Try running my Windows Mail utility (
www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/) to compact and repair the database. Then make sure you have the latest updates to Vista and also see point 3 here:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
steve
"" <@discussions.microsoft.co m> wrote in message news:5DE05B02-F64C-47F7-BFBD-...
> I've done everything in each of the suggestions below and still get the
> message 'Unknown Error has occurred'. In fact, now a couple in my Inbox have
> the same message.
>
> "Cheryl of Exeter, NH" wrote:
>
>> Keep getting 'Unknown error has occurred' when try to delete messages out of
>> deleted box. I already deleted the mail that I could delete individually. Now
>> I'm left with a bunch of deleted mail that can't be permanently deleted. HELP!
>> Thanks,
>> Cheryl