Outlook Express6 very slow to send and receive
Lately when OE is either starting up or when I click send and receive, it takes so long. It used to take seconds-now it just drags. I have XP SP3 and my ISP is Verizon Fios. Any help would be appreciated.1 person needs an answerI do too
July 6th, 2010 5:51am

Start with these 3 steps.1: Do not archive mail in the Inbox or Sent Items. Create your own user defined folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. Empty Deleted Items folder daily. Although dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2GB, I recommend about a 300MB max for less chance of corruption.Information about the maximum file size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express:http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=9030952: After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often.Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.3: Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3For some programs, turning it off is not enough. You may have to uninstall it and reinstall in Custom Mode and opt out of e-mail scanning when offered. Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]
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July 6th, 2010 5:57am

Thanks, Bruce. It seems like this applies to alot of OE problems.
July 6th, 2010 6:19am

It sure does. Did it help, or are you still working on it?Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]
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July 6th, 2010 6:21am

I'll take that as a yes. You're welcome & glad it sorted things out.Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]
July 6th, 2010 6:43am

Yes, Bruce, that did work. Thanks again!
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July 6th, 2010 4:22pm

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