outlook express error

[geeksRus]

i get the following message when i try to receive mail: MSIMN Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module DIRECTDB.DLL .i renamed folders.dbx and restarted OE...no joy. if i rename inbox.dbx and let OE create a new one then all is well. any way to fix this so i can use my original inbox? its OE 6.

[eboyjones]

Have a look at these two links.

http://help.sasknet.com/Outlook/directdb.html

for a complete list of Msimn - Errors go to this link.

http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/ermsimn.htm

Hope one of these sites helps.

[geeksRus]

thanx but neither of those apply...

[confus-ed]

So your 'old' inbox has stuff in it you want ? But its corrupt !

Sounds like catch 22 to me

Oooo! Edit !

.. but of course there are 'thingees' to fix broken inboxes DBXtract being an example. There must be an MS 'something' that does it too, but I can only find links on fixing .pst files (like in Outlook not OE) .. ?

[Tekboy]

Here is what worked for me in this situation. Copy the folder containing Outlook Express to a safe place, and make sure it contains your mailboxes. The location of OE depends on your flavor of Windows. Just search.

Uninstall Outlook Express

Reboot

Re-install Outlook Express

Import messages from an OE 6 Store Directory, and point it at the folder you saved.

VOILA!

All your mail will be there, and your OE should work properly.

I have done this twice on my own computer, and it worked flawlessly.