Repair Outlook Express

MSIMN Errors creating chaos in Outlook Express

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:24:15 +0000

While working with MS Outlook Express, you might usually come across many MSIMN error messages. Like,

“MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Msoe.dll”

“MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module “unknown””

“MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Directdb.dll”

“MSIMN caused an exception C0000006h in module Directdb.dll”

Above error message appears when the user tries to open any of the email saved in Outlook Express Inbox. On occurrence of any one of the above messages, the data saved in the .dbx files becomes inaccessible.

Reason behind these MSIMN errors

The above error message appears when the Inbox.dbx file gets damaged or corrupted. Other main causes for this file damage are compaction, virus infection, anti-virus scanning, software failure, etc.

Solution for this

To resolve the above error message and to access the emails saved in the Inbox.dbx file, you are supposed to follow the given below steps:

Rename the logically damaged Inbox.dbx file and try to access the file in Outlook Express.
Delete the Inbox.dbx file and restore the file from an adequate backup.

If no backup is available, then Repair Outlook Express using Kernel for Outlook Express recovery software.

Repair Outlook Express when Sent Items folder freezes on opening

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:53:40 +0000

Outlook Express stores all its mails with same names as they are named in local folders list, with .dbx extension on your system’s hard disk. All the folders are then stored in a hidden folder named Store Folder. Any corruption caused to these folders can result in inaccessibility of some important email messages. In order to resolve this issue, you can rename or delete the corrupt folder. After this, Outlook Express will recreate the default email folders on next restart.

But if the files contain important data, make sure you have an updated backup copy of the folder before you delete it. In case any backup of the folders is absent, we suggest you to repair the corrupt folders by using Repair Outlook Express solutions. Consider a situation, when you run Outlook Express and you try to open Sent Items folder to view the messages within. The application freezes and nothing happens; the folder fails to open and forces you to close the application using Task Manager.

Although there can be number of reasons responsible for freezing of the folder, but the reasons for this Sent Items.dbx corruption might be:

Sent Items folder has increased its required file size. Usually, DBX files have default file size threshold of 2 GB
If you are using Windows XP SP1 or earlier, background compaction might just corrupt the DBX files specifically, if you have a slow PC. However, manual compaction can also bring corruption if interrupted
Unexpected system shutdown or application failure can make .dbx files consistent

In order to resolve this corrupt .dbx file issue, you need to try the following solutions:

Check for a valid DBX backup. If it is available, delete the corrupt Sent Items.dbx file and import items to the newly created file which Outlook Express creates after the folders are deleted and OE is started again. You can instead rename the file too
If the file backup is not available, then to retrieve your emails you need to repair Outlook Express using a third party robustly devised repair Outlook Express tool

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How to import and export address books in Outlook Express?

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:07:45 +0000

With this blog you will come to know about importing and exporting of Address Books and business cards in Outlook Express.

In Outlook Express, you can import address books (WAB) and business cards (vCard) from, and export address books and business cards to, other e-mail programs. To do so, follow the given below steps:

Exporting Address Books or Business Cards

To export an address book or business card from Outlook Express to another e-mail program, follow these steps in Outlook Express:

On the Tools menu, click Address Book.
On the File menu, point to Export, and then click Address Book or Business Card.
If you are exporting an address book, click the address book you want to export, click Export, and then proceed through the wizard. If you are exporting a business card, locate and click the .vcf file you want to export, and then click Save.

Importing Address Books or Business Cards

To import an address book or business card from another e-mail program to Outlook Express, follow these steps in Outlook Express:

On the Tools menu, click Address Book.
On the File menu, point to Import, and then click Address Book or Business Card.
If you are importing an address book, click the address book you want to import, and then click Import. Depending on the type of address book you are importing, either locate and click the address book file, and then click Open, or proceed through the wizard. If you are importing a business card, locate and click the .vcf file you want to import, and then click Save.

It’s quite easy importing as well as exporting WAB and vCard in Outlook Express. If somehow OE .dbx file gets corrupt, don’t forget to take assistance of Kernel for Outlook Express to Repair Outlook Express.

Using the Internet Explorer Unsafe File List to Filter E-mail Attachments

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:18:43 +0000

As emails have become a very important part of our routine life, we need to be more careful about our email security. Ignorance of any email threat can prove fatal and affect email communication badly and for a long time. Email attachments are the most common carrier of virus hence, the first steps towards email security can taken by preventing such attachments. Using internet Explorer Unsafe file list to filter email attachments is such a sustainable solution that can help you avoid such dangerous attachments.

This option is enabled by default in Outlook Express Service Pack 1 (SP1). Enabling this option you can block unsafe files from downloading. To use the Internet Explorer unsafe file list to filter e-mail attachments, follow these simple steps:

Start Outlook Express, and then on the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Security tab, and then click to select the Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus check box under Virus Protection.

This way you can keep your mailbox safe from attachments containing viruses or any other threat. However, even after being so cautious, virus can cause corruption to your Outlook Express DBX file. In such a situation the only possible thing you can do is Repair Outlook Express DBX file and recover emails from it. To repair Outlook Express, use Kernel for Outlook Express, as it can provide you with best results.

How to determine that the DBX file is corrupt?

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:30:43 +0000

Just have a look at issues that you may face anytime while working with Outlook Express:

When you try to open any folder, you see following error message appearing on your computer screen:

Msimn caused an exception C0000006h in module Directdb.dll. The message could not be sent. There is not enough Disk space.

When you try to switch folders, Outlook Express takes too much of time.
Outlook Express goes slow and even hangs repeatedly.

Whenever you face above mentioned issues with Outlook Express, do not ignore, as such behavior is a sign of corruption in Outlook Express DBX file. Even these issues are a result of your ignorance, as at initial stages DBX file corruption just affect the speed and performance of Outlook Express.

If you are facing any of the above mentioned issue, then get it resolved as soon as possible. The only effective way to resolve such issues is to repair the corrupt DBX file. To repair Outlook Express DBX file you can take help of third party software. Such software Repair Outlook Express DBX files, recover all available email data from them and enable you to save the recovered email data to a new DBX file which can be easily accessed with Outlook Express.

My contacts are not displaying in Outlook Express

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:59:08 +0000

In this blog, we would be troubleshooting for lost contacts display in Outlook Express. Contacts are displayed at the left hand side bottom pane in Outlook Express main window. All contacts list gets deleted either accidentally or intentionally. But no worries, you can get them back easily.

Even in my case, one day somehow contacts display just disappeared and I was going nuts after then. I wanted my contacts back. With clicking of ‘X’ sign besides the contacts list make your contacts list disappear from Outlook Express main window.

To restore the address book contacts back to pane in Outlook Express, you need to follow the given below steps.

Select View  Layout… from the menu in Outlook Express.
Check the Contacts box.
Click OK.

That’s it; now start using all your contacts again in Outlook Express. Corruption in Outlook Express .dbx folders is quite common and to tackle the corruption, users are required to use professional repair Outlook express software to get back all lost, deleted or corrupt email and email items.

Repair Corrupt Outlook Express DBX Mail

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:33:18 +0000

A main reason behind email loss can be attributed to DBX corruption. When you receive emails in your Inbox, these messages are stored in a single file typically known as a DBX file. These folders are saved with the DBX file extension and named correspondingly to the folder name. When corruption occurs to a DBX file, there are numerous ways to repair it.

Over here we will discuss two methods to recover a corrupt DBX file. The first way is compacting method, it uses the compacting utility to compact and remove any inconsistency or surplus data within the DBX file. The second way is the transfer method which attempts to move all emails from a corrupt folder into a working folder.

Using the Compacting Utility

In order to start compacting the folders, follow these steps:
In Outlook Express, click Work Offline on the File menu to terminate any transmission
In the Folder list, click on Outlook Express to ensure that no email or news folder is opened
Close the Folder list by click the X in the upper right-hand corner of the list panel
On the File menu, select Folder and select Compact All Folders. This might take several minutes to complete
If any error occurs, close Outlook Express re-open it and initiate the process again from the start

Using the Transfer Method

To transfer the files, follow these steps:
Launch Microsoft Outlook Express
Right-click on Local Folders and select New Folder
Type in: backup and hit Enter
Select all the emails in the corrupted folder

Select any email in the corrupted folder

Press CTRL + A to select all

Right click on the highlighted mails and select Move To Folder
Select the backup folder and click OK
Delete the corrupted folder and rename the backup folder to the corrupted folder’s name

In case of severe corruption in Outlook Express, the folders may not be recognized and displayed. For example, if Outlook Express detects a badly corrupt Inbox.dbx, it will automatically create a new file –Inbox (1).dbx. All messages in the previous Inbox.dbx file will be lost. You can then choose to locate the Outlook Express store folder and repair Outlook Express DBX file using Kernel Recovery for Outlook Express.

How to import email account setting from an existing email account to the new one

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:26:17 +0000

Created a new account on Outlook Express and want to import settings of the existing account to the new one? It’s very simple, as just few easy steps can enable you to import your existing account settings to the new one. When you import your e-mail account settings, your Outlook Express account will contain customization and information details from your previous account. And by doing so, you will not need to configure these settings again in your new account.

To import email account setting from previous account to the recent one, follow these steps:

On the File menu, point to Import, and then click Mail Account Settings.
Select the e-mail client you want to import and click Next.
The settings for the e-mail account will appear. To accept these settings, select Accept Settings, and then click Next. Go to step 5.
To change any of the settings, select Change Settings, and then click Next. Use the Internet Connection Wizard to step through the settings for the e-mail account. Make any changes you want and click Next.
On the Completion page, click Finish.

It’s done. Now you can also view these settings; to see the account information, on the Tools menu, click Accounts. This way you can import settings from your previous Outlook Express account to the new one.

While working with Outlook Express, you may face various issues due to DBX file corruption. To deal with it you will need to repair Outlook Express using an efficient tool. Kernel for Outlook Express is a simple and easy to use tool to Repair Outlook Express and recover email data from corrupt DBX file.

How to Determine When Outlook Express Has Blocked an Attachment

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:53:34 +0000

While working with emails, a user must be cautious about virus contamination, as emails are the easiest way for viruses to enter into any computer system. However, with increasing cases of email viruses, most of the email applications have embedded with virus protection features. Outlook Express 6 is also one of those email clients that provide the user with various virus protection features, so that their email data and computer may stay safe from email viruses.

In Outlook Express these virus protection features are available:

Internet Explorer Security Zone to Disable Active Content in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) E-mail.
Facility to read all Messages in Plain Text with Service Pack 1.
Features to prevent Programs from Sending E-mail without your approval.
Facility to use Internet Explorer Unsafe File List to Filter E-mail Attachments.
Blocking of virus suspected attachments .

Among all these features Blocking of virus suspected attachments is the feature that works automatically when any suspected attachment is received by the user. Determining that any attachment is blocked by Outlook Express is necessary to prevent virus corruption. When an attachment is blocked by Outlook Express, following alert is displayed in the message alert bar at the top of the e-mail message:

Outlook Express removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail: file_name1, file_name2, and so on.

Whenever, you see this alert with any email message, do not try to open the attachment. This way you can prevent your Outlook Express from getting corrupted by viruses.

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How to Backup Outlook Express Blocked Senders List

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:41:55 +0000

If you are getting unnecessary from any email address in Outlook Express, you can block it and after blocking the sender you will not get any message from him. When any blocked sender sends you email it doesn’t get saved in inbox but it directly goes to deleted items folder. To block any sender in Outlook Express, you will need to follow these steps:

In your Inbox folder or in the list of messages in a newsgroup, click the message from the sender that you want to block.
On the Message menu, click Block Sender.

This way you can block one or more senders and create a blocked senders list. Like any other essential item, you may also need to backup this list, to backup blocked senders list, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
Locate and click the following registry subkeys (save each key to a different file):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{Identity Number}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Block Senders
On the Registry menu, click Export Registry repair Outlook Express File.
In the Save In box, change the location to your desktop.
In the File Name box, type blocked senders.reg (for the Block Senders key), and then click Save.

Using above mentioned steps you can back up the blocked senders list in a very convenient manner. If in any situation, you need to repair Outlook Express, you can take help of Kernel for Outlook Express. It will help you to repair Outlook Express without facing any kind of problem.