Q. What to do when Outlook Express gets crash or corrupted due to any fault like corrupted Folder.dbx file?
Ans: Follow the steps to avoid the corruption in dbx files:
Outlook 2002 and earlier use ANSI format for PST files. This format has a file size limit of 2GB.
Exceeding the file size limit prompt error message ".pst has reached maximum size limit," and could become corrupted. In Outlook 2003 and later versions, PST files are created in the Unicode format and have a default maximum size of 20 GB.
- Clear you're Temporary Internet Files. As outlook use Internet Explorer internally.
- Compact Your Folders of Outlook Express.
- Go to Tools > Options > maintenance > Clean up Now > Compact. But make sure that you put your status offline so that no new message arrives during compaction as it will confuse Outlook Express.
- Re-Register Microsoft Outlook. Start > Run > type "msimn /reg".
- Re-Register these necessary dlls.
- Start > run > type "cmd" now type these lines but once at a time.
- regsvr32 msjava.dll press ENTER
- regsvr32 shdocvw.dll press ENTER
- regsvr32 browseui.dll press ENTER
- regsvr32 mshtml.dll press ENTER
- Delete Folder.dbx.
- Corrupt Folder.dbx will hang Outlook Express but absence of it will force Outlook Express to re-index all mails or messages.
- Disable e-mail scan in anti-virus program.
- Disable background compaction.
- Took Back-Up Regularly.
