Outlook 97 (not express, I use express for other email accounts)
Windows XP
IE v6
It has been working for months
I went onto microsoft website and it seemed that there was a file "stuck" in the outbox which was casuing the problem
I checked the Outbox and there was a message that had not been sent and could not be deleted
Their recommendation was to set up a new personal folder, copy all details except the outbox fodler into it and delete the old one
Their help section did not include an Outlook 97 section, so I done what was closest
I exported the personal folder(s) as a backup to my desktop
I then deleted the original folder, imported the backup and created a new personal folder (which looked, thankfully, the same as how it did previous) and it contained the same message in the outbox
I then deleted it and thought everything should work fine
Unfortunately, not yet
I can now send and receive emails for about the first 30 seconds outlook is opened for and then I get the original problem message
From then on I can use outlook but to send or receive I have to close and re-open it
Thanks for the response Clubman, if you have nay other suggestions it would be great
The only soloution I can see now would be to uninstall outlook, install it and use back up to recreate personal folder
But I cannot find the outlook install CD, so might have to hold off on that idea for the time being
stuart almost @buyingtolet.ie