[SOLVED] Outlook express issues

Tylerjohn · 12-08-2008, 10:54 AM

Hope this is the right forum. Suddenly today I am unable to send e-mail. Getting those lovely error boxes. I can receive e-mail fine. No settings were touched and I checked account properties just to be sure. However last night I was going through my hard drive and weeding out some stuff. I must have deleted something outlook uses as this can't just be a coincidence. Obviously I'm connected and IE and Firefox work perfect.

I can't figure this out so I thought I'd remove and re-install outlook express. It's obviously integrated with IE. When I go to remove IE I get a warning regarding all the changes and programs related to IE that may be lost. Unsure what a browser would have to do with that as the list had important stuff on it. I use Firefox anyway.

I guess I can check my IE settings but I don't remember even touching those. Is there a way to remove or repair outlook without touching IE. Any ideas would be great. Thanks.

Tylerjohn · 12-08-2008, 05:05 PM

I got it working and I'm really not sure how. I basically removed and reinstalled my two e-mail accounts. I was still having problems until I realized outlook keeps trying to send those failed e-mails in your outbox which causes non-stop error and reminder windows.. Deleted them and re-booted for posterity and all is well.

**simpswr** · 12-08-2008, 05:11 PM

Well done!!!

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12-08-2008, 10:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tylerjohn Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 89 OS: XP SP2	[SOLVED] Outlook express issues Hope this is the right forum. Suddenly today I am unable to send e-mail. Getting those lovely error boxes. I can receive e-mail fine. No settings were touched and I checked account properties just to be sure. However last night I was going through my hard drive and weeding out some stuff. I must have deleted something outlook uses as this can't just be a coincidence. Obviously I'm connected and IE and Firefox work perfect. I can't figure this out so I thought I'd remove and re-install outlook express. It's obviously integrated with IE. When I go to remove IE I get a warning regarding all the changes and programs related to IE that may be lost. Unsure what a browser would have to do with that as the list had important stuff on it. I use Firefox anyway. I guess I can check my IE settings but I don't remember even touching those. Is there a way to remove or repair outlook without touching IE. Any ideas would be great. Thanks. Last edited by Tylerjohn; 12-08-2008 at 10:55 AM.

12-08-2008, 05:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tylerjohn Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 89 OS: XP SP2	Re: Outlook express issues I got it working and I'm really not sure how. I basically removed and reinstalled my two e-mail accounts. I was still having problems until I realized outlook keeps trying to send those failed e-mails in your outbox which causes non-stop error and reminder windows.. Deleted them and re-booted for posterity and all is well.

12-08-2008, 05:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,315 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Outlook express issues Well done!!! You can mark this thread as solved by clicking on the *Thread Tools* link in your first post . . __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?