Re outlook Express Compression - csaba Aug 7, 2007
i encountered the same issue. this may help you with your problem:
first, search the folder with ".bak" extenscion (inbox.bak) usually you may see this on your recycle bin folder.
2nd, changed the ".bak" to ".dbx" (inbox.bak --> inbox.dbx)
3rd, copy the "inbox.dbx" to your OE's store folder.
note: make to backup first your outlook express email before doing this instruction..
PEACE!..
Reference: http://www.proz.com/forum/general_technical_issues/73446-outlook_express_compressed_several_email_folders_where_are_they_now.html
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Outlook Express compressed several email folders - where are they now? lost emails?
Category:
Windows Outlook
— SkyHi @ Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express
Category:
Windows Outlook
— SkyHi @ Tuesday, August 25, 2009
It is a rare day on the Internet that we do not see some scary warning about the latest e-mail threat from viruses, worms, and Trojan Horses. But there is another e-mail threat that can be just as damaging as a virus and yet is rarely discussed in computer media. That threat is file corruption, a somewhat nerdy term for damage to a file that prevents a computer program from being able to use it. For Outlook Express users, file corruption can often mean the disappearance of entire folders of saved e-mail. In this article we'll look at the common causes of corruption, how to avoid it, and how to recover messages if it occurs.
On This Page
Understanding Outlook Express Files Understanding Outlook Express Files
Signs and Symptoms of DBX Corruption Signs and Symptoms of DBX Corruption
When Special Folders Stop Being Special When Special Folders Stop Being Special
The Show-Stopper: Folders.dbx The Show-Stopper: Folders.dbx
Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption
When the Cure Kills: Compacting and Corruption When the Cure Kills: Compacting and Corruption
Minimizing the Risk Is Also Minimizing the Loss Minimizing the Risk Is Also Minimizing the Loss
Recovering from Corruption Recovering from Corruption
Ten Steps of Prevention Ten Steps of Prevention
Understanding Outlook Express Files
Sound prevention begins with sound understanding, so let's begin with a look at the Outlook Express user files. Each folder that you see in the Outlook Express Folder list is stored on your hard disk as a single file with the same name as the folder but with the extension DBX added at the end, such as "Inbox.dbx" and "Sent Items.dbx". All these DBX files are stored in a single Windows folder called, not surprisingly, the Store Folder. The Store Folder is usually located deep within the Documents and Settings folder in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and is by default marked as a hidden folder. This makes it tricky to find your Store Folder in Windows Explorer, but there is a very good reason for this. One source of DBX corruption is trying to open and edit a DBX file yourself.
TipTip: Avoid the temptation of clicking on a DBX file to see what it contains.
It is enough to know that a message inside a DBX is not simply a string of text that you can read, but rather is broken up into parts which are not assembled into a legible message until you access the corresponding folder in Outlook Express. Also know that altering even a single byte in a DBX file might render the file completely unusable by Outlook Express.
Finding Your Store Folder
Here is a quick and easy way to display your Store Folder with just a few clicks and keystrokes.
1.
In Outlook Express, click Options on the Tools menu.
2.
Click the Maintenance tab.
3.
Click the Store folder button.
4.
Press the TAB key to highlight the Store Folder path.
5.
Press CTRL+C to copy the path to the clipboard.
6.
Click OK, then again OK to close the Options panel.
7.
Click Start, and then click Run.
8.
Press CTRL+V to paste the path into the command line.
9.
Click OK.
10.
If you do not see any files in the folder that opens, click Folder Options on the Tools menu, click the View tab, and then click "Show hidden files and folders" and click OK.
Click the Store Folder button to see the path to your Outlook Express DBX files
Click the Store Folder button to see the path to your Outlook Express DBX files.
Top of pageTop of page
Signs and Symptoms of DBX Corruption
The first symptoms of DBX corruption usually begin innocently enough. You might notice that Outlook Express feels sluggish when starting, or when switching folders. Simple tasks like marking a message as read might take several seconds. Such performance issues usually mean that some minor corruption has occurred but has not yet reached a critical level. If the corruption is more extensive but involves a single e-mail or news folder, Outlook Express might crash with this error when you try to open the damaged folder:
•
Msimn caused an exception C0000006h in module Directdb.dll. The message could not be sent. There is not enough Disk space.
In these cases the corruption can usually be repaired by compacting all your Outlook Express folders. To minimize the chance of errors during the compaction process, I recommend this simple procedure:
1.
On the File menu, click Work Offline so that no new messages will be arriving.
2.
In the Folder list, click on Outlook Express so that no e-mail or news folder is open.
3.
Close the Folder list by clicking the X in the upper right-hand corner of the list panel. Alternatively you can click Layout on the View menu, and then clear the checkbox for "Folder List".
4.
On the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact All Folders. Do not use your computer until the process is complete, which might take several minutes.
5.
If an error occurs, close Outlook Express, re-open it, and begin the process again from the top. If the same error occurs again, close Outlook Express, restart your computer (or log off and then log on again), open Outlook Express and then begin the whole process again.
If compacting does not correct the corruption, you will need to move all messages out of the damaged folder (if possible), close Outlook Express, and then delete the associated DBX file for that folder. If you cannot open the folder, move the damaged DBX file out of the Store Folder into a new folder you create. I will explain later how you can recover most messages from the corrupt file.
In cases of severe corruption Outlook Express will no longer recognize that the DBX file exits, and so the corresponding folder will disappear from the Folder list. If however the corrupt file is Inbox.dbx, Outlook Express will sometimes create a new one and append a number to its name, such as Inbox(1).dbx. If this happens when you open the Inbox, you will see your Inbox messages disappear right before your very eyes!
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When Special Folders Stop Being Special
When a special folder becomes corrupt, the first sign is usually just that the folder stops working. For example, you might find that messages you send are no longer being saved in the Sent Items folder or that you are suddenly unable to delete messages, or you cannot open messages in the Drafts folder. If the Inbox is corrupt you will usually see just an empty folder, although sometimes new e-mail will not be downloaded. In the case of the Sent Items or Outbox folders, Outlook Express might crash when you attempt to send a message, presenting this error:
•
Unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP Port: 0 Secure: No [SSL] Error: 0x800c0131
If the Inbox is corrupt, Outlook Express might not start, but in most cases it will do so by creating a new DBX file named Inbox(1).dbx.
In all these cases compacting all folders often fixes the damage. If it fails to do so, you will need a new DBX file for the damaged folder.
1.
If possible, drag all messages in the non-working folder into another folder you create just for this purpose. You can create a folder by pointing to Folder on the File menu, and then clicking New folder (or by pressing Ctrl+Shift- E).
2.
Close Outlook Express.
3.
Open your Store Folder in Windows Explorer.
4.
Delete (or rename) the DBX file associated with the non-working folder. For example, "Sent Items.dbx" or "Deleted Items.dbx" or "Drafts.dbx". Since these are default folders, new DBX files will be created automatically for the special folders when you restart Outlook Express.
Top of pageTop of page
The Show-Stopper: Folders.dbx
In the case of one important file, corruption can cause Outlook Express not only to crash but also to be completely unable to start, presenting just the "working" hour-glass cursor or one or more of the following error messages:
•
MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Msoe.dll
•
MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Msoe.dll at address
•
Outlook Express could not be started. It may not be installed correctly. Make sure that your disk is not full or that you are not out of memory. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance. (0x800c012e)
•
Outlook Express could not be started because Msoe.dll could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly.
In these cases the corruption is probably in the file "Folders.dbx". This is the master index of the entire Store Folder and without it, Outlook Express cannot do anything. Should you find yourself in this situation, the only solution is to delete the corrupt file from the Store Folder. That will allow Outlook Express to start and to build a new "Folders.dbx" by re-indexing all DBX files it finds in the Store Folder. This is not without consequences however, and so is not something to do unless absolutely necessary. You will have to do some work to replace the information lost, namely:
•
Re-create your mail folder hierarchy by dragging folders into place in the Folder list. Note that any folder you have created to group sub-folders but that does not itself contain messages will not appear in the Folder list and so must be created again.
•
Re-download the list of newsgroups from each news account.
•
Reset your subscribed newsgroups and download messages again.
•
Reset synchronization options on IMAP and newsgroup folders.
•
Edit any message rule that moves or copies messages to folders other than the Inbox.
Removing a single byte from a single DBX file can have dire results
Removing a single byte from a single DBX file can have dire results.
Compact All Folders vs. Compact Folder
You can always compact a single folder by pointing to Folder on the File menu, and then clicking Compact. This is recommended every time you make large changes to any folder. But in order to compact "Folders.dbx", the crucial index of the Store Folder, you must instead click Compact All Folders. Outlook Express will first compact all your e-mail and news folders, and will finish by compacting "Folders.dbx".
Top of pageTop of page
Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption
When encountering the symptoms of DBX corruption, many people immediately fear that their computer is infected with a virus. As surprising and ironic as it may seem though, the most common cause of DBX corruption is not a virus, but rather anti-virus programs that are configured to scan incoming or outgoing e-mail. Even the most well-known anti-virus programs have exhibited this problem from time to time. To lessen the risk of such corruption you should disable the e-mail scanning module in your anti-virus program. This is usually easy to do by looking at the user-configurable options in the anti-virus program. It is not at all necessary to scan e-mail for viruses to protect your computer.
Now before you dismiss me as mad, let me explain why e-mail scanning is unnecessary. Almost every anti-virus program for Windows installs by default a system scan that runs in the background every time Windows starts. This scan is necessary to protect your computer. If you receive a virus in an e-mail attachment, the virus cannot do anything at all until you actually open the attachment. At that time Outlook Express extracts the attachment from the message and saves it to the Temporary Internet Files folder on your hard disk and attempts to open the file. And it is precisely at that moment that a background system scan will detect the virus, provided it is able to do so, and stop the virus from executing. The system scan will usually delete the infected file from the Temporary Internet Files folder, or else move it to quarantine. To remove the infected e-mail message in Outlook Express, simply hold the Shift key while you press the Delete key. That's all it takes to keep your computer safe, both from e-mail viruses and e-mail anti-virus scanners. Scanning e-mail as it arrives therefore adds nothing to your level of protection. It might indeed make you feel more protected, but that feeling is an illusion. If the system scan is unable to detect the virus, the e-mail scan will fail to do so also.
Top of pageTop of page
When the Cure Kills: Compacting and Corruption
As stated earlier, compacting all folders in Outlook Express frequently repairs mild corruption. But surprisingly enough, and again as ironic as it seems, the compaction process itself has also been implicated in causing corruption. Before Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Outlook Express was configured by default to compact files automatically after Outlook Express had been inactive for some minutes. However, although Outlook Express might have been inactive, the same could not always be said for other programs being used when compaction began. On some systems, particularly those with limited amounts of RAM or slow processors, the sudden drain on computer resources sometimes caused the compaction process to hiccough, and all too often a damaged DBX was the result.
It is largely for this reason that the background compaction feature has been removed in Windows XP SP2. Now Outlook Express will compact automatically only after you have opened and closed Outlook Express 100 times. It will do so not in the background, when you might be busy doing other things on the computer, but rather when you close Outlook Express for that 100th time. Do not cancel this compaction, nor use your computer until it is finished. For best results however, you should still compact all folders on a regular basis, such as weekly or bi-weekly.
If you have not installed Windows XP SP2, you should disable the background compaction to lessen the chance of it damaging your files. To do so:
1.
Click Options on the Outlook Express Tools menu.
2.
Click the Maintenance tab.
3.
Clear the checkbox for "Compact messages automatically in the background".
4.
Click OK.
Top of pageTop of page
Minimizing the Risk Is Also Minimizing the Loss
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket," goes the old saying. In Outlook Express this translates into "don't save all your messages in one folder, especially not the Inbox." By keeping your DBX files small, you minimize the risk of corruption while at the same time minimizing the loss should corruption occur. This is especially true for the Inbox since it is the folder that changes the most. So keep your Inbox lean and healthy by using it for what it is, a box for incoming messages waiting to be stored or deleted, and not as a place to store all the e-mail you've ever received. Not only will Outlook Express be less likely to lose your e-mail, it will also perform more efficiently.
Don't Forget Sent Items
Most of us don't look in this folder very regularly, yet it grows every time you send a message. It is therefore very easy for the "Sent Items.dbx" file to grow very large. Be sure to move messages out of Sent Items and into sub-folders from time to time to lessen the risk of corruption. A good rule of thumb is to keep no more than 2,000 or so messages in Sent Items.
Top of pageTop of page
Recovering from Corruption
In the event one of your mail folder's DBX file suffers from corruption that is not cured by compacting all folders, there is hope for recovering the messages it contains.
•
Close Outlook Express immediately.
•
In Windows Explorer, navigate to your Store Folder and move the damaged DBX file into a new folder you create.
•
Copy the latest backup of the DBX file from your backup media into the Store Folder. If you are copying from a CD-ROM, verify the copy is not set as 'read-only' by right-clicking on the DBX file and clicking Properties.
•
Restart Outlook Express.
•
Compact all folders as described earlier.
In the unfortunate event you do not have a backup that contains the messages you need, it is possible to recover messages from a corrupt DBX file. Unfortunately there is no built-in recovery tool in Outlook Express to do this. There is, however, a very inexpensive third-party tool called DBXtract that could possibly recover these messages.. It was written by Steve Cochran, a Microsoft MVP for Outlook Express for many years. You can purchase and download DBXtract at Steve's OEHelp website.1
Top of pageTop of page
Ten Steps of Prevention
If you follow the ten stops outlined here, you will greatly reduce the chances that your DBX files will become corrupt.
1.
Disable the e-mail scan in your anti-virus program.
2.
If you have not installed Windows XP SP2, disable automatic background compaction.
3.
Keep the Inbox as empty as possible by moving messages to other folders you create.
4.
Be careful that the Sent Items folder does not grow to an unmanageable size (2,000 or so messages seems a good target).
5.
Compact all folders on a regular basis, such as bi-weekly, or more often if you make extensive use of e-mail or newsgroups.
6.
When compacting, do not use your computer until the process is finished.
7.
Purchase a copy of DBXtract for emergency use.
8.
Keep your computer and anti-virus products up to date with the latest patches.
9.
Backup your entire Store Folder on a regular basis.
10.
Remember that you can store important messages, or messages with large attachments, outside of Outlook Express simply by dragging them from the message list and dropping them on your desktop. Then delete the original message in the message list to keep the DBX file smaller.
These simple steps will help keep your Outlook Express working in tiptop shape so that hopefully you will never need that emergency copy of DBXtract.
Reference: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx
On This Page
Understanding Outlook Express Files Understanding Outlook Express Files
Signs and Symptoms of DBX Corruption Signs and Symptoms of DBX Corruption
When Special Folders Stop Being Special When Special Folders Stop Being Special
The Show-Stopper: Folders.dbx The Show-Stopper: Folders.dbx
Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption
When the Cure Kills: Compacting and Corruption When the Cure Kills: Compacting and Corruption
Minimizing the Risk Is Also Minimizing the Loss Minimizing the Risk Is Also Minimizing the Loss
Recovering from Corruption Recovering from Corruption
Ten Steps of Prevention Ten Steps of Prevention
Understanding Outlook Express Files
Sound prevention begins with sound understanding, so let's begin with a look at the Outlook Express user files. Each folder that you see in the Outlook Express Folder list is stored on your hard disk as a single file with the same name as the folder but with the extension DBX added at the end, such as "Inbox.dbx" and "Sent Items.dbx". All these DBX files are stored in a single Windows folder called, not surprisingly, the Store Folder. The Store Folder is usually located deep within the Documents and Settings folder in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and is by default marked as a hidden folder. This makes it tricky to find your Store Folder in Windows Explorer, but there is a very good reason for this. One source of DBX corruption is trying to open and edit a DBX file yourself.
TipTip: Avoid the temptation of clicking on a DBX file to see what it contains.
It is enough to know that a message inside a DBX is not simply a string of text that you can read, but rather is broken up into parts which are not assembled into a legible message until you access the corresponding folder in Outlook Express. Also know that altering even a single byte in a DBX file might render the file completely unusable by Outlook Express.
Finding Your Store Folder
Here is a quick and easy way to display your Store Folder with just a few clicks and keystrokes.
1.
In Outlook Express, click Options on the Tools menu.
2.
Click the Maintenance tab.
3.
Click the Store folder button.
4.
Press the TAB key to highlight the Store Folder path.
5.
Press CTRL+C to copy the path to the clipboard.
6.
Click OK, then again OK to close the Options panel.
7.
Click Start, and then click Run.
8.
Press CTRL+V to paste the path into the command line.
9.
Click OK.
10.
If you do not see any files in the folder that opens, click Folder Options on the Tools menu, click the View tab, and then click "Show hidden files and folders" and click OK.
Click the Store Folder button to see the path to your Outlook Express DBX files
Click the Store Folder button to see the path to your Outlook Express DBX files.
Top of pageTop of page
Signs and Symptoms of DBX Corruption
The first symptoms of DBX corruption usually begin innocently enough. You might notice that Outlook Express feels sluggish when starting, or when switching folders. Simple tasks like marking a message as read might take several seconds. Such performance issues usually mean that some minor corruption has occurred but has not yet reached a critical level. If the corruption is more extensive but involves a single e-mail or news folder, Outlook Express might crash with this error when you try to open the damaged folder:
•
Msimn caused an exception C0000006h in module Directdb.dll. The message could not be sent. There is not enough Disk space.
In these cases the corruption can usually be repaired by compacting all your Outlook Express folders. To minimize the chance of errors during the compaction process, I recommend this simple procedure:
1.
On the File menu, click Work Offline so that no new messages will be arriving.
2.
In the Folder list, click on Outlook Express so that no e-mail or news folder is open.
3.
Close the Folder list by clicking the X in the upper right-hand corner of the list panel. Alternatively you can click Layout on the View menu, and then clear the checkbox for "Folder List".
4.
On the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact All Folders. Do not use your computer until the process is complete, which might take several minutes.
5.
If an error occurs, close Outlook Express, re-open it, and begin the process again from the top. If the same error occurs again, close Outlook Express, restart your computer (or log off and then log on again), open Outlook Express and then begin the whole process again.
If compacting does not correct the corruption, you will need to move all messages out of the damaged folder (if possible), close Outlook Express, and then delete the associated DBX file for that folder. If you cannot open the folder, move the damaged DBX file out of the Store Folder into a new folder you create. I will explain later how you can recover most messages from the corrupt file.
In cases of severe corruption Outlook Express will no longer recognize that the DBX file exits, and so the corresponding folder will disappear from the Folder list. If however the corrupt file is Inbox.dbx, Outlook Express will sometimes create a new one and append a number to its name, such as Inbox(1).dbx. If this happens when you open the Inbox, you will see your Inbox messages disappear right before your very eyes!
Top of pageTop of page
When Special Folders Stop Being Special
When a special folder becomes corrupt, the first sign is usually just that the folder stops working. For example, you might find that messages you send are no longer being saved in the Sent Items folder or that you are suddenly unable to delete messages, or you cannot open messages in the Drafts folder. If the Inbox is corrupt you will usually see just an empty folder, although sometimes new e-mail will not be downloaded. In the case of the Sent Items or Outbox folders, Outlook Express might crash when you attempt to send a message, presenting this error:
•
Unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP Port: 0 Secure: No [SSL] Error: 0x800c0131
If the Inbox is corrupt, Outlook Express might not start, but in most cases it will do so by creating a new DBX file named Inbox(1).dbx.
In all these cases compacting all folders often fixes the damage. If it fails to do so, you will need a new DBX file for the damaged folder.
1.
If possible, drag all messages in the non-working folder into another folder you create just for this purpose. You can create a folder by pointing to Folder on the File menu, and then clicking New folder (or by pressing Ctrl+Shift- E).
2.
Close Outlook Express.
3.
Open your Store Folder in Windows Explorer.
4.
Delete (or rename) the DBX file associated with the non-working folder. For example, "Sent Items.dbx" or "Deleted Items.dbx" or "Drafts.dbx". Since these are default folders, new DBX files will be created automatically for the special folders when you restart Outlook Express.
Top of pageTop of page
The Show-Stopper: Folders.dbx
In the case of one important file, corruption can cause Outlook Express not only to crash but also to be completely unable to start, presenting just the "working" hour-glass cursor or one or more of the following error messages:
•
MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Msoe.dll
•
MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Msoe.dll at address
•
Outlook Express could not be started. It may not be installed correctly. Make sure that your disk is not full or that you are not out of memory. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance. (0x800c012e)
•
Outlook Express could not be started because Msoe.dll could not be initialized. Outlook Express may not be installed correctly.
In these cases the corruption is probably in the file "Folders.dbx". This is the master index of the entire Store Folder and without it, Outlook Express cannot do anything. Should you find yourself in this situation, the only solution is to delete the corrupt file from the Store Folder. That will allow Outlook Express to start and to build a new "Folders.dbx" by re-indexing all DBX files it finds in the Store Folder. This is not without consequences however, and so is not something to do unless absolutely necessary. You will have to do some work to replace the information lost, namely:
•
Re-create your mail folder hierarchy by dragging folders into place in the Folder list. Note that any folder you have created to group sub-folders but that does not itself contain messages will not appear in the Folder list and so must be created again.
•
Re-download the list of newsgroups from each news account.
•
Reset your subscribed newsgroups and download messages again.
•
Reset synchronization options on IMAP and newsgroup folders.
•
Edit any message rule that moves or copies messages to folders other than the Inbox.
Removing a single byte from a single DBX file can have dire results
Removing a single byte from a single DBX file can have dire results.
Compact All Folders vs. Compact Folder
You can always compact a single folder by pointing to Folder on the File menu, and then clicking Compact. This is recommended every time you make large changes to any folder. But in order to compact "Folders.dbx", the crucial index of the Store Folder, you must instead click Compact All Folders. Outlook Express will first compact all your e-mail and news folders, and will finish by compacting "Folders.dbx".
Top of pageTop of page
Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption
When encountering the symptoms of DBX corruption, many people immediately fear that their computer is infected with a virus. As surprising and ironic as it may seem though, the most common cause of DBX corruption is not a virus, but rather anti-virus programs that are configured to scan incoming or outgoing e-mail. Even the most well-known anti-virus programs have exhibited this problem from time to time. To lessen the risk of such corruption you should disable the e-mail scanning module in your anti-virus program. This is usually easy to do by looking at the user-configurable options in the anti-virus program. It is not at all necessary to scan e-mail for viruses to protect your computer.
Now before you dismiss me as mad, let me explain why e-mail scanning is unnecessary. Almost every anti-virus program for Windows installs by default a system scan that runs in the background every time Windows starts. This scan is necessary to protect your computer. If you receive a virus in an e-mail attachment, the virus cannot do anything at all until you actually open the attachment. At that time Outlook Express extracts the attachment from the message and saves it to the Temporary Internet Files folder on your hard disk and attempts to open the file. And it is precisely at that moment that a background system scan will detect the virus, provided it is able to do so, and stop the virus from executing. The system scan will usually delete the infected file from the Temporary Internet Files folder, or else move it to quarantine. To remove the infected e-mail message in Outlook Express, simply hold the Shift key while you press the Delete key. That's all it takes to keep your computer safe, both from e-mail viruses and e-mail anti-virus scanners. Scanning e-mail as it arrives therefore adds nothing to your level of protection. It might indeed make you feel more protected, but that feeling is an illusion. If the system scan is unable to detect the virus, the e-mail scan will fail to do so also.
Top of pageTop of page
When the Cure Kills: Compacting and Corruption
As stated earlier, compacting all folders in Outlook Express frequently repairs mild corruption. But surprisingly enough, and again as ironic as it seems, the compaction process itself has also been implicated in causing corruption. Before Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Outlook Express was configured by default to compact files automatically after Outlook Express had been inactive for some minutes. However, although Outlook Express might have been inactive, the same could not always be said for other programs being used when compaction began. On some systems, particularly those with limited amounts of RAM or slow processors, the sudden drain on computer resources sometimes caused the compaction process to hiccough, and all too often a damaged DBX was the result.
It is largely for this reason that the background compaction feature has been removed in Windows XP SP2. Now Outlook Express will compact automatically only after you have opened and closed Outlook Express 100 times. It will do so not in the background, when you might be busy doing other things on the computer, but rather when you close Outlook Express for that 100th time. Do not cancel this compaction, nor use your computer until it is finished. For best results however, you should still compact all folders on a regular basis, such as weekly or bi-weekly.
If you have not installed Windows XP SP2, you should disable the background compaction to lessen the chance of it damaging your files. To do so:
1.
Click Options on the Outlook Express Tools menu.
2.
Click the Maintenance tab.
3.
Clear the checkbox for "Compact messages automatically in the background".
4.
Click OK.
Top of pageTop of page
Minimizing the Risk Is Also Minimizing the Loss
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket," goes the old saying. In Outlook Express this translates into "don't save all your messages in one folder, especially not the Inbox." By keeping your DBX files small, you minimize the risk of corruption while at the same time minimizing the loss should corruption occur. This is especially true for the Inbox since it is the folder that changes the most. So keep your Inbox lean and healthy by using it for what it is, a box for incoming messages waiting to be stored or deleted, and not as a place to store all the e-mail you've ever received. Not only will Outlook Express be less likely to lose your e-mail, it will also perform more efficiently.
Don't Forget Sent Items
Most of us don't look in this folder very regularly, yet it grows every time you send a message. It is therefore very easy for the "Sent Items.dbx" file to grow very large. Be sure to move messages out of Sent Items and into sub-folders from time to time to lessen the risk of corruption. A good rule of thumb is to keep no more than 2,000 or so messages in Sent Items.
Top of pageTop of page
Recovering from Corruption
In the event one of your mail folder's DBX file suffers from corruption that is not cured by compacting all folders, there is hope for recovering the messages it contains.
•
Close Outlook Express immediately.
•
In Windows Explorer, navigate to your Store Folder and move the damaged DBX file into a new folder you create.
•
Copy the latest backup of the DBX file from your backup media into the Store Folder. If you are copying from a CD-ROM, verify the copy is not set as 'read-only' by right-clicking on the DBX file and clicking Properties.
•
Restart Outlook Express.
•
Compact all folders as described earlier.
In the unfortunate event you do not have a backup that contains the messages you need, it is possible to recover messages from a corrupt DBX file. Unfortunately there is no built-in recovery tool in Outlook Express to do this. There is, however, a very inexpensive third-party tool called DBXtract that could possibly recover these messages.. It was written by Steve Cochran, a Microsoft MVP for Outlook Express for many years. You can purchase and download DBXtract at Steve's OEHelp website.1
Top of pageTop of page
Ten Steps of Prevention
If you follow the ten stops outlined here, you will greatly reduce the chances that your DBX files will become corrupt.
1.
Disable the e-mail scan in your anti-virus program.
2.
If you have not installed Windows XP SP2, disable automatic background compaction.
3.
Keep the Inbox as empty as possible by moving messages to other folders you create.
4.
Be careful that the Sent Items folder does not grow to an unmanageable size (2,000 or so messages seems a good target).
5.
Compact all folders on a regular basis, such as bi-weekly, or more often if you make extensive use of e-mail or newsgroups.
6.
When compacting, do not use your computer until the process is finished.
7.
Purchase a copy of DBXtract for emergency use.
8.
Keep your computer and anti-virus products up to date with the latest patches.
9.
Backup your entire Store Folder on a regular basis.
10.
Remember that you can store important messages, or messages with large attachments, outside of Outlook Express simply by dragging them from the message list and dropping them on your desktop. Then delete the original message in the message list to keep the DBX file smaller.
These simple steps will help keep your Outlook Express working in tiptop shape so that hopefully you will never need that emergency copy of DBXtract.
Reference: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx
reverse lookup PTR
Category:
Bind DNS
— SkyHi @ Tuesday, August 25, 2009
What do you need to set it up for? Your local network, with a domain under your control, and an IP range under your control, or an external IP that your ISP controls?
reverse lookup basically resolves an IP address to a hostname. Typically you wouldn't care about that, unless you're sending out email, and you're getting errors about your hostname not matching the reverse lookup results. That's the most typical scenario, you may need it for other reasons.
If it's local, well, you'll need to set up your DNS server properly, with reverse lookup zones, and tie it together with your DHCP server for dynamic updates.
If it's an IP range that's under managed by your ISP, then you'll need to contact them, and ask them to set up a reverse lookup entry for that IP address to be the hostname you want.
If you're on a shared host, they won't help you, I would image. If you're on a dedicated box with a dedicated IP, then I'm sure you can work something out with them.
We're lucky here, since we're actually allotted a proper block of IPs to use, and we just call the ISP to tell them that we need such-and-such hostname with x.x.x.x IP address.
reverse lookup basically resolves an IP address to a hostname. Typically you wouldn't care about that, unless you're sending out email, and you're getting errors about your hostname not matching the reverse lookup results. That's the most typical scenario, you may need it for other reasons.
If it's local, well, you'll need to set up your DNS server properly, with reverse lookup zones, and tie it together with your DHCP server for dynamic updates.
If it's an IP range that's under managed by your ISP, then you'll need to contact them, and ask them to set up a reverse lookup entry for that IP address to be the hostname you want.
If you're on a shared host, they won't help you, I would image. If you're on a dedicated box with a dedicated IP, then I'm sure you can work something out with them.
We're lucky here, since we're actually allotted a proper block of IPs to use, and we just call the ISP to tell them that we need such-and-such hostname with x.x.x.x IP address.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Top 5 Linux Video Editor Software
Category:
Ubuntu
— SkyHi @ Monday, August 24, 2009
I'm looking for a free video editor similar to - Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Microsoft Movie Maker under Linux Desktop operating system. My tasks are pretty simple such as cutting, filtering, and encoding tasks etc. Can you provide me a list of FOSS software which can be used for video capture and video editing purposes under Fedora or Ubuntu Linux desktop systems?
A non-linear editing system (NLE) is a video editing (NLVE) or audio editing (NLAE) system which can provide editing method for video clips or frams. You will be able to access any frame in a video clip. Non-linear editing is done for film and television post-production. However, the cost of editing system gone down and non-linear editing tools (including software) are now within the reach of most home users.
MS-Windows PC included Windows Movie Maker and Apple computer comes with iMovie. Most Linux based editing software can now be downloaded free of charge from the Internet. You also need a video capture card and a FireWire connection to capture digital video from a DV camera.
Avidemux
Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows under the GNU GPL license.
Fig.01: Avidemux in Action under Ubuntu (image credit: Wikipedia)
Fig.01: Avidemux in Action under Ubuntu (image credit: Wikipedia)
How Do I Install Avidemux Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?
Type the following command:
$ sudp apt-get install avidemux
Embedding The Subtitles to AVI By Using Avidemux
=> Download Avidemux
Cinelerra
Cinelerra is the most advanced non-linear video editor and compositor for Linux. Cinelerra also includes a video compositing engine, allowing the user to perform common compositing operations such as keying and mattes. Cinelerra includes support for very high-fidelity audio and video: it processes audio using 64 bits of precision, and can work in both RGBA and YUVA color spaces, using floating-point and 16-bit integer representations, respectively. It is resolution and frame rate-independent, meaning that it can support video of any speed and size.
Fig.02: Cinelerra Rendering in Action (credit Cinelerra project)
Fig.02: Cinelerra Rendering in Action (credit Cinelerra project)
Video editing in Ubuntu Using Cinelerra Part 1
Cinelerra Tutorial Capturing Desktop Screens
=> Download Cinelerra
Kdenlive
Kdenlive is an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor, including most recent video technologies. Kdenlive supports all of the formats supported by FFmpeg (such as QuickTime, AVI, WMV, MPEG, and Flash Video), and also supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for both PAL, NTSC and various HD standards, including HDV. Video can also be exported to DV devices, or written to a DVD with chapters and a simple menu. Kdenlive packages are freely available for GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X under the terms of GNU General Public License version 2 or any version later.
Fig.03: Kdenlive in Action (credit: Kdenlive project)
Fig.03: Kdenlive in Action (credit: Kdenlive project)
How Do I Install Kdenlive Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?
Type the following command:
$ sudp apt-get install kdenlive
Video Effects & Stacking - Kdenlive 0.7 - Ubuntu 8.10
=> Download Kdenlive
Kino
Kino is a non-linear DV editor for GNU/Linux. It features excellent integration with IEEE-1394 for capture, VTR control, and recording back to the camera. It captures video to disk in Raw DV and AVI format, in both type-1 DV and type-2 DV (separate audio stream) encodings.
Fig.04: Kino Main Window (image credit - Kino porject)
Fig.04: Kino Main Window (image credit - Kino porject)
How Do I Install Kino Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?
Type the following command:
$ sudp apt-get install kino
LINUX video capture - KINO Tutorial
=> Download Kino
LiVES
LiVES (LiVES is a Video Editing System) is a free software video editing program and VJ tool. LiVES mixes realtime video performance and non-linear editing in one professional quality application. It will let you start editing and making video right away, without having to worry about formats, frame sizes, or framerates. It is a very flexible tool which is used by both professional VJ's and video editors - mix and switch clips from the keyboard, use dozens of realtime effects, trim and edit your clips in the clip editor, and bring them together using the multitrack timeline. You can even record your performance in real time, and then edit it further or render it straight away.
For the more technically minded, the application is frame and sample accurate, and it can be controlled remotely or scripted for use as a video server. And it supports all of the latest free standards.
Fig.05: Lives: Linux Video Editing System (Image: Lives project)
Fig.05: Lives: Linux Video Editing System (Image: Lives project)
Demo made using LiVES Software
=> Download LiVES
Comparison Of Video Editing Software
Feature Avidemux Cinelerra Kdenlive Kino LiVES
License GPL GPL GPLv2 GPL GPLv3+
Cost Free Free Free Free Free
Paid Support N Y N N N
RAM (min) ? 256M 256M ? 128M
Hard Disk (min) ? ? 1G ? 10G
CPU ? 500Mhz 600Mhz ? 800Mhz
High Definition Video Editing ? Y Y ? Y
Non-destructive Editing ? Y Y Y Y
Full-screen Playback ? Y Y Y Y
Storyboard Mode ? N Y Y N
Video Tracks Y Y Y ? Y
Audio Tracks Y Y Y ? Y
Linear Timecode Display ? Y Y ? Y
DVD Output ? Y Y N Y
HD Output ? Y Y N Y
Smart Phone Output ? Y Y N Y
QuickTime Output ? Y Y N Y
Windows Media Output ? Y Y N Y
MPEG-4 Output ? Y Y Y Y
Web Output ? Y Y N N
Other Open Source Non-linear Video Editing Software For Linux Operating Systems
1. Blender - 3D animation suite (cross-platform) : Blender is a 3D graphics application. It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications, including games. Blender's features include advanced simulation tools such as rigid body, fluid, cloth and softbody dynamics, modifier based modeling tools, powerful character animation tools, a node based material and compositing system and Python for embedded scripting.
2. OpenShot Video Editor : OpenShot Video Editor is an open-source program that creates, modifies, and edits video files.
3. PiTiVi : PiTiVi is a program for video editing based on the GStreamer framework. It can - Capture and encode audio and video, with formats supported by GStreamer, split and trim video clips, split and trim audio, render projects in any format supported by the GStreamer framework etc.
Our Recommendation
* Use Cinelerra for professional work. It is very fast, and can handle a heavy load. You can also obtain paid support for this product.
* For video encoding and conversion purpose use Avidemux.
Who Uses...?
1. Cinelerra - Recommended for Animator, Artist/Illustrator/Designer, video editor.
2. Kino - Recommended of home user, video editor, and videographer.
3. Avidemux (Non-Linear Editor) - Recommended videographer
4. Kdenlive - Recommended for home user.
5. LiVES - Recommend for home user and VJ.
What Software do you use for Digital Video Editing?
Reference: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/top5-linux-video-editing-system-software/
A non-linear editing system (NLE) is a video editing (NLVE) or audio editing (NLAE) system which can provide editing method for video clips or frams. You will be able to access any frame in a video clip. Non-linear editing is done for film and television post-production. However, the cost of editing system gone down and non-linear editing tools (including software) are now within the reach of most home users.
MS-Windows PC included Windows Movie Maker and Apple computer comes with iMovie. Most Linux based editing software can now be downloaded free of charge from the Internet. You also need a video capture card and a FireWire connection to capture digital video from a DV camera.
Avidemux
Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows under the GNU GPL license.
Fig.01: Avidemux in Action under Ubuntu (image credit: Wikipedia)
Fig.01: Avidemux in Action under Ubuntu (image credit: Wikipedia)
How Do I Install Avidemux Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?
Type the following command:
$ sudp apt-get install avidemux
Embedding The Subtitles to AVI By Using Avidemux
=> Download Avidemux
Cinelerra
Cinelerra is the most advanced non-linear video editor and compositor for Linux. Cinelerra also includes a video compositing engine, allowing the user to perform common compositing operations such as keying and mattes. Cinelerra includes support for very high-fidelity audio and video: it processes audio using 64 bits of precision, and can work in both RGBA and YUVA color spaces, using floating-point and 16-bit integer representations, respectively. It is resolution and frame rate-independent, meaning that it can support video of any speed and size.
Fig.02: Cinelerra Rendering in Action (credit Cinelerra project)
Fig.02: Cinelerra Rendering in Action (credit Cinelerra project)
Video editing in Ubuntu Using Cinelerra Part 1
Cinelerra Tutorial Capturing Desktop Screens
=> Download Cinelerra
Kdenlive
Kdenlive is an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor, including most recent video technologies. Kdenlive supports all of the formats supported by FFmpeg (such as QuickTime, AVI, WMV, MPEG, and Flash Video), and also supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for both PAL, NTSC and various HD standards, including HDV. Video can also be exported to DV devices, or written to a DVD with chapters and a simple menu. Kdenlive packages are freely available for GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X under the terms of GNU General Public License version 2 or any version later.
Fig.03: Kdenlive in Action (credit: Kdenlive project)
Fig.03: Kdenlive in Action (credit: Kdenlive project)
How Do I Install Kdenlive Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?
Type the following command:
$ sudp apt-get install kdenlive
Video Effects & Stacking - Kdenlive 0.7 - Ubuntu 8.10
=> Download Kdenlive
Kino
Kino is a non-linear DV editor for GNU/Linux. It features excellent integration with IEEE-1394 for capture, VTR control, and recording back to the camera. It captures video to disk in Raw DV and AVI format, in both type-1 DV and type-2 DV (separate audio stream) encodings.
Fig.04: Kino Main Window (image credit - Kino porject)
Fig.04: Kino Main Window (image credit - Kino porject)
How Do I Install Kino Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?
Type the following command:
$ sudp apt-get install kino
LINUX video capture - KINO Tutorial
=> Download Kino
LiVES
LiVES (LiVES is a Video Editing System) is a free software video editing program and VJ tool. LiVES mixes realtime video performance and non-linear editing in one professional quality application. It will let you start editing and making video right away, without having to worry about formats, frame sizes, or framerates. It is a very flexible tool which is used by both professional VJ's and video editors - mix and switch clips from the keyboard, use dozens of realtime effects, trim and edit your clips in the clip editor, and bring them together using the multitrack timeline. You can even record your performance in real time, and then edit it further or render it straight away.
For the more technically minded, the application is frame and sample accurate, and it can be controlled remotely or scripted for use as a video server. And it supports all of the latest free standards.
Fig.05: Lives: Linux Video Editing System (Image: Lives project)
Fig.05: Lives: Linux Video Editing System (Image: Lives project)
Demo made using LiVES Software
=> Download LiVES
Comparison Of Video Editing Software
Feature Avidemux Cinelerra Kdenlive Kino LiVES
License GPL GPL GPLv2 GPL GPLv3+
Cost Free Free Free Free Free
Paid Support N Y N N N
RAM (min) ? 256M 256M ? 128M
Hard Disk (min) ? ? 1G ? 10G
CPU ? 500Mhz 600Mhz ? 800Mhz
High Definition Video Editing ? Y Y ? Y
Non-destructive Editing ? Y Y Y Y
Full-screen Playback ? Y Y Y Y
Storyboard Mode ? N Y Y N
Video Tracks Y Y Y ? Y
Audio Tracks Y Y Y ? Y
Linear Timecode Display ? Y Y ? Y
DVD Output ? Y Y N Y
HD Output ? Y Y N Y
Smart Phone Output ? Y Y N Y
QuickTime Output ? Y Y N Y
Windows Media Output ? Y Y N Y
MPEG-4 Output ? Y Y Y Y
Web Output ? Y Y N N
Other Open Source Non-linear Video Editing Software For Linux Operating Systems
1. Blender - 3D animation suite (cross-platform) : Blender is a 3D graphics application. It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications, including games. Blender's features include advanced simulation tools such as rigid body, fluid, cloth and softbody dynamics, modifier based modeling tools, powerful character animation tools, a node based material and compositing system and Python for embedded scripting.
2. OpenShot Video Editor : OpenShot Video Editor is an open-source program that creates, modifies, and edits video files.
3. PiTiVi : PiTiVi is a program for video editing based on the GStreamer framework. It can - Capture and encode audio and video, with formats supported by GStreamer, split and trim video clips, split and trim audio, render projects in any format supported by the GStreamer framework etc.
Our Recommendation
* Use Cinelerra for professional work. It is very fast, and can handle a heavy load. You can also obtain paid support for this product.
* For video encoding and conversion purpose use Avidemux.
Who Uses...?
1. Cinelerra - Recommended for Animator, Artist/Illustrator/Designer, video editor.
2. Kino - Recommended of home user, video editor, and videographer.
3. Avidemux (Non-Linear Editor) - Recommended videographer
4. Kdenlive - Recommended for home user.
5. LiVES - Recommend for home user and VJ.
What Software do you use for Digital Video Editing?
Reference: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/top5-linux-video-editing-system-software/
dd: the ultimate disk cloning tool
Category:
clone migrate
— SkyHi @ Monday, August 24, 2009
I recently had to clone a hard disk so I naturally turned to solutions such as Acronis True Image, but I discovered these did not work (the start-up disk claimed the clong was ‘complete’ when it blatantly wasn’t) and I also tried copying the partition using gParted in Ubuntu but this froze at about 3%, due to corrupt data, which seemed not to be caught in a chkdsk.
I was about to give up hope and copy the files manually when I came across an extremely powerful, yet simple, Unix command: dd.
Using a Linux live disc, dd can be used to copy files, disks and partitions. It can output directly onto another disc or as an image (like an iso).
dd copies data byte-exactly, meaning it won’t get stuck should it encounter corrupted or fragmented data.
dd is nicknamed ‘destroy disk’ as mistyping one letter can wipe your hard disk, so caution must be used.
To copy a hard disk, one would use the following command (whilst root):
dd if=/dev/hdx of=/dev/hdy
hdx is the input hard disk (to be copied) and hdy is the output hard disk (where it is to be copied to).
if = input
of = output
This is extremely important to remember and their names must be altered according to how they are on your computer (use a tool like gParted to find out your drive’s paths). For example, your ‘if’ may be /dev/sdb whilst your ‘of’ may be /dev/sda, but this obviously varies according to how you want to use it and computer-by-computer so you MUST check. An extremely intelligent friend of mine accidentally wiped a hard drive using this command!
Another use would be to use it to produce a CD image:
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=image.iso bs=2k.
Reference: http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/17/dd-the-ultimate-disk-cloning-tool/
I was about to give up hope and copy the files manually when I came across an extremely powerful, yet simple, Unix command: dd.
Using a Linux live disc, dd can be used to copy files, disks and partitions. It can output directly onto another disc or as an image (like an iso).
dd copies data byte-exactly, meaning it won’t get stuck should it encounter corrupted or fragmented data.
dd is nicknamed ‘destroy disk’ as mistyping one letter can wipe your hard disk, so caution must be used.
To copy a hard disk, one would use the following command (whilst root):
dd if=/dev/hdx of=/dev/hdy
hdx is the input hard disk (to be copied) and hdy is the output hard disk (where it is to be copied to).
if = input
of = output
This is extremely important to remember and their names must be altered according to how they are on your computer (use a tool like gParted to find out your drive’s paths). For example, your ‘if’ may be /dev/sdb whilst your ‘of’ may be /dev/sda, but this obviously varies according to how you want to use it and computer-by-computer so you MUST check. An extremely intelligent friend of mine accidentally wiped a hard drive using this command!
Another use would be to use it to produce a CD image:
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=image.iso bs=2k.
Reference: http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/17/dd-the-ultimate-disk-cloning-tool/
Install Clonezilla on Ubuntu
Category:
Clonezilla
— SkyHi @ Monday, August 24, 2009
sudo aptitude install nis dhcp3-server tftpd (may fail start the service because /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf is not configured)
sudo ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.0.1 (when system only has 1 nic port)
# import gpg key
wget -q http://drbl.sourceforge.net/GPG-KEY-DRBL -O- | sudo apt-key add -
# add following line into source list
# then aptitude update and install drbl
deb http://drbl.sourceforge.net/drbl-core drbl stable testing unstable
# For setting up system environment, here has lots of setting, and choose which IP to be the PXE interface should be the most important portion.
sudo /opt/drbl/sbin/drblsrv -i
sudo /opt/drbl/sbin/drblpush -i
———————————–
# start to use clonezilla
sudo /opt/drbl/sbin/dcs
# clone the client image
All –> clonezilla-start –> Beginner –> save-disk
# restore the local image to the client
All –> clonezilla-start –> Beginner –> restore-disk
Reference: http://www.aionsolution.com/blog/linux/install-clonezilla-ubuntu/
sudo ifconfig eth0:1 192.168.0.1 (when system only has 1 nic port)
# import gpg key
wget -q http://drbl.sourceforge.net/GPG-KEY-DRBL -O- | sudo apt-key add -
# add following line into source list
# then aptitude update and install drbl
deb http://drbl.sourceforge.net/drbl-core drbl stable testing unstable
# For setting up system environment, here has lots of setting, and choose which IP to be the PXE interface should be the most important portion.
sudo /opt/drbl/sbin/drblsrv -i
sudo /opt/drbl/sbin/drblpush -i
———————————–
# start to use clonezilla
sudo /opt/drbl/sbin/dcs
# clone the client image
All –> clonezilla-start –> Beginner –> save-disk
# restore the local image to the client
All –> clonezilla-start –> Beginner –> restore-disk
Reference: http://www.aionsolution.com/blog/linux/install-clonezilla-ubuntu/
Outlook Error Number 0x80042108
Category:
Windows Outlook
— SkyHi @ Monday, August 24, 2009
Troubleshooting steps:
1. Make sure Outlook Express and POP3 are allowed in your firewall
2. Restart Outlook Express
3. Restart your computer
4. Disable email scanning in your anti-virus program
5. Call your ISP to see if there is a problem with their mail servers
6. Delete and recreate the email account in Outlook Express
7. Do a system restore to a point before the problem started
8. Try a different email program such as Mozilla Thunderbird
Error Number 0x80042108
Problem:
Your e-mail program gives you error number 0x80042108. The error box may say:
"Outlook is unable to connect to your incoming (POP3) e-mail server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP)"
Solution:
1) Restart your computer. Often the problem will then simply fix itself and everything will work again. In fact, the vast majority of the time when Visionary customers have called me with this error number, restarting the computer has fixed it. So, even if you already have restarted, do it again. Go into the Start menu and choose Restart (or if you don't have Restart, click Shutdown / Turn off Computer, then choose Restart).
2) If you recently updated Office or Outlook, that is probably the problem. The one time I've recorded where restarting didn't fix the problem with 0x80042108, this was what had happened. You may be able to undo the update using System Restore (for help doing that click here). Or try re-installing Office, or something along those lines.
2) If after restarting you still get the same error number, and step 2 does not apply or does not fix things, disable email scanning in Norton or McAfee or whatever anti-virus program you use (for help doing this in Norton, click here). Then close your email program, open it again, and try getting your mail.
3) Remove and then re-create your email account. To do this in Outlook Express, follow the steps here. For Microsoft Office Outlook click here.
4) Before doing this step, make sure you have your Norton/Symantec CD or product code so you can re-install it. Then, completely uninstall all Norton/Symantec software in the Add/Remove Programs control panel (see the Microsoft article here). Test it to see if your e-mail is working now. If it is, re-install the Norton/Symantec software. Turn off e-mail scanning. Try checking your e-mail again to make sure it's still working with the Norton/Symantec software installed again.
If none of that worked:
5) If the problem just recently started, I suppose you can simply do a system restore to try to undo whatever it was that happened. You can only do this if your version of Windows has System Restore. For instructions, click here.
6) One very rare cause of this: if you're on high speed internet, you may need to have a default gateway programmed in (to program it in, go to Control Panels > Network Connections > Right-click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties > Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties). You'll have to know what the gateway is supposed to be, otherwise your connection will stop working entirely. Again, this is a very rare cause for this error number, but I found a thread on a forum once indicating this as causing 0x80042108.
7) According to Microsoft this error number can also result from corrupted files on the hard drive. In this case, reinstalling your email program may solve the problem. Or, you could try switching to a different e-mail program such as Mozilla Thunderbird. You can download Thunderbird for free from http://www.mozilla.org. Hopefully the problem will not persist in Thunderbird.
Reference: http://www.vcn.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=386
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Method 1: Start Outlook in safe mode
To start Outlook in safe mode:
Windows Vista
1. Click Start.
2. Type outlook.exe /safe in the Start Search box.
3. Press Enter.
Method 2: Create a new e-mail profile
You may be able to resolve these problems by creating a new e-mail profile.
Follow these steps to create a new e-mail profile in Outlook 2007 :
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Copy and paste (or type) the following command in the Open box and then press ENTER:
control panel
3. If you are in Classic View, double-click Mail. The Mail Setup dialog box opens. Go to step 5.
4. If you are in Category View, under Control Panel, click Switch to Classic View, and then double-click Mail. The Mail Setup dialog box opens.
5. In the Mail Setup dialog box, click Show Profiles.
6. On the General tab, under When starting Microsoft Office Outlook, use this profile, click Prompt for a profile to be used, and then click Add.
7. In the Profile Name box, type the name that you want to use for the new e-mail profile, and then click OK.
8. In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, click Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.
9. Click the appropriate server type for your new e-mail account, and then click Next.
10. Type your account information in the required boxes, and then click Next.
11. Click Finish, and then click OK.
Method 3: Delete suspicious messages from your mailbox
If there is a damaged message in your mailbox, you can resolve this by doing one of the following:
* Contact your ISP and ask them to delete any suspicious e-mail.
* Delete any suspicious e-mail by accessing your mailbox by using your ISP's Web-based e-mail program.
Method 4: Check your antivirus vendor's Web site for additional suggestions
If your antivirus solution includes an e-mail scanning feature, you may have to perform additional configuration tasks to use Outlook or Outlook Express with the antivirus e-mail scanning feature.
Antivirus software that is known to have caused this problem includes products by the following vendors:
* Symantec (Norton)
* McAfee
* Trend Micro (PC-cillin)
* Panda
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813514
1. Make sure Outlook Express and POP3 are allowed in your firewall
2. Restart Outlook Express
3. Restart your computer
4. Disable email scanning in your anti-virus program
5. Call your ISP to see if there is a problem with their mail servers
6. Delete and recreate the email account in Outlook Express
7. Do a system restore to a point before the problem started
8. Try a different email program such as Mozilla Thunderbird
Error Number 0x80042108
Problem:
Your e-mail program gives you error number 0x80042108. The error box may say:
"Outlook is unable to connect to your incoming (POP3) e-mail server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP)"
Solution:
1) Restart your computer. Often the problem will then simply fix itself and everything will work again. In fact, the vast majority of the time when Visionary customers have called me with this error number, restarting the computer has fixed it. So, even if you already have restarted, do it again. Go into the Start menu and choose Restart (or if you don't have Restart, click Shutdown / Turn off Computer, then choose Restart).
2) If you recently updated Office or Outlook, that is probably the problem. The one time I've recorded where restarting didn't fix the problem with 0x80042108, this was what had happened. You may be able to undo the update using System Restore (for help doing that click here). Or try re-installing Office, or something along those lines.
2) If after restarting you still get the same error number, and step 2 does not apply or does not fix things, disable email scanning in Norton or McAfee or whatever anti-virus program you use (for help doing this in Norton, click here). Then close your email program, open it again, and try getting your mail.
3) Remove and then re-create your email account. To do this in Outlook Express, follow the steps here. For Microsoft Office Outlook click here.
4) Before doing this step, make sure you have your Norton/Symantec CD or product code so you can re-install it. Then, completely uninstall all Norton/Symantec software in the Add/Remove Programs control panel (see the Microsoft article here). Test it to see if your e-mail is working now. If it is, re-install the Norton/Symantec software. Turn off e-mail scanning. Try checking your e-mail again to make sure it's still working with the Norton/Symantec software installed again.
If none of that worked:
5) If the problem just recently started, I suppose you can simply do a system restore to try to undo whatever it was that happened. You can only do this if your version of Windows has System Restore. For instructions, click here.
6) One very rare cause of this: if you're on high speed internet, you may need to have a default gateway programmed in (to program it in, go to Control Panels > Network Connections > Right-click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties > Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties). You'll have to know what the gateway is supposed to be, otherwise your connection will stop working entirely. Again, this is a very rare cause for this error number, but I found a thread on a forum once indicating this as causing 0x80042108.
7) According to Microsoft this error number can also result from corrupted files on the hard drive. In this case, reinstalling your email program may solve the problem. Or, you could try switching to a different e-mail program such as Mozilla Thunderbird. You can download Thunderbird for free from http://www.mozilla.org. Hopefully the problem will not persist in Thunderbird.
Reference: http://www.vcn.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=386
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Method 1: Start Outlook in safe mode
To start Outlook in safe mode:
Windows Vista
1. Click Start.
2. Type outlook.exe /safe in the Start Search box.
3. Press Enter.
Method 2: Create a new e-mail profile
You may be able to resolve these problems by creating a new e-mail profile.
Follow these steps to create a new e-mail profile in Outlook 2007 :
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Copy and paste (or type) the following command in the Open box and then press ENTER:
control panel
3. If you are in Classic View, double-click Mail. The Mail Setup dialog box opens. Go to step 5.
4. If you are in Category View, under Control Panel, click Switch to Classic View, and then double-click Mail. The Mail Setup dialog box opens.
5. In the Mail Setup dialog box, click Show Profiles.
6. On the General tab, under When starting Microsoft Office Outlook, use this profile, click Prompt for a profile to be used, and then click Add.
7. In the Profile Name box, type the name that you want to use for the new e-mail profile, and then click OK.
8. In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, click Add a new e-mail account, and then click Next.
9. Click the appropriate server type for your new e-mail account, and then click Next.
10. Type your account information in the required boxes, and then click Next.
11. Click Finish, and then click OK.
Method 3: Delete suspicious messages from your mailbox
If there is a damaged message in your mailbox, you can resolve this by doing one of the following:
* Contact your ISP and ask them to delete any suspicious e-mail.
* Delete any suspicious e-mail by accessing your mailbox by using your ISP's Web-based e-mail program.
Method 4: Check your antivirus vendor's Web site for additional suggestions
If your antivirus solution includes an e-mail scanning feature, you may have to perform additional configuration tasks to use Outlook or Outlook Express with the antivirus e-mail scanning feature.
Antivirus software that is known to have caused this problem includes products by the following vendors:
* Symantec (Norton)
* McAfee
* Trend Micro (PC-cillin)
* Panda
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813514
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