"GlowingBlueMist" <nobody@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> "GT" <ContactGT_remove_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "boom" <georgesmyth@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>> Hello people.
>>>
>>> i have 6 items in my outbox in outlook express & i cannot delete them.
>>> They get sent but stay in my outbox, i have recieved emails from these
>>> people that they are getting constan emails from me.
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> George
>>
>> If nobody in this group is able to help, then have a look through your
>> newsgroup list at groups starting microsoft.public.*, there's bound to be
>> one on outlook express.
> I'm sure others have much easier methods like highlighting the folder
> containing the stuck mail while in Outlook Express, right clicking on it,
> choosing "Properties", then the "Local Folder" tab, then using either the
> "Remove Messages" or "Delete" option.
>
> Here is one brute force way to try and remove the files in question
> manually from XP Home Edition.
>
> (1) Start with Outlook Express not running.
>
> (2) You may need to turn on the option that allows you to see all hidden
> folders. To do that you will need to go to your control panel, choose
> "Folder Options" Then select the "View" tab. Under the category of
> "Hidden files and folders" turn on the button that reads "Show hidden
> files and folders"
>
> (3) Go to your C: drive root folder. Do not use a Documents and Settings
> folder that might already be on your desktop.
>
> (4) Open the folder called "Documents and Settings"
>
> (5) Locate the account folder you use when reading your mail and open it.
>
> (6) Locate and open the folder "Local Settings", usually hidden.
>
> (7) Locate and open the folder "Application Data", usually hidden.
>
> (8) Locate and open the folder called "Identities"
>
> (9) There should be a folder, or more, present starting with a "{" symbol.
> Open it, or them and look for a folder called "Microsoft"
>
> (10) There should now be a folder called "Open Express", open it.
>
> (11) Locate the folder your outbound mail is being held in, ending in .dbx
> and rename it to something else like "Sent Items.old. This way you can
> rename it back it's .dbx filename if you need it back for some reason.
>
> (12) At this stage you might try and start Outlook Express and see if the
> "stuck" outbound mail is indeed gone but if it was me I would first
> download and run Spybot Search&Destroy, and AVG.
>
> Spybot Search&Destroy is a freeware program that looks for and tries to
> remove spyware and adware, among other things. Be sure to use tell it to
> get any updates after installing it and run the "Inoculate" option before
> having it scan your entire computer for problems.
> It can be found here at the authors website.
> "http://www.safer-networking.org/" minus the quote marks.
>
> If you are already running a full time anti-Virus program that is supposed
> to be checking your mailboxes for you then you might want to skip
> downloading and running the AVG software. But AVG does do a good job of
> keeping watch on Outlook Express if allowed to.
>
> AVG is anti-virus software that can be purchased AND is available as a
> Freeware version for personal use. The Freeware version can be download
> at.
> "http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free"
> minus the quote marks.
>
> You may also be able to go directly to the download file by using this
> url, again minus the quote marks.
> "http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg75free_432a904.exe"
> Download any updates and run the program.
>
> (13) Start Outlook Express and verify the problem entries are now gone.
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I agree with this but a slightly easier version might be:

search for outbox.dbx (can be slow)
right click on it and rename it "old_outbox"

Sound like you may have a virus, AVG is good as stated above.