"Mr. Ray" wrote:

You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail "tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100 runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

Ray - This worked for me thank you! That message was driving me crazy!

"Mr. Ray" wrote:

You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail "tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100 runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

"Amy Syd" Amy wrote in message
...
Ray - This worked for me thank you! That message was driving me crazy!

"Mr. Ray" wrote:

You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail
"tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100
runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

Do not do that!!

It is absolutely VERY BAD advice!!

Allow WM to compact, it only removes wasted space.


--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
http://www.getsafeonline.org/

Since you don't like taking the garbage out periodically, you just let it
accumulate in your house until there is no more living space left?
That is essentially what you are doing.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Amy Syd" Amy wrote in message ...
Ray - This worked for me thank you! That message was driving me crazy!

"Mr. Ray" wrote:

You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail "tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100 runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

Hi Mr. Ray, Followed the instructions, unclicked the box, no help, tried
several times and changed the # of times. It does not save the new info, it
goes back to every 100 times every time. Any other suggestions? Michelle

" wrote:



"Mr. Ray" wrote:

You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail "tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100 runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

" It does not save the new info, it goes back to every 100 times every
time. "
That is probably you had missed one step.
After you've changed the # of times......
First you click CLOSE,
Then, on the next window, you click Apply/OK. You missed this step,
therefore it was never changed.
t-4-2

"Trying to shut off Mail compacting" Trying to shut off Mail
wrote in message
...
Hi Mr. Ray, Followed the instructions, unclicked the box, no help, tried
several times and changed the # of times. It does not save the new info,
it
goes back to every 100 times every time. Any other suggestions?
Michelle

" wrote:



"Mr. Ray" wrote:

You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail
"tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance"
then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100
runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

Why do you have a problem with compacting being done every 100 times?
Like taking out the garbage, it needs to be done periodically.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/VanderMolen


"Trying to shut off Mail compacting" Trying to shut off Mail wrote in message ...
Hi Mr. Ray, Followed the instructions, unclicked the box, no help, tried
several times and changed the # of times. It does not save the new info, it
goes back to every 100 times every time. Any other suggestions? Michelle

" wrote:



"Mr. Ray" wrote:

You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail "tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100 runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

Unless the system is old with a small HD and one of those 512 memory chips,
the amount of space saved compacting old emails is negligible. I routinely go
through my inbox and save the emails I want to named folders. Through this
process I deliberately limit my inbox to 500 or less messages. When I hit 500
I spend the time it takes to drink a mug of coffee saving what I want and
trashing the rest. Simple management just like emptying bins, but I am not
allowing the pc to lose messages I want in compaction. Yes the compaction
warning is off on my pc. I do not need it nagging me. Hope this encourages.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

It's a necessary housekeeping chore. Like periodically taking out the
garbage at home. Eventually the garbage would take up so much
space that you can't live in the house anymore.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Fortuitous" wrote in message ...
I do not understand. Why should the compaction be done?


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

That's like turning off the seatbelt warning buzzer on your car...

There is a good reason why compaction should be done periodically.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Mr. Ray" wrote in message ...
You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail "tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100 runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

Compaction in WinMail does NOT involved the messages at all. Only the
database (WindowsMail.MSMessageStore) is compacted.

steve

"Ian S" Ian wrote in message
...
Unless the system is old with a small HD and one of those 512 memory
chips,
the amount of space saved compacting old emails is negligible. I routinely
go
through my inbox and save the emails I want to named folders. Through this
process I deliberately limit my inbox to 500 or less messages. When I hit
500
I spend the time it takes to drink a mug of coffee saving what I want and
trashing the rest. Simple management just like emptying bins, but I am not
allowing the pc to lose messages I want in compaction. Yes the compaction
warning is off on my pc. I do not need it nagging me. Hope this
encourages.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

It's a necessary housekeeping chore. Like periodically taking out the
garbage at home. Eventually the garbage would take up so much
space that you can't live in the house anymore.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Fortuitous" wrote in message
...
I do not understand. Why should the compaction be done?


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

That's like turning off the seatbelt warning buzzer on your car...

There is a good reason why compaction should be done periodically.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Mr. Ray" wrote in message
...
You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the
mail "tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance"
then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every
100 runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC

You have no idea what you are doing. The compaction process in
Windows Mail addresses a different problem than the compaction
process in Outlook Express. I suggest you heed the advice from experts.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP Program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


"Ian S" Ian wrote in message ...
Unless the system is old with a small HD and one of those 512 memory chips,
the amount of space saved compacting old emails is negligible. I routinely go
through my inbox and save the emails I want to named folders. Through this
process I deliberately limit my inbox to 500 or less messages. When I hit 500
I spend the time it takes to drink a mug of coffee saving what I want and
trashing the rest. Simple management just like emptying bins, but I am not
allowing the pc to lose messages I want in compaction. Yes the compaction
warning is off on my pc. I do not need it nagging me. Hope this encourages.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

It's a necessary housekeeping chore. Like periodically taking out the
garbage at home. Eventually the garbage would take up so much
space that you can't live in the house anymore.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Fortuitous" wrote in message ...
I do not understand. Why should the compaction be done?


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

That's like turning off the seatbelt warning buzzer on your car...

There is a good reason why compaction should be done periodically.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Mr. Ray" wrote in message ...
You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail "tool"
then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100 runs.
The popup messages should cease.
--
RC