Thanks Gerry. I followed both options you suggested, neither solved the
problem. I still have to end process on msimn.exe after one or two
starts/shut downs.

"Gerry Cornell" wrote:

> Heather
>
> It sounds like corruption of folders.dbx.
>
> Try placing the cursor on Outlook Express in the Folder List, select File,
> Work Offline followed by File, Folder, Compact All. Then reboot and test
> to see whether the problem is cured.
>
> If the problem is still there you will need to delete folders.dbx, which
> will
> lose your folder structure but should eliminate the problem.
>
> Using Windows XP you need to enable show hidden files. Start, Control
> Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings. Next enter Windows
> Explorer. Using Tools, Find, Files and Folders search your C drive with
> "folder*.dbx" without quotes as the search criteria and delete
> folders.dbx.
>
> http://www.insideoe.com/problems/performance.htm
>
>
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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>
> "Heather Westrick" <HeatherWestrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:E72A643F-C999-4DBF-A93E-D75DEA147802@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks, Uncle Grumpy. I don't have this problem with any other software
> > either. It's unbelieveably frustrating.
> >
> > "Uncle Grumpy" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Doug Kanter wrote:
> >>
> >> > I asked because most software does not release the memory it uses after
> >> > you
> >> > shut it down. Little by little, as the day goes on, you end up with
> >> > less
> >> > memory ("resources") available.
> >>
> >> Not the cause. I dunno what is, but that is definitely not the cause.
> >>
> >> I have a six-year old home-built with only 256mb of RAM that is on 24x7
> >> and I've NEVER had that problem. NEVER. And I open and close programs
> >> repeatedly over the course of a week or two (between reboots).
> >>
> >>
>
>
>