See here for background:
www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx and see point 3 here:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
The messages are stored as eml files, so search for *.eml and see if you can find them outside of Winmail.
Also try repairing the WinMail database:
www.oehelp.com/WMUTil/
steve
"Kelvin" <> wrote in message news:7095F065-285B-4F84-A49F-...
> My computer did an automatic update on windows vista. Now all my emails have
> disappeared and I am unable to send or receive email. I have accessed my
> email from my service provider through the web.
>
> Does anybody know what happened and how to fix this problem. I don't know
> how anybody can notify me if my Windows Mail is not not sending or receiving
> messages