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Comment from Syed Nawazish Ali on 2009-08-02

2009-08-02T09:17:02Z

I have been using outlook express 6 for around 2 years and just yesterday it asked me to compress the files and i clicked yes and so it compressed them but when i opened my computer the next day many of the mails are gone.
I have created many folders in the OE6 and many of them are empty and it is written "there are no items in this view" i had already taken the back-up of the files but when i try and import them they do not get imported and it shows some error.
How do i get my mails back please help....!!!

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Comment from Herman on 2009-04-03

2009-04-04T01:06:29Z

it keep rejecting my password. i'm running windows xp

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Comment from mari on 2009-03-22

2009-03-23T03:05:35Z

i have tried to select outlook express on the ie7 properties and does not appear outlook express
have unistall and re installed many times and still does not get back the outlook express and i need it to recover the old mails saved on my other hard drive on this pc, for some reason when the xp and ie was installed on this pc it did not installed the oe. what can i do to install it back?

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Comment from Lori on 2009-02-03

2009-02-03T18:26:09Z

I was about to go crazy using microsoft outlook instead of outlook express. I've spent a significant amount of time looking for a solution, knowing it should be on my computer somewhere. Your website was the first to give me a direct and simple answer to my problem. I had no idea until I located your website that outlook express had changed to windows mail. Thank you for being clear and direct in your solutions!!

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Comment from Darice on 2009-01-20

2009-01-20T23:35:02Z

Hi i just used my operating system disk and went to install optional windows componets and reinstalled outlook from there.

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Comment from steve blackwell on 2008-12-13

2008-12-13T16:56:03Z

Hi Leo, my outlook express doesn't seem to have any new messages when I send/receive yet whenI sign in to my tiscali account there are always at least 3 new messages, any ideas.
Also I noted what you said about changing tothunderbird but can I keep my original email address as I would like to.
Thanks Steve.

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Comment from Dr. O Tapley on 2008-11-13

2008-11-13T14:37:53Z

This was usless for retriving outlook express. I lot of unnessary trash.

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Comment from Tom on 2008-10-03

2008-10-03T15:05:17Z

Just go to IE7 Properties and the email box will be empty.

Select Outlook Express and it will return.

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Comment from M S D V Prasad on 2008-03-02

2008-03-02T17:58:27Z

Dear Sir,
I reinstalled my Outlook when my system gone bad then lost all my previous mails i have not taken any backup please kindly help me in getting them back

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Comment from Paul H. Bartnek on 2008-02-22

2008-02-23T00:39:39Z

I have the same problem as Doug, but I deleted the email contacts/address biik. So how do I get them back. I am running Outlook Express in Windows XP. And yes I read the article.

Paul

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Comment from Doug on 2008-01-17

2008-01-17T09:25:34Z

Got a puzzler .. I been running Outlook Express under Windows XP..been working fine till the other morning. I turned on my computer, went to my email to check it..and noticed my contact/address book was gone..as in blank no entires..Is there a way to get my email contacts/address book back without having to go thru the process of entering them all over again?

Tahnks

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Comment from Dennis on 2007-10-23

2007-10-23T16:23:24Z

Moreover, if you'd like to get the outlook express button back on your Internet Explorer 7 toolbar, just right click over a blank area around your various browser's toolbars, and highlight "customize command bar." Then click on "add or remove commands;" from here, you can add "read mail." That will add it to your command bar. To give you an idea about where your command bar is, it includes your homepage and print buttons. Now, you should be able to load outlook express from within your browser. I had to figure that one out for myself.

Tried but only get Outlook NOT Outlook Express ;(

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Comment from Michael on 2007-09-02

2007-09-02T18:31:00Z

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-06-02

2007-06-03T00:27:52Z

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Comment from jan sanders on 2007-06-02

2007-06-03T00:21:06Z

I just cannot get SFC to work. Cannot open it in any way. Any remedies?

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Comment from Eli Coten on 2007-06-02

2007-06-02T23:03:13Z

If you don't have any shortcuts to Outlook Express, there are a few ways to get them back. The simplest test is to do start, run and type in "msimn" (without the quotes) and hit enter. This will bring up Outlook Express unless you've really managed to delete it somehow.

If you have managed to delete it somehow then you will be able to find it in the Add/Remove Windows components wizard, which can be found from the Add/Remove Programs control panel.

Windows Live Mail Desktop is/will be available for Windows XP, and apart from the fact that you need a Windows Live ID to sign into it, you can use it just like Outlook Express, as it does support (mostly) the same options, however it does look radically different.

Alternatively, just stick with Thunderbird. Its better than Outlook Express in every way, and even looks similar enough to it that a familiar Outlook Express user shouldn't have to re-learn how to email.

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Comment from Carl R. Goodwin on 2007-06-01

2007-06-02T02:16:33Z

I love Thunderbird, and use it as my only email client. I have noticed however, that I get a lot of weird spam with it (some of it in a really weird language). I wish it would stop!

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Comment from Jim Baldwin on 2007-05-29

2007-05-29T10:33:06Z

Leo, on a similar note, I fussed and fought to get my Outlook Express back. While I got it re-installed, it tells me "The Address Book failed to load. Outlook Express is incorrectly configured, please re-install." Unfortunately, no matter what or how I re-install, I end up with this same error message and have yet to figure out a successful way to get the Address Book to load. I have been using a number of different email clients to meet my needs. Outlook Express was real handy and I am sorry to see it go. On the other hand, I look forward to Microsoft Mail becoming available for XP. Thanks for all you do.

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