Auto-preview pane does not show up...Layout won't work either
Quote:
> I just went and used Outlook Express for the first time in a while, and
> there
> is a very strange problem...
> For some reason, the preview window does NOT appear, for mail or
> newsgroups.
> Attempting to double-click on an E-mail or newsgroup posts gives the "One
> or
> more parts of this message could not be displayed." followed by "There was
> an
> error opening this message. There is not enough memory."
> Some menus will not work, such as going to View then Layout does
> nothing...the same for Tools then Options.
> I think it is a problem with the registry being corrupt...however I tried
> re-installing XP SP2, and it didn't work...any ideas or suggestions?
Preview Pane problem: Check View | Layout.
Memory: From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm
This generally indicates corruption in the message store.
Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder (with OE closed).
Note: the DBX files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will lose
your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers, but
it might get you into OE.
If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx (again with OE closed). You should now get into OE. Try
importing the messages from
the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this tool
to extract the messages:
DBXtract ($5):
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).
The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.
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