Outlook Express 6.0 Help, Problems, Errors, Tutorials, and Downloads

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The support guidelines for client-side messaging development
Describes the Outlook named properties that can be accessed by the Outlook object model but not by MAPI or by CDO. Outlook writes many Outlook-specific fields into the properties that have names assigned by MAPI and identifiers in the 8000-FFFe range.
Information about the maximum file size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express
Describes the maximum file size of the Microsoft Outlook Express .dbx files.
Microsoft does not support changing the location of the Program Files folder by modifying the ProgramFilesDir registry value
Describes why Microsoft does not support changing the location of the Program Files folder by modifying the ProgramFilesDir registry value. The article also describes how to change the ProgramFilesDir registry value back to the default value.

All e-mail items may be missing when you start Outlook Express 6.0 Service Pack 1 or Outlook Express 6.0 Service Pack 2
Provides a fix for a problem that could lead to file corruption in Outlook Express mail and contacts database files.
You cannot use Outlook Express to download an e-mail message, and you receive an event message in the Application log
Fixes an issue that occurs when you cannot use Outlook Express to download an e-mail message that contains an embedded digital signature from Exchange Server 2003 SP1. This issue occurs with both POP3 and IMAP4.
A mail program cannot connect to an Exchange Server 2007 server by using SSL over SMTP port 587
Fixes a problem in which a mail program cannot connect to an Exchange Server 2007 server. This problem occurs because Outlook Express and Windows Mail use port 25 for SSL connections. By default, Exchange 2007 uses port 587 for SSL connections.

How to back up and to restore Outlook Express data
Describes the steps to follow when you want to back up and to restore Outlook Express data, such as messages, the Address Book, mail accounts, and news accounts.
OLEXP: Cannot Open .jpg Attachments in Outlook Express
After you upgrade to Outlook Express 6, you may receive the following error messages if you attempt to open a .jpg attachment:
OLEXP: Outlook Express Does Not Start After You Upgrade to Windows XP
After you upgrade to Windows XP, you may receive the following error message when you try to start Outlook Express: The error report may display the following information: