David, determining the cause of the problem necessitates using the process
of elimination.
1. Does the behavior persist in a new identity? Your current Identity may
be damaged, especially if its the default Main Identity. Try inserting a
picture using one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity (File >
Identities > Add new identity). Assuming the behavior does NOT persist, (1)
compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old
identity into the new one, and then (3) delete the old one (File >
Identities > Manage Identities).
To avoid such corruption in future:
- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.
- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
- Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm
- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.
- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
2. If no joy above, does uninstalling IE7 resolve the problem?
Uninstalling IE7
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html
How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177
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Post by David IsaacsIt has been a problem for some time now, however I can not be sure that it
coincided with IE7. I think not.
Picassa is not my default picture viewer. Pant Shop Pro has been for years.
Yes I have tried both, and get the same bad result.
Post by PA BearIs this a sudden, new problem, David? If so, did the problem start after
installing IE7?
If you uninstall Picasa (or select a different picture viewer as your
default), does the behavior persist?
Do you see the same behavior when inserting the picture via Insert >
Picture... and via the Insert Picture button in the HTML toolbar?
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Post by David IsaacsYea, both Picassa and PE7.
Dave.
Post by PA BearX-post to OE General
You posted to an OE5-specific newsgroup, David. You can post future
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
Is Picasa installed? How about IE7?
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Post by David IsaacsWhat used to be easy now locks up OE.
Cant "insert" a picture into an e-mail. The picture opens but the
browse
box
becomes frozen. The only way out is Ctrl...Alt...Delete.
Is there a fix for this using OE 6.
With thanks,
Dave Isaacs.