Edward2005

I have posted a previous message about outlook express 6, but now I am looking to go to outlook 2003 on a windows XP workstation with service pack 2 installed. From what I have read on a few websites, I noticed that outlook 2003 will compact a folder when the PC is idle. What I would like to know if I start using outlook 2003, can I control how or when the compact process starts. I have had problems with outlook express where the compact process can begin at ramdon times (if I have started outlook more than 100 times since the last compacting of my folders; when I exit from outlook express, the folders will be compacted before I can do anything else). In my case, I want to be able to open outlook 2003 anytime I need to without having to wait for the compact process to finish. So with outlook 2003 is there a way to control when and where the compacting process is executed (in a perfect world, I would be able to schedule the compact process to run when I have gone home for the day, and infact just to mention it here, I have been using outlook express 6 and the oetools that were mentioned, but I cannot get the compact all folders process to run on its own without prompting for me to click okay if there is any questions on the compacting, thus the compact process does not run automatically). Edward Letendre.

thank you for the reply. I am just testing out the outlook express tool utility that you guys suggested that I download. What I would like to know is can the compacting process be scheduled to run at a specific time of the day (say at 4:00am or there abouts). If not, would it help if I switch to outlook 2003? I have access to outlook 2003 but I don't like all of the features that come with the program. This is why I am still using outlook express. If I could use outlook 2003 and have a better way of managing my compacting, I would be a little more happy. Edward Letendre.

I am running outlook express 6 on a windows XP pro machine. The problem I have been having every once in awhile is that outlook express 6.0 wants to compact the files and or data that is associated with outlook express whenever it wants to do it. This can be bad as the compacting of the data and or files automatically begins even if I am in the middle of using my computer to get some work done. I have had a few situations where the computer locked up as I was trying to stop the compacting of the data and or files. I would like to know how do you stop the compacting within outlook express. If this automatic compacting process cannot be stopped, where do I go to set it up so that a compacting will start say at 3:00am or later and be finished when I want to come back into the office and begin working again without the fear of having the compacting process begin when I can lease afford time to wait for this process to finish. The other funny part is that the compact process can run anytime and does not take into consideration what does or does not need to be compacted. Thus I need to get control of my computer and stop the automatic compact process. Help me please. Edward Letendre