No email message body showing...

[Richard King]

Well, here we go again. If I had the bucks I'd throw this computer out the window and just replace it. I am now not able to see the body of any emails, including ones that I had read earlier today.

Going into Outlook Express I am able to highlight the message, right click and go to properties, click "Details" tab then click "Message Source" and see the code for everything in the source window, but I can't get it in the normal Outlook Express window. Any clues as to what could be going on (this time)?

[Marlin Guy]

Richard,
Try this.

Start, then Run:

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll

Another known fix is to delete the contents of your Temp files folder, which located at C:\Douments and Setting\username\Local Settings\Temp
You will need to enable the viewing of hidden files and folders under folder options, if it isn't already turned on.

[Richard King]

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll didn't do anything. I'll try deleting temp files after my AVG scan is done for the night.

[Richard King]

Nothing in ANY of my "Local folders" is showing. This is a MAJOR problem since I have tons of VERY important stuff in some of those local folders. The "inbox" isn't that important since I normally move stuff to a local folder if I need to keep it.

[SayWhat?]

Can you copy the folders to another directory or PC? Safekeeping/backup if nothing else, but you may be able to read them on another PC.

[Richard King]

I am able to read them in Thunderbird. I'm also able to retrieve new email in Thunderbird. There are literally thousands (over 66,000 files/5.88Gig) of files in that "temp" folder.

[Marlin Guy]

I am able to read them in Thunderbird. I'm also able to retrieve new email in Thunderbird. There are literally thousands (over 66,000 files/5.88Gig) of files in that "temp" folder.


That's normal behaviour for Windows.
Unless you manually put them there or set a program to store something speficic there, they can be safely deleted. USe Shift + Del to bypass the recycle bin.
If it gives you an "Access Denied" warning on any files, deslect those files and try again.

[Steve Mehs]

If I had the bucks I'd throw this computer out the window and just replace it.

This is a statement never in my life have I understood. I think it's just a psychological thing people try to use to convince themselves they need a new computer or try to justify getting one. It's a software problem and/or corrupt file, what is a guarantee fix? A reformat or destructive factory system recovery. You have no idea how many times I hear people at work bitching about their slow computers or random strange error messages or how their kid infected the machine with a bunch of viruses and want to just throw on the computer and get a new one. Fine you want to waste your money on something that not only be fixed in an hour or two, but basically give you a brand new computer again, be my guest, flush that money down the toilet.

Viruses are the best, no need to spend hours online searching and getting removal tools and editing the registry all of which may or may not work, and may not even completely remove it, when in all you can spend less time starting over from scatch.

In the rare situations I've had problems, I never attempt to fix, it's always a destructive recovery. The way I look at it is if there's one corrupt file, there's others I don't know about so why not take care of them all in one shot.

[Richard King]

I think it's just a psychological thing people try to use to convince themselves they need a new computer or try to justify getting one.Bingo!! A couple of years ago that's exactly what I would do ;)