Dec 12, 2014

Outlook Express Errors and Solutions

Outlook Express Error
Outlook Express is used by mostly users to send and receive emails for their work. Yes, it is very true Outlook Express reduces the stress of data security and also lessens the communication gap between two users. With this increasing use of emailing with Outlook Express it is very obvious errors with Outlook Express also gets increased. Outlook Express is a basic email client application invented by Microsoft and is categorized under MS Office. Any user can easily manage their Outlook Express email accounts, store contacts and other important things. Before continuing to topic let’s meet Outlook Express first


Let’s meet Outlook Express

Outlook Express stores data in .DBX file. This .DBX file stores the Messages, folders, calendars, journals etc. stored in .dbx file format. We can also say entities in case of Outlook Express. It signifies that .DBX files are the most important files in Outlook Express. With the use of Outlook Express it is possible some unusual activities performed by us make Outlook Express damaged or corrupt. It may also be possible due any of the errors during message processing then you can lose all important data which can be very harmful for business.

As we all read so many times Prevention Is Better Than Cure with this message let us understand the cause of Outlook Express Errors or DBX file corruption errors. Outlook Express file corruption can take place due to any of the following reasons:

  • Due to virus infections
  • Abnormal system shutdown
  • Caused by ant-virus during scanning
  • Issues with file system
  • Hardware failure
  • Problems with transaction log file
  • File header corruption
  • Corruption in database
  • Extensibility
  • DBX file getting too big
  • Background compaction
Once Outlook Express DBX file gets corrupted then you may have receive such error message too: List of Error messages associated with Outlook Express
  •  “Error 0x800C013C” – Once inbox DBX file is damaged
  •  “The message could not be deleted”
  •  “Outlook Express could not be started because Msoe.dll could not be initialized”
  •  “An Outlook Express store file may be damaged” – Urging you to repair DBX file
  • “Error 0x800C012E,5”
  • “MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module “unknown”
  •  “MSIMN caused an exception C0000006h in module Directdb.dll.”
  •  “Error 0x800C013E” – If Anti-Virus is not disabling.
  •  “Error Number: 0x800c0155”: Low Memory space in Hard Drive.

So this all the information about Outlook Express DBX files corruption and what kind of error message you will get. Sometime I have observed that many users who have faced DBX file corruption Errors, they have converted the DBX file to PST file just to save and access the Outlook Express data in MS Outlook.

Also it is a well-known & true fact that Outlook Express is not that advanced as MS Outlook. I can say feature and application MS Outlook are more user friendly as compared to Outlook Express. To know more about comparison of Outlook and Outlook Express please follow the URL:

The possible solution in this case is repairing of Outlook Express file by using professional Outlook Express repair software. There is lot of Outlook Express repair software available to repair corrupt DBX file. I would suggest user to use Stellar Phoenix Outlook Express Repair software for best results.You can also try free demo version of tool to repair corrupt DBX file that is severely damaged and you are unable to open it on Outlook Express.

Another option user can opt for is migration of Outlook Express to Outlook. To know more about why we need to switch from Outlook Express to Outlook please see this presentation:

                  
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