Ask Leo!: Outlook Express en-us 2008 Leo A. Notenboom and Puget Sound Software, LLC Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -08:00 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -08:00 720 http://ask-leo.com/images/altile144.jpg Ask Leo! http://ask-leo.com 140 140 Tech Questions? Get Answers! Ask Leo! Why is Outlook Express sending multiple copies of my email? http://ask-leo.com/why_is_outlook_express_sending_multiple_copies_of_my_email.html There is something strange going on with my Outlook Express version 6. When I send an Email with an attachment it's sent something like 40 times! Of course, while sending that mail I notice on my screen nothing at all about this curious fact. It seems to me - but I certainly do not know why or how - that probably my Outlook Express duplicates that mail and delivers it 40 times! I checked my configuration but I see nothing strange with that. Can you tell me what is the problem and how to solve this?

]]> I did a little research, and I'm finding a couple of common causes.

The good news here is that either should be easy to fix.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -08:00 Technology Should I allow Outlook Express to compact messages, and how do I get it to stop asking me if I don't? http://ask-leo.com/should_i_allow_outlook_express_to_compact_messages_and_how_do_i_get_it_to_stop_asking_me_if_i_dont.html About 6 months ago I started getting a message (apparently from Outlook Express, but even when OE is not running) saying "To free up disc space OE can compact messages. This may take up to a few minutes. -OK/Cancel". This has become very invasive and, even after OKing (and losing use of the commuter for several minutes), can pop up again within seconds/minutes and re-pop up within seconds of being canceled. Cause and cure? I've deleted a lot of spam and deleted messages in case these were the trigger.

]]> My honest opinion?

Change email programs.

I'll discuss that option, the bug that you're seeing, and what you might do. But first, I'm going to spend a couple of minutes explaining why I hold that opinion.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -08:00 Technology How do I access Hotmail using Outlook Express? http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_access_hotmail_using_outlook_express.html I am an avid Outlook Express user. I love it. I really like the IMAP feature of accessing Hotmail from various computers, plus it grabs my POP accounts quickly and easily. Recently, I got the message below from Microsoft.

"As a valued customer, we want to provide advanced notice that as of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you will no longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox via Outlook Express. As an alternative, we recommend that you download Windows Live Mail, a free desktop e-mail client that has the familiarity of Outlook Express and much more. This next generation of free e-mail software will allow you to easily manage multiple e-mail accounts, including Windows Live Hotmail, plus other e-mail accounts that support POP3/IMAP. Better yet, Windows Live Mail integrates well with other Windows Live services, and downloads in minutes. After you provide your user name and password, you will automatically be linked to your Hotmail account, providing continued access to your email and contacts."

I tried their "Live Mail", but it's horribly slow and nowhere as easy to use as OE. Please help!

]]> This has actually been happening slowly over the past couple of years. Microsoft is phasing out not only Hotmail access in Outlook Express, but they're phasing out Outlook Express itself.

In other words, the news is not good for all those folks who want to keep using Outlook Express to manage their Hotmail.

Let's look at your alternatives.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:26:02 -08:00 Technology Can I save the Sent Items folder to CD in Outlook Express? http://ask-leo.com/can_i_save_the_sent_items_folder_to_cd_in_outlook_express.html In Outlook Express, can the "Sent Items" folder be saved to CD in one step and not message by message?

]]> It depends on what you want to do. Depending on that the answer is either yes, or not really.

Regardless, I have to honestly say that this is one of those cases where I wish you weren't using Outlook Express.

]]> leo@pugetsoundsoftware (Leo A. Notenboom) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:10:11 -08:00 Technology From where can I download Outlook Express 6? http://ask-leo.com/from_where_can_i_download_outlook_express_6.html I need to reinstall Outlook Express, but I can't find it on the Microsoft web site. Where do I get it?

]]> Note: this article is a major revision of a previously posted article. Why? A reader pointed me at new information that fundamentally changed the answer. The previous article can be found here.

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Apparently the answer is "you can't".

But you can download its replacement.

Let's look at what happened, and what you should probably do.

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