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Gra

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Jun 1, 2008, 7:17:00 AM6/1/08
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After downloading and installing Windows SP3 Outlook Express continually
requests to compact email files. Outlook express is turn off and outlook is
being used.
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Gra

Shenan Stanley

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Jun 1, 2008, 11:27:28 AM6/1/08
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Does this thread help?
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/browse_frm/thread/bb16bd5a10799768/10fa4ec7dd063cae?lnk=st&q=insubject%3ATo+insubject%3Afree+insubject%3Aup+insubject%3Adisk+insubject%3Aspace...+insubject%3Amessage+insubject%3Aproblem#10fa4ec7dd063cae

or this:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/35d73b907bcec804/127b0bb193470a0a?lnk=st&q=insubject%3ATo+insubject%3Afree+insubject%3Aup+insubject%3Adisk+insubject%3Aspace...+insubject%3Amessage+insubject%3Aproblem#127b0bb193470a0a

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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Jun 1, 2008, 2:19:31 PM6/1/08
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Please begin a new thread about this issue in this OE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Lou Jade

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Jun 12, 2008, 12:40:19 PM6/12/08
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On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 04:17:00 -0700, Gra <G...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>After downloading and installing Windows SP3 Outlook Express continually
>requests to compact email files. Outlook express is turn off and outlook is
>being used.

I think OE calls for compacting the data base after every 100 times
you open and close OE. Have you tried letting OE cmpact the database.
That may resolve the problem.

Lou

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