hi Andy, sounds like outlook express has been corrupted some way. follow these steps and you should be ok again. 1. make sure you have hidden files and folders showing in the control panel folder options. 2. on your c drive, locate document and settings and find your name should be something called Andy Collins. 3 in there click on local settings, and locate the application data folder and identities. 4, click on the long file name b something or other, and then find microsoft. 5 now locate the outlook express folder, in there locate the folder called folder.dbx and delete it. 6 restart your pc and launch outlook express it should then work. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:10 PM Subject: [access-uk] Fwd: Outlook express help needed please ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Collins <recreation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed Jan 10 19:29 Subject: Fwd: [access-uk] Outlook express help needed please Hi all - I've lost the use of Outlook Express! The situation at the moment is that when I look in properties for OE, the target for the short cut is the desk-top, instead of the path to the smimn.exe file. I seem to have no way of changing this as I can't enter the target box that says 'My computer.' I've managed to locate the sminm.exe file from within the OE folder itself, and have coppied it to the desk- top, thinking I might be able to select it from within the 'find target' edit box, but looking in there just give me a list of all the items on the desk-top, but doesn't allow me to alter the highlighted one of 'my computer.' I'm currently reading mail through my ISP website, but this is not at all satisfactory, and I've missed and lsot loads of messages over the last 4 days! Greatful for any help. Andy ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq