook
>> Express
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>> www.banthecheck.com
>>
>>
>> Simus wrote:
>>> I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer
>>> supported,
>>> but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express
>>> wants
>>> to compact messages.

Simus · External Since: Sep 11, 2009 Posts: 5

However, Outlook Express still wants to compact messages each time I launch
the Live Mail. Of course, it is much better than earlier, when it wanted to
do this every few minutes.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> YW & thanks for your feedback.
>
> Simus wrote:
> > Thanks. Cleared the checkbox and the alerts stopped.
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> [x-post to OE General]
> >>
> >> Assuming WinXP SP3...
> >>
> >> Uninstall Windows (Desktop) Search or...
> >>
> >> CONTROL PANEL | INDEXING OPTIONS | MODIFY | Clear the check box for
> >> Outlook
> >> Express
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
> >> www.banthecheck.com
> >>
> >>
> >> Simus wrote:
> >>> I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer
> >>> supported,
> >>> but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express
> >>> wants
> >>> to compact messages.
>
>

PA Bear [MS MVP] · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 294

Is WLMail your default Mail Client now? Do you still use OE?

You'll find support for Windows Live Mail (WLMail) in this public newsgroup:
microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

Via the web-interface:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.asp...g=micro

Via your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

Simus wrote:
> However, Outlook Express still wants to compact messages each time I
> launch
> the Live Mail. Of course, it is much better than earlier, when it wanted
> to
> do this every few minutes.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> YW & thanks for your feedback.
>>
>> Simus wrote:
>>> Thanks. Cleared the checkbox and the alerts stopped.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> [x-post to OE General]
>>>>
>>>> Assuming WinXP SP3...
>>>>
>>>> Uninstall Windows (Desktop) Search or...
>>>>
>>>> CONTROL PANEL | INDEXING OPTIONS | MODIFY | Clear the check box for
>>>> Outlook
>>>> Express
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>> www.banthecheck.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Simus wrote:
>>>>> I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer
>>>>> supported,
>>>>> but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express
>>>>> wants
>>>>> to compact messages.

Simus · External Since: Sep 11, 2009 Posts: 5

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Is WLMail your default Mail Client now? Do you still use OE?
>

Yes it is. I don't use Outlook.

PA Bear [MS MVP] · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 294

[Please quote this entire post when you reply. Thank you.]

Outlook (OL) and Outlook Express (OE) are not the same application. I asked
if you still used OE?

If you don't see if removing access to OE makes any difference:

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components | OE
(uncheck).

Make sure that WLMail is set as your default Mail Client in Set Program
Access and Defaults as well as in IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs.

Simus wrote:
> Yes it is. I don't use Outlook.
>
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PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Is WLMail your default Mail Client now? Do you still use OE?
>
> You'll find support for Windows Live Mail (WLMail) in this public
> newsgroup:
> microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
>
> Via the web-interface:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.asp...g=micro
>
> Via your newsreader:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
>
> Simus wrote:
>> However, Outlook Express still wants to compact messages each time I
>> launch the Live Mail. Of course, it is much better than earlier, when it
>> wanted
>> to do this every few minutes.
>>
>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>> YW & thanks for your feedback.
>>>
>>> Simus wrote:
>>>> Thanks. Cleared the checkbox and the alerts stopped.
>>>>
>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>>> [x-post to OE General]
>>>>>
>>>>> Assuming WinXP SP3...
>>>>>
>>>>> Uninstall Windows (Desktop) Search or...
>>>>>
>>>>> CONTROL PANEL | INDEXING OPTIONS | MODIFY | Clear the check box for
>>>>> Outlook
>>>>> Express
>>>>> --
>>>>> Simus wrote:
>>>>>> I switched to Windows Live Mail as Outlook Express was no longer
>>>>>> supported,
>>>>>> but now I am getting every five minute a message that Outlook Express
>>>>>> wants
>>>>>> to compact messages.

Simus · External Since: Sep 11, 2009 Posts: 5

> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components | OE
> (uncheck).
>
Well. Outlook Express never appears in add-remove. Trying to uninstall it
was the first thing I attempted when the proble occured.

N. Miller · External Since: Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 32

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:42:01 -0800, Simus wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:54:42 -0400, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

>> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components | OE
>> (uncheck).

> Well. Outlook Express never appears in add-remove. Trying to uninstall it
> was the first thing I attempted when the proble occured.

It never does appear in "Add/Remove Programs". It appears in the sidebar
option to "Add/Remove Windows Components". As stated by PA Bear.

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PA Bear [MS MVP] · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 294

Simus wrote:
>> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components | OE
>> (uncheck).
>>
> Well. Outlook Express never appears in add-remove. Trying to uninstall it
> was the first thing I attempted when the proble occured.

Reference:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/brow...frm/thr
(11Sept-09 &ff)

Were you looking in Add/Remove Programs or Add/Remove Windows Components?

QED: In your reply on 12 Sept-09, you told us that clearing the checkbox for
OE in CONTROL PANEL | INDEXING OPTIONS | MODIFY corrected the problem. Is
that checkbox rechecked now?

QED: Does the behavior persist if you uninstall Windows Desktop Search via
Add/Remove Programs?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com

Gordon · External Since: Mar 12, 2009 Posts: 22

"N. Miller" <anonymous.DeleteThis@msnews.aosake.net> wrote in message
news:1vu8z87it6byc.dlg@msnews.aosake.net...
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:42:01 -0800, Simus wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:54:42 -0400, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>
>>> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components | OE
>>> (uncheck).
>
>> Well. Outlook Express never appears in add-remove. Trying to uninstall it
>> was the first thing I attempted when the proble occured.
>
> It never does appear in "Add/Remove Programs". It appears in the sidebar
> option to "Add/Remove Windows Components". As stated by PA Bear.

And then AFAIK that only removes ACCESS to it - it doesn't actually
uninstall OE because it's an integral part of IE6....

smlunatick · External Since: Apr 19, 2007 Posts: 195

On Nov 5, 10:54 am, "Gordon" <gordonbpar....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "N. Miller" <anonym....DeleteThis@msnews.aosake.net> wrote in message
>
> news:1vu8z87it6byc.dlg@msnews.aosake.net...
>
> > On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:42:01 -0800, Simus wrote:
>
> >> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:54:42 -0400, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>
> >>> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components | OE
> >>> (uncheck).
>
> >> Well. Outlook Express never appears in add-remove. Trying to uninstall it
> >> was the first thing I attempted when the proble occured.
>
> > It never does appear in "Add/Remove Programs". It appears in the sidebar
> > option to "Add/Remove Windows Components". As stated by PA Bear.
>
> And then AFAIK that only removes ACCESS to it - it doesn't actually
> uninstall OE because it's an integral part of IE6....

And IE 6 is an integrated into XP,

wacktech2009 · External Since: Nov 14, 2009 Posts: 1

I can confirm this...I had been removing the checkmark for OE thinking I
was uninstalling the program, but it apparently it's just removing
access as the dialog states in add/remove windows components. You can
confirm after unchecking by going to run and typing msimn.exe. You'll
continue to get windows updates for OE as well.

I started to look into this a little more when a user called in saying
he was getting the message and I knew I had 'unistalled' OE on his
laptop and it in fact had never even been used. Hopefully disabling
indexing of OE in desktop search will take care of the issue.

PA Bear [MS MVP] · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 294

[The two-month-old thread that would not die...]

wacktech2009 wrote:
> I can confirm this...I had been removing the checkmark for OE thinking I
> was uninstalling the program, but it apparently it's just removing
> access as the dialog states in add/remove windows components. You can
> confirm after unchecking by going to run and typing msimn.exe. You'll
> continue to get windows updates for OE as well.
>
> I started to look into this a little more when a user called in saying
> he was getting the message and I knew I had 'unistalled' OE on his
> laptop and it in fact had never even been used. Hopefully disabling
> indexing of OE in desktop search will take care of the issue.