Vista mail outbox message stuck

[One-eyed Willie]

I can't delete it, send it, move it, cut it... when I right click for
properties
it gives me an error message- the properties of this message could not be
displayed, an error has occured.

I tried rebooting but its still there.

There isn't a whole lot you can do if you can't delete it. You can try
using my WMUtil program to compact and repair the database and see if that helps.

[Steve Cochran]

You can close WinMail and then move the entire contents of the message store
directory to another directory and that will start it up fresh. You can
then drag the eml files (messages) back into the WinMail folders.

Microsoft is unlikely to fix any bugs in WinMail anytime soon, as it has a
very low priority. So workarounds and 3rd party programs are going to be
required, just as they were with OE.

[One-eyed Willie]

Its fixed, I was on the phone earlier with a microsoft support guy and he
wanted me to re-install windows!! I spent 4 hrs looking for help and calling
and posting, Seems as if they at least made the fix easier to find, that
would be a start.....
I learned about this discussion group so it wasn't a complete waste of time

[Steve Cochran]

I'm glad you got it fixed.

I'm sorry MS was so ignorant and unresponsive.

[Michal Kawecki]

I had that error before and this is NOT a problem with any Windows Mail
folder, but with corrupt database file
%Userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\WindowsMail.MSMessageStore. Microsoft tools cannot repir it. The
only way i know to repair it is exporting all email from the store and
removing this file and it's backup copy from Backup folder, or maybe the
whole Windows Mail folder.

How do I find windows explorer I can't find the file anywhere.

Looks like you're replying to an old message, one written before the
latest fix was written. Download and install it with Windows Mail
not running:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/941090

Although it's labelled as for mail stuck in the Outbox, it also works in
other folders. If you don't know whether to use the 32-bit version or
the 64-bit version, try the 32-bit version first. Certain common
antivirus programs, such as most of those from Norton or McAfee,
or a recent one from Trend, tend to cause such problems, although
seldom immediately, so if you have such a program, remember
where to find the fix - you are likely to need it again.

[amlih]

I have an "I" alert on my incoming mail and I can't delete it, move it or
forward it. It tells me I have low disc space and low memory, now this only
happens with Windows Vista, is there some sort of patch for this??

[Gary VanderMolen]

No, that's a different issue.

Not sure why your old emails are disappearing from Sent Items.
Which antivirus program are you running? Any other third party
security program like anti-spam or anti-malware?

[DeWitch]

As I had said before but my post was mainly ignored - the way to get rid of a
message that is "stuck" in a particular folder is to move all the messages
you want to keep into another folder and then delete the folder the "stuck"
message is in - it works every time.

Wrote that way back when I first tried the Vista "upgrade" that I received
for my new PC that came with XP (early 2007) - went back to XP after about 3
days of Vista nonsense. But here I am back in Vista again since recently had
a problem with the PC and could not get the reformat to XP to work - could
only start it with the Vista upgrade disk - I have not given up trying to get
my beleoved XP back though.

[Sushant4Life]

http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/

this works

it removes the stuck message in windows mail

great thing it worked

[Steve Cochran]

If you install Vista SP1 or Vista SP2, then that will fix the issue also.