Outlook 2003 and empty Hotmail messages

Velson Horie

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Mar 8, 2010, 3:37:01 AM3/8/10

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Using Outlook 2003 and XPsp2 and Outlook connector to bring in Hotmail
account. Outlook is used for 2 accounts, one at a university and Hotmail.

This worked initially with a @hotmail folder and a number of sub-folders.
In the last 2 weeks, the messages in the folders have progressively gone
blank. In each sub-folder, I get is a list of messages but each line is
missing the entries "from", "subject", but the "date" and nominal "size" 199
B are entered. When I click on a line, the window is empty.

I can access my hotmail messages in Opera without any problems, but recently
Firefox has a problem with Hotmail (which uses 100%cpu)

Any ideas?

Roady [MVP]

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Mar 8, 2010, 6:09:17 AM3/8/10

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Do you have a virus scanner installed which integrates itself with Outlook?
Uninstall this integration part of your virus scanner and try again; you'd
still be sufficiently protected by your on-access scanner part of the virus
scanner. For more details see;
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/20

After that, remove you Outlook Connector account from Outlook, restart
Outlook and then add the account again.

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Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
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neo

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Mar 8, 2010, 6:13:59 AM3/8/10

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First question is... have you verified that you are using the latest Outlook
connector with Outlook 2003?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9A2279B1-DF0A-46E1-AA93-7D4870871ECF&displaylang=en

I would also ask, is Office/Outlook 2003 up-to-date with the latest service
pack (which is SP3) and have all the critical security hotfixes?

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stephanieowens

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Mar 8, 2010, 7:16:27 PM3/8/10

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I am having the same issue and have current versions of all things I am using. I am using Office 2003, this issue just started last thursday the only downloads available for my system are all optional. Am letting this run all night, have tried deleting and re-setting up, as well as disabling anti virus email scanner... although I don't see how something that has worked for three years would suddenly just quit working???

neo wrote:

First question is...
08-Mar-10

First question is... have you verified that you are using the latest Outlook
connector with Outlook 2003?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9A2279B1-DF0A-46E1-AA93-7D4870871ECF&displaylang=en

I would also ask, is Office/Outlook 2003 up-to-date with the latest service
pack (which is SP3) and have all the critical security hotfixes?

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kateandrews

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Mar 18, 2010, 8:19:38 PM3/18/10

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Outlook 2003 has been working fine for years, just now developing the same blank 199B emails. Perplexing. At least they're tiny files...

stephanie owens wrote:

Same issue..
08-Mar-10

I am having the same issue and have current versions of all things I am using. I am using Office 2003, this issue just started last thursday the only downloads available for my system are all optional. Am letting this run all night, have tried deleting and re-setting up, as well as disabling anti virus email scanner... although I don't see how something that has worked for three years would suddenly just quit working???

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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

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<Kate Andrews> wrote in message news:2010318201938s...@yahoo.com...

> Outlook 2003 has been working fine for years, just now developing the same
> blank 199B emails.
> Perplexing. At least they're tiny files...

And what type of account do you use? Have you implemented the suggestions
already posted?
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