Try running the various repair functions in the WMUtil program:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil
If still no improvement, upgrade to Windows Live Mail:
http://download.live.com/wlmail
--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
"safaribob" <> wrote in message news:3B1341C2-00AF-4F1A-A0C5-...
>I cannot view my sent or deleted folders despite messages being there. The
> message shown is "no items in this view" Although I have selected view all
> messages.