Quirk after SP3 installation

[Guest Josh Beavers]

I just installed SP3 for XP this morning. After installing the SP I have

been trying all day to get OE to stop with the pop-up messages. I had read a

post from someone else that mentioned to reset the Compact Check Count if

your system crashed during compaction. Oddly enough this silenced the issue

for about 10 to 20 minutes, but as you stated something is opening OE.

 

I haven't used OE in over a year so it is definitely annoying to have this

continue.

 

I do not have Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop search installed so I

am confused as to what item is trying to continually open OE. I was watching

process monitor and could not find anything other than an extra svchost after

the service pack. This is becoming a real nuisance though.

 

Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

 

Any help would be appreciated..

[Guest 3c273]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

 

"Josh Beavers" <JoshBeavers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:AD61E9F0-EFC6-4247-B6D1-05D737B5A53B@microsoft.com...

>

> Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

>

> Any help would be appreciated..

 

Add/Remove Programs>Add/Remove Windows Components>Uncheck the box labeled

Outlook Express :-)

Louis

[Guest 3c273]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

>

> Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

>

> Any help would be appreciated..

PS: Not sure if that actually removes Outlook Express or just the icons for

it. You could try some tricks with system file protection to rename

msimn.exe and see which program complains that the file can not be found.

Louis

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

[X-post to OE General, OE6, & Windows Update newsgroups for maximum

exposure]

 

Josh, you're not doing yourself or those who are already attempting to

assist you any favors by beginning a new thread in this newsgroup.

 

Please post any/all follow-up in your original thread in OE General

newsgroup:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f

 

This behavior is affecting a very, very small minority of users [1] and

we're doing our very best to discover why and how to fix it. Again, please

stick with you original thread.

===============================================

 

[1]

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=sp3+compact&num=10&scoring=d&as_epq=&as_oq=oe+outlook-express&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=5&as_miny=2008&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=6&as_maxy=2008&safe=off

 

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress/browse_frm/thread/ac059608c2a8bcc

 

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f/

 

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/a306ea7a480bcebe

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

Josh Beavers wrote:

> I just installed SP3 for XP this morning. After installing the SP I have

> been trying all day to get OE to stop with the pop-up messages. I had read

> a

> post from someone else that mentioned to reset the Compact Check Count if

> your system crashed during compaction. Oddly enough this silenced the

> issue

> for about 10 to 20 minutes, but as you stated something is opening OE.

>

> I haven't used OE in over a year so it is definitely annoying to have this

> continue.

>

> I do not have Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop search installed so

> I

> am confused as to what item is trying to continually open OE. I was

> watching

> process monitor and could not find anything other than an extra svchost

> after the service pack. This is becoming a real nuisance though.

>

> Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

>

> Any help would be appreciated..

[Guest Josh Beavers]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

PA Bear I am really confused by your intentions. I was sticking with the

Outlook Express forum and you instructed me to post my question into the

WinXP general discussion which I did as requested.

 

All information that is pertinent has been posted in the General XP

discussion. The Outlook Express compact the free disk space message keeps

popping-up on its own even though I do not open or use Outlook Express

anymore. The following reg key is updated every 2 minutes automatically and I

am not sure what is trying to access the Outlook Express data files. Even if

I delete the data files out of my Application data they are recreated by some

process.

 

I do not have Windows Desktop Search and am unaware of any behind the scenes

indexing causing Outlook Express to regenerate this profile every 2 minutes.

The only solution at this time is to delete the current users

identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count string

value and by myself roughly 20 to 40 minutes.

 

I will continue to maintain both discussions in hopes of a resolution, but

in the future it would be helpful if you did not suggest posting a message in

a forum you do not wish me to post in.

 

Thanks,

Josh

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [X-post to OE General, OE6, & Windows Update newsgroups for maximum

> exposure]

>

> Josh, you're not doing yourself or those who are already attempting to

> assist you any favors by beginning a new thread in this newsgroup.

>

> Please post any/all follow-up in your original thread in OE General

> newsgroup:

> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f

>

> This behavior is affecting a very, very small minority of users [1] and

> we're doing our very best to discover why and how to fix it. Again, please

> stick with you original thread.

> ===============================================

>

> [1]

> http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=sp3+compact&num=10&scoring=d&as_epq=&as_oq=oe+outlook-express&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=5&as_miny=2008&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=6&as_maxy=2008&safe=off

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress/browse_frm/thread/ac059608c2a8bcc

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f/

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/a306ea7a480bcebe

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

>

> Josh Beavers wrote:

> > I just installed SP3 for XP this morning. After installing the SP I have

> > been trying all day to get OE to stop with the pop-up messages. I had read

> > a

> > post from someone else that mentioned to reset the Compact Check Count if

> > your system crashed during compaction. Oddly enough this silenced the

> > issue

> > for about 10 to 20 minutes, but as you stated something is opening OE.

> >

> > I haven't used OE in over a year so it is definitely annoying to have this

> > continue.

> >

> > I do not have Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop search installed so

> > I

> > am confused as to what item is trying to continually open OE. I was

> > watching

> > process monitor and could not find anything other than an extra svchost

> > after the service pack. This is becoming a real nuisance though.

> >

> > Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

> >

> > Any help would be appreciated..

>

>

[Guest TaurArian]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

I had some annoying quirks after SP3 and I fixed the same by removing SP3,

making sure that the drive was clear of rubbish etc, some hard disk

maintenance etc and then reinstalled SP3 without unnecessary applications

running like anti virus etc (I installed it from the full file rather than

using WU). No quirks left.

 

Just a thought.

--

 

--------------------------------

TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008

Update Services

http://taurarian.mvps.org

 

 

"Josh Beavers" wrote:

> PA Bear I am really confused by your intentions. I was sticking with the

> Outlook Express forum and you instructed me to post my question into the

> WinXP general discussion which I did as requested.

>

> All information that is pertinent has been posted in the General XP

> discussion. The Outlook Express compact the free disk space message keeps

> popping-up on its own even though I do not open or use Outlook Express

> anymore. The following reg key is updated every 2 minutes automatically and I

> am not sure what is trying to access the Outlook Express data files. Even if

> I delete the data files out of my Application data they are recreated by some

> process.

>

> I do not have Windows Desktop Search and am unaware of any behind the scenes

> indexing causing Outlook Express to regenerate this profile every 2 minutes.

> The only solution at this time is to delete the current users

> identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count string

> value and by myself roughly 20 to 40 minutes.

>

> I will continue to maintain both discussions in hopes of a resolution, but

> in the future it would be helpful if you did not suggest posting a message in

> a forum you do not wish me to post in.

>

> Thanks,

> Josh

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

> > [X-post to OE General, OE6, & Windows Update newsgroups for maximum

> > exposure]

> >

> > Josh, you're not doing yourself or those who are already attempting to

> > assist you any favors by beginning a new thread in this newsgroup.

> >

> > Please post any/all follow-up in your original thread in OE General

> > newsgroup:

> > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f

> >

> > This behavior is affecting a very, very small minority of users [1] and

> > we're doing our very best to discover why and how to fix it. Again, please

> > stick with you original thread.

> > ===============================================

> >

> > [1]

> > http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=sp3+compact&num=10&scoring=d&as_epq=&as_oq=oe+outlook-express&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=5&as_miny=2008&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=6&as_maxy=2008&safe=off

> >

> > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress/browse_frm/thread/ac059608c2a8bcc

> >

> > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f/

> >

> > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/a306ea7a480bcebe

> > --

> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> >

> >

> > Josh Beavers wrote:

> > > I just installed SP3 for XP this morning. After installing the SP I have

> > > been trying all day to get OE to stop with the pop-up messages. I had read

> > > a

> > > post from someone else that mentioned to reset the Compact Check Count if

> > > your system crashed during compaction. Oddly enough this silenced the

> > > issue

> > > for about 10 to 20 minutes, but as you stated something is opening OE.

> > >

> > > I haven't used OE in over a year so it is definitely annoying to have this

> > > continue.

> > >

> > > I do not have Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop search installed so

> > > I

> > > am confused as to what item is trying to continually open OE. I was

> > > watching

> > > process monitor and could not find anything other than an extra svchost

> > > after the service pack. This is becoming a real nuisance though.

> > >

> > > Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

> > >

> > > Any help would be appreciated..

> >

> >

[Guest thecreator]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

Hi Josh,

 

I have Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 and I also use Outlook

Express 6 all the time. I haven't had the problem you are mentioning, but

you stated that you don't use Outlook Express any longer.

 

If this is the case, I would go to C:\Documents and Settings\Josh

Beavers\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities and delete all the

Identities stored there. Outlook Express stores its Store Folders there.

> current users

> identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count

 

There should not be a Compact Check Count Reg Key stored there. You may

have a Virus or Spyware installed on your system. Download and install

SpyBot Search and Destroy and see what it saids. Latest is 1.52.

 

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

 

 

--

thecreator

 

 

 

"Josh Beavers" <JoshBeavers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B237692A-5E7D-4674-B4AF-40E8D0F400C5@microsoft.com...

> PA Bear I am really confused by your intentions. I was sticking with the

> Outlook Express forum and you instructed me to post my question into the

> WinXP general discussion which I did as requested.

>

> All information that is pertinent has been posted in the General XP

> discussion. The Outlook Express compact the free disk space message keeps

> popping-up on its own even though I do not open or use Outlook Express

> anymore. The following reg key is updated every 2 minutes automatically

> and I

> am not sure what is trying to access the Outlook Express data files. Even

> if

> I delete the data files out of my Application data they are recreated by

> some

> process.

>

> I do not have Windows Desktop Search and am unaware of any behind the

> scenes

> indexing causing Outlook Express to regenerate this profile every 2

> minutes.

> The only solution at this time is to delete the current users

> identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count string

> value and by myself roughly 20 to 40 minutes.

>

> I will continue to maintain both discussions in hopes of a resolution, but

> in the future it would be helpful if you did not suggest posting a message

> in

> a forum you do not wish me to post in.

>

> Thanks,

> Josh

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> [X-post to OE General, OE6, & Windows Update newsgroups for maximum

>> exposure]

>>

>> Josh, you're not doing yourself or those who are already attempting to

>> assist you any favors by beginning a new thread in this newsgroup.

>>

>> Please post any/all follow-up in your original thread in OE General

>> newsgroup:

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f

>>

>> This behavior is affecting a very, very small minority of users [1] and

>> we're doing our very best to discover why and how to fix it. Again,

>> please

>> stick with you original thread.

>> ===============================================

>>

>> [1]

>> http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=sp3+compact&num=10&scoring=d&as_epq=&as_oq=oe+outlook-express&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=5&as_miny=2008&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=6&as_maxy=2008&safe=off

>>

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress/browse_frm/thread/ac059608c2a8bcc

>>

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f/

>>

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/a306ea7a480bcebe

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>>

>> Josh Beavers wrote:

>> > I just installed SP3 for XP this morning. After installing the SP I

>> > have

>> > been trying all day to get OE to stop with the pop-up messages. I had

>> > read

>> > a

>> > post from someone else that mentioned to reset the Compact Check Count

>> > if

>> > your system crashed during compaction. Oddly enough this silenced the

>> > issue

>> > for about 10 to 20 minutes, but as you stated something is opening OE.

>> >

>> > I haven't used OE in over a year so it is definitely annoying to have

>> > this

>> > continue.

>> >

>> > I do not have Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop search installed

>> > so

>> > I

>> > am confused as to what item is trying to continually open OE. I was

>> > watching

>> > process monitor and could not find anything other than an extra svchost

>> > after the service pack. This is becoming a real nuisance though.

>> >

>> > Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

>> >

>> > Any help would be appreciated..

>>

>>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

You went off-topic in your second post in a thread (that someone else

started) in OE Genereal newsgroup entitled "OE 6.0 compacting message"...

 

QUOTE:

>Josh Beavers wrote:

> Actually now that I started thinking about it. If you are not using the

> classic logon, how do you configure if Windows checks to update your email

> inbox next to your login name. Obviously if I lock the screen or wanted to

> switch user that item under the login does get updated stating how many

> unread messages I have in an inbox.

>

> I just never really cared to know how it got updated, but that built in

> process is probably my suspicion at this point and perhaps the service

> pack jumbled that code up.

>

> Any thoughts??

 

I asked you to begin a new thread about THAT in WinXP General.

--

~PA Bear

 

Josh Beavers wrote:

> PA Bear I am really confused by your intentions. I was sticking with the

> Outlook Express forum and you instructed me to post my question into the

> WinXP general discussion which I did as requested.

>

> All information that is pertinent has been posted in the General XP

> discussion. The Outlook Express compact the free disk space message keeps

> popping-up on its own even though I do not open or use Outlook Express

> anymore. The following reg key is updated every 2 minutes automatically

> and

> I am not sure what is trying to access the Outlook Express data files.

> Even

> if I delete the data files out of my Application data they are recreated

> by

> some process.

>

> I do not have Windows Desktop Search and am unaware of any behind the

> scenes

> indexing causing Outlook Express to regenerate this profile every 2

> minutes.

> The only solution at this time is to delete the current users

> identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count string

> value and by myself roughly 20 to 40 minutes.

>

> I will continue to maintain both discussions in hopes of a resolution, but

> in the future it would be helpful if you did not suggest posting a message

> in a forum you do not wish me to post in.

>

> Thanks,

> Josh

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> [X-post to OE General, OE6, & Windows Update newsgroups for maximum

>> exposure]

>>

>> Josh, you're not doing yourself or those who are already attempting to

>> assist you any favors by beginning a new thread in this newsgroup.

>>

>> Please post any/all follow-up in your original thread in OE General

>> newsgroup:

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f

>>

>> This behavior is affecting a very, very small minority of users [1] and

>> we're doing our very best to discover why and how to fix it. Again,

>> please

>> stick with you original thread.

>> ===============================================

>>

>> [1]

>> http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=sp3+compact&num=10&scoring=d&as_epq=&as_oq=oe+outlook-express&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=5&as_miny=2008&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=6&as_maxy=2008&safe=off

>>

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress/browse_frm/thread/ac059608c2a8bcc

>>

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f/

>>

>> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/a306ea7a480bcebe

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>>

>> Josh Beavers wrote:

>>> I just installed SP3 for XP this morning. After installing the SP I have

>>> been trying all day to get OE to stop with the pop-up messages. I had

>>> read

>>> a

>>> post from someone else that mentioned to reset the Compact Check Count

>>> if

>>> your system crashed during compaction. Oddly enough this silenced the

>>> issue

>>> for about 10 to 20 minutes, but as you stated something is opening OE.

>>>

>>> I haven't used OE in over a year so it is definitely annoying to have

>>> this

>>> continue.

>>>

>>> I do not have Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop search installed

>>> so

>>> I

>>> am confused as to what item is trying to continually open OE. I was

>>> watching

>>> process monitor and could not find anything other than an extra svchost

>>> after the service pack. This is becoming a real nuisance though.

>>>

>>> Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

>>>

>>> Any help would be appreciated..

[Guest Josh Beavers]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

I actually have tried that already. I even went a step further last night to

blow away the entire Outlook Express key in registry under Identities and it

keeps being recreated.

 

I double checked my indexing service and turned it off so I am really

confused. I may try the uninstall SP3 but have had limited success with that

option in my old troubleshooting days...

 

Keep you posted,

Josh

 

"thecreator" wrote:

> Hi Josh,

>

> I have Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 and I also use Outlook

> Express 6 all the time. I haven't had the problem you are mentioning, but

> you stated that you don't use Outlook Express any longer.

>

> If this is the case, I would go to C:\Documents and Settings\Josh

> Beavers\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities and delete all the

> Identities stored there. Outlook Express stores its Store Folders there.

>

> > current users

> > identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count

>

> There should not be a Compact Check Count Reg Key stored there. You may

> have a Virus or Spyware installed on your system. Download and install

> SpyBot Search and Destroy and see what it saids. Latest is 1.52.

>

> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

>

>

> --

> thecreator

>

>

>

> "Josh Beavers" <JoshBeavers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:B237692A-5E7D-4674-B4AF-40E8D0F400C5@microsoft.com...

> > PA Bear I am really confused by your intentions. I was sticking with the

> > Outlook Express forum and you instructed me to post my question into the

> > WinXP general discussion which I did as requested.

> >

> > All information that is pertinent has been posted in the General XP

> > discussion. The Outlook Express compact the free disk space message keeps

> > popping-up on its own even though I do not open or use Outlook Express

> > anymore. The following reg key is updated every 2 minutes automatically

> > and I

> > am not sure what is trying to access the Outlook Express data files. Even

> > if

> > I delete the data files out of my Application data they are recreated by

> > some

> > process.

> >

> > I do not have Windows Desktop Search and am unaware of any behind the

> > scenes

> > indexing causing Outlook Express to regenerate this profile every 2

> > minutes.

> > The only solution at this time is to delete the current users

> > identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count string

> > value and by myself roughly 20 to 40 minutes.

> >

> > I will continue to maintain both discussions in hopes of a resolution, but

> > in the future it would be helpful if you did not suggest posting a message

> > in

> > a forum you do not wish me to post in.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Josh

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> >

> >> [X-post to OE General, OE6, & Windows Update newsgroups for maximum

> >> exposure]

> >>

> >> Josh, you're not doing yourself or those who are already attempting to

> >> assist you any favors by beginning a new thread in this newsgroup.

> >>

> >> Please post any/all follow-up in your original thread in OE General

> >> newsgroup:

> >> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f

> >>

> >> This behavior is affecting a very, very small minority of users [1] and

> >> we're doing our very best to discover why and how to fix it. Again,

> >> please

> >> stick with you original thread.

> >> ===============================================

> >>

> >> [1]

> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=sp3+compact&num=10&scoring=d&as_epq=&as_oq=oe+outlook-express&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=5&as_miny=2008&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=6&as_maxy=2008&safe=off

> >>

> >> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress/browse_frm/thread/ac059608c2a8bcc

> >>

> >> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f/

> >>

> >> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/a306ea7a480bcebe

> >> --

> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

> >>

> >>

> >> Josh Beavers wrote:

> >> > I just installed SP3 for XP this morning. After installing the SP I

> >> > have

> >> > been trying all day to get OE to stop with the pop-up messages. I had

> >> > read

> >> > a

> >> > post from someone else that mentioned to reset the Compact Check Count

> >> > if

> >> > your system crashed during compaction. Oddly enough this silenced the

> >> > issue

> >> > for about 10 to 20 minutes, but as you stated something is opening OE.

> >> >

> >> > I haven't used OE in over a year so it is definitely annoying to have

> >> > this

> >> > continue.

> >> >

> >> > I do not have Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop search installed

> >> > so

> >> > I

> >> > am confused as to what item is trying to continually open OE. I was

> >> > watching

> >> > process monitor and could not find anything other than an extra svchost

> >> > after the service pack. This is becoming a real nuisance though.

> >> >

> >> > Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

> >> >

> >> > Any help would be appreciated..

> >>

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest thecreator]

Re: Quirk after SP3 installation

 

Hi Josh,

 

Turn off System Restore.

 

Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows

Components

 

Uncheck Outlook Express. Click Next.

 

Reboot and turn back on System Restore.

 

 

--

thecreator

 

"Josh Beavers" <JoshBeavers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B42088C8-5212-4816-8B77-984207A6A003@microsoft.com...

>I actually have tried that already. I even went a step further last night

>to

> blow away the entire Outlook Express key in registry under Identities and

> it

> keeps being recreated.

>

> I double checked my indexing service and turned it off so I am really

> confused. I may try the uninstall SP3 but have had limited success with

> that

> option in my old troubleshooting days...

>

> Keep you posted,

> Josh

>

> "thecreator" wrote:

>

>> Hi Josh,

>>

>> I have Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 and I also use Outlook

>> Express 6 all the time. I haven't had the problem you are mentioning, but

>> you stated that you don't use Outlook Express any longer.

>>

>> If this is the case, I would go to C:\Documents and Settings\Josh

>> Beavers\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities and delete all the

>> Identities stored there. Outlook Express stores its Store Folders there.

>>

>> > current users

>> > identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count

>>

>> There should not be a Compact Check Count Reg Key stored there. You

>> may

>> have a Virus or Spyware installed on your system. Download and install

>> SpyBot Search and Destroy and see what it saids. Latest is 1.52.

>>

>> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

>>

>>

>> --

>> thecreator

>>

>>

>>

>> "Josh Beavers" <JoshBeavers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:B237692A-5E7D-4674-B4AF-40E8D0F400C5@microsoft.com...

>> > PA Bear I am really confused by your intentions. I was sticking with

>> > the

>> > Outlook Express forum and you instructed me to post my question into

>> > the

>> > WinXP general discussion which I did as requested.

>> >

>> > All information that is pertinent has been posted in the General XP

>> > discussion. The Outlook Express compact the free disk space message

>> > keeps

>> > popping-up on its own even though I do not open or use Outlook Express

>> > anymore. The following reg key is updated every 2 minutes automatically

>> > and I

>> > am not sure what is trying to access the Outlook Express data files.

>> > Even

>> > if

>> > I delete the data files out of my Application data they are recreated

>> > by

>> > some

>> > process.

>> >

>> > I do not have Windows Desktop Search and am unaware of any behind the

>> > scenes

>> > indexing causing Outlook Express to regenerate this profile every 2

>> > minutes.

>> > The only solution at this time is to delete the current users

>> > identity\software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Compact Check Count

>> > string

>> > value and by myself roughly 20 to 40 minutes.

>> >

>> > I will continue to maintain both discussions in hopes of a resolution,

>> > but

>> > in the future it would be helpful if you did not suggest posting a

>> > message

>> > in

>> > a forum you do not wish me to post in.

>> >

>> > Thanks,

>> > Josh

>> >

>> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>> >

>> >> [X-post to OE General, OE6, & Windows Update newsgroups for maximum

>> >> exposure]

>> >>

>> >> Josh, you're not doing yourself or those who are already attempting to

>> >> assist you any favors by beginning a new thread in this newsgroup.

>> >>

>> >> Please post any/all follow-up in your original thread in OE General

>> >> newsgroup:

>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f

>> >>

>> >> This behavior is affecting a very, very small minority of users [1]

>> >> and

>> >> we're doing our very best to discover why and how to fix it. Again,

>> >> please

>> >> stick with you original thread.

>> >> ===============================================

>> >>

>> >> [1]

>> >> http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=sp3+compact&num=10&scoring=d&as_epq=&as_oq=oe+outlook-express&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=5&as_miny=2008&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=6&as_maxy=2008&safe=off

>> >>

>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress/browse_frm/thread/ac059608c2a8bcc

>> >>

>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/21bed57c0612153f/

>> >>

>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/a306ea7a480bcebe

>> >> --

>> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> Josh Beavers wrote:

>> >> > I just installed SP3 for XP this morning. After installing the SP I

>> >> > have

>> >> > been trying all day to get OE to stop with the pop-up messages. I

>> >> > had

>> >> > read

>> >> > a

>> >> > post from someone else that mentioned to reset the Compact Check

>> >> > Count

>> >> > if

>> >> > your system crashed during compaction. Oddly enough this silenced

>> >> > the

>> >> > issue

>> >> > for about 10 to 20 minutes, but as you stated something is opening

>> >> > OE.

>> >> >

>> >> > I haven't used OE in over a year so it is definitely annoying to

>> >> > have

>> >> > this

>> >> > continue.

>> >> >

>> >> > I do not have Windows Desktop Search or Google Desktop search

>> >> > installed

>> >> > so

>> >> > I

>> >> > am confused as to what item is trying to continually open OE. I was

>> >> > watching

>> >> > process monitor and could not find anything other than an extra

>> >> > svchost

>> >> > after the service pack. This is becoming a real nuisance though.

>> >> >

>> >> > Unfortunately you can't uninstall OE :(

>> >> >

>> >> > Any help would be appreciated..

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>

>>