How can I stop a message in my Outlook outbox that won't send?

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it worked for me like a dream. Thanx a lot

Yea. I unplugged my rj45 cable and deleted the e-mail and it worked perfectly. Thanks SO MUCH. I love low-tech solutions. Helen

Your a genius! I unplugged my network cable and was able to delete the massive email stuck in the system. Thank you!! I will pass my new knowledge on.

Thanks soooooooo much, if only that chief at microsoft and his poxy company would be so helpful!

make sure you are not connected to the internet or your network. Go to the outbox, click on the message, hit delete (it should give you an error). Then hold the shift key and press delete and then hit the ENTER key. do not use the mouse. worked for me!!

Microsoft Office Online was not near as helpful! Thank you for the advice!!! It worked great and I can't thank you enough for saving me the headache of starting over with a new email account (Microsoft's suggestion). I have forwarded your link to them so they can learn something from YOU.

However, to make the matter a bit worse, the email message that Outlook keeps trying to send is not large. Actually, it does not exist...!!! Outlook keeps trying to send an email for the past 4 months that does not exist anywhere, not in the outbox, not in send items, not in some crazy Outlook folder. All other messages are beeing sent normally before and after this incedent. Even the same message has been sent normally at my second attempt. But nooooooo. Outlook keeps trying to send an inexistent email. It is almost spooky. Please help. Not that I have a problem with receiving or sending other email messages but it has gotten on my nerves. Even if I cancel all tasks, re-create this email account, reinstall MS Outlook, it still does it. Help!

Hello all,

I had this same problem so instead of unplugging the network cable I simply went under file and then selected "work offline". Once offline I went to my outbox and was able to delete the problem email. Hope this helps others with the same problem.

It worked! I disconnected my cable internet connection and after a few seconds (minute or two?) Outlook allowed me to delete the file. I was very thankful the file showed up in my deleted folder cause I wanted to resend the message minus a number of the pictures that clogged Outlook.

Thanks Leo!

THANK YOU! omg...i have been trying to delete this email all morning...you ROCK!

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