Outlook express closed improperly, now will not open. I just get a box in the middle of my screen and if that goes away and I try to open it again, it says it is running although it does not show in tasks.

Start here: http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crashGeneral OE Caveats:- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose.- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.- Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More athttp://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm- Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place.- Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection:Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft

Any ideas on how to open express again?

Any ideas on how to open express again?What part of this did you not understand?Start here: http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crashBruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]

aplogize for previous question...read everything you sent originally....another stupid question what is the store folder in Windows Explorer?

It is where you will find the data files for Outlook Express.In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. The path to the message store will be very similar to this:C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{Long string of letters & numbers}\Microsoft\Outlook ExpressBruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]

what is the store folder in Windows Explorer?See http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft