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Mel
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      03-29-2008
I have Vista Home Premium and my Windows Mail as I have read is corrupted. I
read you have to delete the directory in
c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail. Well it took it seem
like a life time to find this. I'm no computer wiz. I have about 20 items
in it. So what do I delete, some or all? I have file folder of Backup,
Compact, 4 Local Folders, 4 Microsoft Communites, Stationary, Acct
5A1D2500-Oe, Acct 62666543-Cd, edbchk, edb, edb00013, edbres0001,jrs,
edbres0002.jrs, oeold, WindowsMail.Msmess, and WindowsMail.Pat.
Heck, I'm really lost. I never have had to do something like this so soon
on a new computer. Actually I have never done anything like this before.

Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You...............Mel


 
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Mark L. Ferguson
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      03-29-2008
As long as Windows mail is not running, you should be able to delete
everything you don't want to save (like any *.eml you want to save) and
restart WM to rebuild the folders.

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"Mel" <> wrote in message
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> I have Vista Home Premium and my Windows Mail as I have read is corrupted.
> I
> read you have to delete the directory in
> c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail. Well it took it
> seem
> like a life time to find this. I'm no computer wiz. I have about 20
> items
> in it. So what do I delete, some or all? I have file folder of Backup,
> Compact, 4 Local Folders, 4 Microsoft Communites, Stationary, Acct
> 5A1D2500-Oe, Acct 62666543-Cd, edbchk, edb, edb00013, edbres0001,jrs,
> edbres0002.jrs, oeold, WindowsMail.Msmess, and WindowsMail.Pat.
> Heck, I'm really lost. I never have had to do something like this so soon
> on a new computer. Actually I have never done anything like this before.
>
> Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank You...............Mel
>
>

 
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      03-29-2008
Mark

So you are saying I can't delete everything that I have listed?


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> As long as Windows mail is not running, you should be able to delete
> everything you don't want to save (like any *.eml you want to save) and
> restart WM to rebuild the folders.
>
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> Mark L. Ferguson
> .
>
> "Mel" <> wrote in message
> news:601673AA-1113-43DD-B582-...
> > I have Vista Home Premium and my Windows Mail as I have read is corrupted.
> > I
> > read you have to delete the directory in
> > c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail. Well it took it
> > seem
> > like a life time to find this. I'm no computer wiz. I have about 20
> > items
> > in it. So what do I delete, some or all? I have file folder of Backup,
> > Compact, 4 Local Folders, 4 Microsoft Communites, Stationary, Acct
> > 5A1D2500-Oe, Acct 62666543-Cd, edbchk, edb, edb00013, edbres0001,jrs,
> > edbres0002.jrs, oeold, WindowsMail.Msmess, and WindowsMail.Pat.
> > Heck, I'm really lost. I never have had to do something like this so soon
> > on a new computer. Actually I have never done anything like this before.
> >
> > Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thank You...............Mel
> >
> >

 
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Mel
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      03-30-2008


"Mel" wrote:

> Mark
>
> So you are saying I can delete everything that I have listed?
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
> > As long as Windows mail is not running, you should be able to delete
> > everything you don't want to save (like any *.eml you want to save) and
> > restart WM to rebuild the folders.
> >
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> > Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web
> > interface.
> > http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer
> > Mark L. Ferguson
> > .
> >
> > "Mel" <> wrote in message
> > news:601673AA-1113-43DD-B582-...
> > > I have Vista Home Premium and my Windows Mail as I have read is corrupted.
> > > I
> > > read you have to delete the directory in
> > > c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail. Well it took it
> > > seem
> > > like a life time to find this. I'm no computer wiz. I have about 20
> > > items
> > > in it. So what do I delete, some or all? I have file folder of Backup,
> > > Compact, 4 Local Folders, 4 Microsoft Communites, Stationary, Acct
> > > 5A1D2500-Oe, Acct 62666543-Cd, edbchk, edb, edb00013, edbres0001,jrs,
> > > edbres0002.jrs, oeold, WindowsMail.Msmess, and WindowsMail.Pat.
> > > Heck, I'm really lost. I never have had to do something like this so soon
> > > on a new computer. Actually I have never done anything like this before.
> > >
> > > Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thank You...............Mel
> > >
> > >

 
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