OE Error/close

CharmPeddler · 03-28-2008, 03:27 PM

a coworker's outlook express is closing every time he clicks on "new message". it says there is a fatal error and closes. there is no error code given though. can i insert the windows disk and do a "fix", if so will it delete the contacts/emails. i know how to back them up so no biggie there.

the system was reinstalled less than two months ago.

anyone have some ideas? sorry i cant give more info to help, but thats really all there is to it.

thanks

patrickv · 03-28-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CharmPeddler

a coworker's outlook express is closing every time he clicks on "new message". it says there is a fatal error and closes. there is no error code given though. can i insert the windows disk and do a "fix", if so will it delete the contacts/emails. i know how to back them up so no biggie there.

the system was reinstalled less than two months ago.

it does not matter if the system was installed even 2 days ago, Outlook express is not stable at all, I used to love it, but after so many crashes and un-resolved errors i switched to MS outlook.
Yes you can repair, the contact or should i say Address book wont be affected, if you're still not sure back it up, it's only a .wab file anyways

cheers mate

and oh : if you do continue running into errors with OE i advise you to upgrade

CharmPeddler · 03-28-2008, 04:29 PM

ya i prefer the MS outlook my self. he WAS using it also untill he tried saving emails with attachments to another folder and the default file type is .html (WTF!) so he lost all his attachments(big nono). so after that he swore off MS Outlook.

i'll try the repaire and see what happens.

03-28-2008, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
CharmPeddler Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 336	OE Error/close a coworker's outlook express is closing every time he clicks on "new message". it says there is a fatal error and closes. there is no error code given though. can i insert the windows disk and do a "fix", if so will it delete the contacts/emails. i know how to back them up so no biggie there. the system was reinstalled less than two months ago. anyone have some ideas? sorry i cant give more info to help, but thats really all there is to it. thanks __________________ Dell XPS M1710 17" Wide Screen (used as a Tower) Logitech G15 Keyboard, and MX1000 Laser Mouse Monitor: Chimei 22" WideScreen 800:1, 5ms CPU: 2.16GHz,T7400 Intel Core 2 Duo 4MB Cache RAM: 2GIGs DDR2 667MZH GPU: 512MB GeForce GO 7950GTX HDD: 100GB 7200rpm 8mb cache SATA "Screw tech support..... This is what CF.com is for......" ~bumblebee_tuna http://www.speedtest.net/result/223551258.png

03-28-2008, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
CharmPeddler Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 336	ya i prefer the MS outlook my self. he WAS using it also untill he tried saving emails with attachments to another folder and the default file type is .html (WTF!) so he lost all his attachments(big nono). so after that he swore off MS Outlook. i'll try the repaire and see what happens. __________________ Dell XPS M1710 17" Wide Screen (used as a Tower) Logitech G15 Keyboard, and MX1000 Laser Mouse Monitor: Chimei 22" WideScreen 800:1, 5ms CPU: 2.16GHz,T7400 Intel Core 2 Duo 4MB Cache RAM: 2GIGs DDR2 667MZH GPU: 512MB GeForce GO 7950GTX HDD: 100GB 7200rpm 8mb cache SATA "Screw tech support..... This is what CF.com is for......" ~bumblebee_tuna http://www.speedtest.net/result/223551258.png

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