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I posted this on the OE6 newsgroup--feedback suggested that Power Users may

not

have the permission needed to make the changes I want to make when Windows

2000 Professional is installed on an NTFS partition. They suggested I

present my

problem to the Windows 2000 community.

 

I am unable to change the location of the Outlook Express 6 (OE6) message

store folder when logged on as a power user; however, I have no problem

changing its location when I change my group membership to the

Administrators Gp. My OS is Windows 2000 Professional w/SP4, browser is IE6

and I am using Outlook Express 6. All available updates are installed.

 

As a Power User, when I try to change the message store to an empty folder

or an existing folder and then re-start OE I get the following error

messages:

Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to open

the OE message store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk is

full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance.

(0x80070001E,5)----then after pressing OK----Outlook express could not be

started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may be installed

incorrectly

 

Once I log off and change my group membership to the Administrators Gp and

then log back on, OE6 opens with the message store location changed;

however,

when I log off, change my group membership back to the power Users Gp., and

log back on, OE6 fails to open and the above error messages are again

displayed.

 

My new custom computer - DG965RY Mother Board, E6400 CPU, 320 GB HD, 2GB

RAM, and my OS is installed on an NTFS partition.

 

FYI, as a Power User, I had no problem changing the message store location

when my OS was installed on an older Fat-32 computer system. Also, I have

manually removed and reinstalled Outlook Express IAW Microsoft Support

Article No: 263837.

 

I have been working on this for some time now and I am about ready to give

up and use the default message store location.

 

I will sincerely appreciate help in resolving this issue!

 

Frank

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Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)

Posted
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Re: Unable to change message store location in Outlook Express

 

 

"Frank Shrader" <customcompfds@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:%230RDXgt4HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I posted this on the OE6 newsgroup--feedback suggested that Power Users may

> not

> have the permission needed to make the changes I want to make when Windows

> 2000 Professional is installed on an NTFS partition. They suggested I

> present my

> problem to the Windows 2000 community.

>

> I am unable to change the location of the Outlook Express 6 (OE6) message

> store folder when logged on as a power user; however, I have no problem

> changing its location when I change my group membership to the

> Administrators Gp. My OS is Windows 2000 Professional w/SP4, browser is

> IE6

> and I am using Outlook Express 6. All available updates are installed.

>

> As a Power User, when I try to change the message store to an empty folder

> or an existing folder and then re-start OE I get the following error

> messages:

> Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to open

> the OE message store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk is

> full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance.

> (0x80070001E,5)----then after pressing OK----Outlook express could not be

> started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may be installed

> incorrectly

>

> Once I log off and change my group membership to the Administrators Gp and

> then log back on, OE6 opens with the message store location changed;

> however,

> when I log off, change my group membership back to the power Users Gp.,

> and

> log back on, OE6 fails to open and the above error messages are again

> displayed.

>

> My new custom computer - DG965RY Mother Board, E6400 CPU, 320 GB HD, 2GB

> RAM, and my OS is installed on an NTFS partition.

>

> FYI, as a Power User, I had no problem changing the message store location

> when my OS was installed on an older Fat-32 computer system. Also, I have

> manually removed and reinstalled Outlook Express IAW Microsoft Support

> Article No: 263837.

>

> I have been working on this for some time now and I am about ready to give

> up and use the default message store location.

>

> I will sincerely appreciate help in resolving this issue!

>

> Frank

>

 

Check the NTFS permissions of the chosen folder so that the

chosen user has full read/write access. If unsure how to do this,

click Start / Help / Search tab, then look for help on Permissions.

Guest Newbie Coder

Guest Newbie Coder

Posted
Posted

Re: Unable to change message store location in Outlook Express

 

Frank,

 

You can change the MailStoreRoot in the registry & move all the DBX files to a

new location

 

START | RUN | Type 'regedit' (without quotes) & press ENTER

 

Navigate to:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities

 

Read DEFAULT USER ID

 

Expland:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\[Default User ID]\Software\Microsoft\Outlook

Express\5.0

 

In the right pane read:

 

Store Root

 

That holds the Mail Store Root path

 

Move the folder containing the DBX file & change the above key to that location

appending a '\' to the end of the path.

 

Example:

 

C:\SomePath\

 

Close the registry editor

 

--

Newbie Coder

(It's just a name)

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

news:umCfgOw4HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> "Frank Shrader" <customcompfds@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> news:%230RDXgt4HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> >I posted this on the OE6 newsgroup--feedback suggested that Power Users may

> > not

> > have the permission needed to make the changes I want to make when Windows

> > 2000 Professional is installed on an NTFS partition. They suggested I

> > present my

> > problem to the Windows 2000 community.

> >

> > I am unable to change the location of the Outlook Express 6 (OE6) message

> > store folder when logged on as a power user; however, I have no problem

> > changing its location when I change my group membership to the

> > Administrators Gp. My OS is Windows 2000 Professional w/SP4, browser is

> > IE6

> > and I am using Outlook Express 6. All available updates are installed.

> >

> > As a Power User, when I try to change the message store to an empty folder

> > or an existing folder and then re-start OE I get the following error

> > messages:

> > Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to open

> > the OE message store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk is

> > full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance.

> > (0x80070001E,5)----then after pressing OK----Outlook express could not be

> > started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may be installed

> > incorrectly

> >

> > Once I log off and change my group membership to the Administrators Gp and

> > then log back on, OE6 opens with the message store location changed;

> > however,

> > when I log off, change my group membership back to the power Users Gp.,

> > and

> > log back on, OE6 fails to open and the above error messages are again

> > displayed.

> >

> > My new custom computer - DG965RY Mother Board, E6400 CPU, 320 GB HD, 2GB

> > RAM, and my OS is installed on an NTFS partition.

> >

> > FYI, as a Power User, I had no problem changing the message store location

> > when my OS was installed on an older Fat-32 computer system. Also, I have

> > manually removed and reinstalled Outlook Express IAW Microsoft Support

> > Article No: 263837.

> >

> > I have been working on this for some time now and I am about ready to give

> > up and use the default message store location.

> >

> > I will sincerely appreciate help in resolving this issue!

> >

> > Frank

> >

>

> Check the NTFS permissions of the chosen folder so that the

> chosen user has full read/write access. If unsure how to do this,

> click Start / Help / Search tab, then look for help on Permissions.

>

>

Guest Frank Shrader

Guest Frank Shrader

Posted
Posted

Re: Unable to change message store location in Outlook Express

 

Pegasus, you hit the nail on the head. I followed your advice and was able

to give Power Users full permission to make required changes. I have been

working on this for a long time and was at the end of my rope. My problem

is no more!!

Thanks a million

Frank

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

news:umCfgOw4HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> "Frank Shrader" <customcompfds@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> news:%230RDXgt4HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> >I posted this on the OE6 newsgroup--feedback suggested that Power Users

may

> > not

> > have the permission needed to make the changes I want to make when

Windows

> > 2000 Professional is installed on an NTFS partition. They suggested I

> > present my

> > problem to the Windows 2000 community.

> >

> > I am unable to change the location of the Outlook Express 6 (OE6)

message

> > store folder when logged on as a power user; however, I have no problem

> > changing its location when I change my group membership to the

> > Administrators Gp. My OS is Windows 2000 Professional w/SP4, browser is

> > IE6

> > and I am using Outlook Express 6. All available updates are installed.

> >

> > As a Power User, when I try to change the message store to an empty

folder

> > or an existing folder and then re-start OE I get the following error

> > messages:

> > Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to

open

> > the OE message store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk

is

> > full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance.

> > (0x80070001E,5)----then after pressing OK----Outlook express could not

be

> > started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may be installed

> > incorrectly

> >

> > Once I log off and change my group membership to the Administrators Gp

and

> > then log back on, OE6 opens with the message store location changed;

> > however,

> > when I log off, change my group membership back to the power Users Gp.,

> > and

> > log back on, OE6 fails to open and the above error messages are again

> > displayed.

> >

> > My new custom computer - DG965RY Mother Board, E6400 CPU, 320 GB HD, 2GB

> > RAM, and my OS is installed on an NTFS partition.

> >

> > FYI, as a Power User, I had no problem changing the message store

location

> > when my OS was installed on an older Fat-32 computer system. Also, I

have

> > manually removed and reinstalled Outlook Express IAW Microsoft Support

> > Article No: 263837.

> >

> > I have been working on this for some time now and I am about ready to

give

> > up and use the default message store location.

> >

> > I will sincerely appreciate help in resolving this issue!

> >

> > Frank

> >

>

> Check the NTFS permissions of the chosen folder so that the

> chosen user has full read/write access. If unsure how to do this,

> click Start / Help / Search tab, then look for help on Permissions.

>

>

Guest Newbie Coder

Guest Newbie Coder

Posted
Posted

Re: Unable to change message store location in Outlook Express

 

Frank,

 

If you never had read/write permissions then how were your messages being saved

to the store?

 

--

Newbie Coder

(It's just a name)

 

 

 

 

"Frank Shrader" <customcompfds@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

news:%23Gf00eE5HHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Pegasus, you hit the nail on the head. I followed your advice and was able

> to give Power Users full permission to make required changes. I have been

> working on this for a long time and was at the end of my rope. My problem

> is no more!!

> Thanks a million

> Frank

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

> news:umCfgOw4HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >

> > "Frank Shrader" <customcompfds@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> > news:%230RDXgt4HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > >I posted this on the OE6 newsgroup--feedback suggested that Power Users

> may

> > > not

> > > have the permission needed to make the changes I want to make when

> Windows

> > > 2000 Professional is installed on an NTFS partition. They suggested I

> > > present my

> > > problem to the Windows 2000 community.

> > >

> > > I am unable to change the location of the Outlook Express 6 (OE6)

> message

> > > store folder when logged on as a power user; however, I have no problem

> > > changing its location when I change my group membership to the

> > > Administrators Gp. My OS is Windows 2000 Professional w/SP4, browser is

> > > IE6

> > > and I am using Outlook Express 6. All available updates are installed.

> > >

> > > As a Power User, when I try to change the message store to an empty

> folder

> > > or an existing folder and then re-start OE I get the following error

> > > messages:

> > > Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to

> open

> > > the OE message store. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk

> is

> > > full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance.

> > > (0x80070001E,5)----then after pressing OK----Outlook express could not

> be

> > > started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may be installed

> > > incorrectly

> > >

> > > Once I log off and change my group membership to the Administrators Gp

> and

> > > then log back on, OE6 opens with the message store location changed;

> > > however,

> > > when I log off, change my group membership back to the power Users Gp.,

> > > and

> > > log back on, OE6 fails to open and the above error messages are again

> > > displayed.

> > >

> > > My new custom computer - DG965RY Mother Board, E6400 CPU, 320 GB HD, 2GB

> > > RAM, and my OS is installed on an NTFS partition.

> > >

> > > FYI, as a Power User, I had no problem changing the message store

> location

> > > when my OS was installed on an older Fat-32 computer system. Also, I

> have

> > > manually removed and reinstalled Outlook Express IAW Microsoft Support

> > > Article No: 263837.

> > >

> > > I have been working on this for some time now and I am about ready to

> give

> > > up and use the default message store location.

> > >

> > > I will sincerely appreciate help in resolving this issue!

> > >

> > > Frank

> > >

> >

> > Check the NTFS permissions of the chosen folder so that the

> > chosen user has full read/write access. If unsure how to do this,

> > click Start / Help / Search tab, then look for help on Permissions.

> >

> >

>

>

Guest Frank Shrader

Guest Frank Shrader

Posted
Posted

Re: Unable to change message store location in Outlook Express

 

I had no trouble saving messages to my default log-on user account which is

located in my user folder; however, because of several bad past experiences

of loosing messages stored there I like to change my message store location

to a special folder on my C drive. As a user, I have never had problems

changing its location in the past because my computer's hard drive was

formatted FAT-32. I have built a new computer that has a hard drive

formatted NTFS and that is when my problems started. Windows 2000

Professional when loaded on an NTFS partition has additional security

features. I created the special folder on my C drive while I was logged on

as Administrator. When I logged off as Administrator and logged back on as

a user/power user I lost full access to that special folder. Whenever I

tried to change the location of my message store to the special folder

everything seemed to work OK until I tried to log back on and that's when

the errors began. What I have learned from this experience is: When using

Windows 2000 Professional installed on an NTFS partition the Administrator

must give permission to users to let them access special folders. To do

that all you have to do is right click the folder, select the properties

tab, select the security tab and allow or deny permissions.

 

Newbie Coder, I really appreciate your assistance and support in working

through my problem. For several months now I have tried to resolve this

issue on my own but was unsuccessful. Finally, I read something about

Microsoft support groups, found instructions on how to join, and now, my

problem is NO MORE thanks to you and all the other professionals who give of

their time unselfishly.

FYI: I have provided more detail in my response than I think you wanted;

however, I provided it in the hope that it may help someone else with a

similar problem.

Thanks again

Frank Shrader

 

 

"Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message

news:eIgdczE5HHA.6024@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Frank,

>

> If you never had read/write permissions then how were your messages being

saved

> to the store?

>

> --

> Newbie Coder

> (It's just a name)

>

>

>

>

> "Frank Shrader" <customcompfds@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> news:%23Gf00eE5HHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> > Pegasus, you hit the nail on the head. I followed your advice and was

able

> > to give Power Users full permission to make required changes. I have

been

> > working on this for a long time and was at the end of my rope. My

problem

> > is no more!!

> > Thanks a million

> > Frank

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

> > news:umCfgOw4HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> > >

> > > "Frank Shrader" <customcompfds@bellsouth.net> wrote in message

> > > news:%230RDXgt4HHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > > >I posted this on the OE6 newsgroup--feedback suggested that Power

Users

> > may

> > > > not

> > > > have the permission needed to make the changes I want to make when

> > Windows

> > > > 2000 Professional is installed on an NTFS partition. They suggested

I

> > > > present my

> > > > problem to the Windows 2000 community.

> > > >

> > > > I am unable to change the location of the Outlook Express 6 (OE6)

> > message

> > > > store folder when logged on as a power user; however, I have no

problem

> > > > changing its location when I change my group membership to the

> > > > Administrators Gp. My OS is Windows 2000 Professional w/SP4,

browser is

> > > > IE6

> > > > and I am using Outlook Express 6. All available updates are

installed.

> > > >

> > > > As a Power User, when I try to change the message store to an empty

> > folder

> > > > or an existing folder and then re-start OE I get the following error

> > > > messages:

> > > > Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to

> > open

> > > > the OE message store. Your computer may be out of memory or your

disk

> > is

> > > > full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance.

> > > > (0x80070001E,5)----then after pressing OK----Outlook express could

not

> > be

> > > > started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may be

installed

> > > > incorrectly

> > > >

> > > > Once I log off and change my group membership to the Administrators

Gp

> > and

> > > > then log back on, OE6 opens with the message store location changed;

> > > > however,

> > > > when I log off, change my group membership back to the power Users

Gp.,

> > > > and

> > > > log back on, OE6 fails to open and the above error messages are

again

> > > > displayed.

> > > >

> > > > My new custom computer - DG965RY Mother Board, E6400 CPU, 320 GB HD,

2GB

> > > > RAM, and my OS is installed on an NTFS partition.

> > > >

> > > > FYI, as a Power User, I had no problem changing the message store

> > location

> > > > when my OS was installed on an older Fat-32 computer system. Also,

I

> > have

> > > > manually removed and reinstalled Outlook Express IAW Microsoft

Support

> > > > Article No: 263837.

> > > >

> > > > I have been working on this for some time now and I am about ready

to

> > give

> > > > up and use the default message store location.

> > > >

> > > > I will sincerely appreciate help in resolving this issue!

> > > >

> > > > Frank

> > > >

> > >

> > > Check the NTFS permissions of the chosen folder so that the

> > > chosen user has full read/write access. If unsure how to do this,

> > > click Start / Help / Search tab, then look for help on Permissions.

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

>

>

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