Outlook Express Gives a Negative (-) message number count

To anyone,

I am running WIN XP, SP2 (Pro), OE 6. When I download messages in a NG, the
message count at the bottom gives a negative number count (-372) and no
messages can be viewed. In the view pane it states that there are no
messages to view a filter may be applied, or words to that affect. I have
not seen this odd behavior before. Any ideas on what is happening? This
only happens at the top level administrator login. My sub account log in
doesn't have this problem. Thanks for any help or suggestions in advance.

J

"HELP" <alias@hiddennow.com> wrote in message
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> To anyone,
>
> I am running WIN XP, SP2 (Pro), OE 6. When I download messages in a NG,
> the message count at the bottom gives a negative number count (-372) and
> no messages can be viewed. In the view pane it states that there are no
> messages to view a filter may be applied, or words to that affect. I have
> not seen this odd behavior before. Any ideas on what is happening? This
> only happens at the top level administrator login. My sub account log in
> doesn't have this problem. Thanks for any help or suggestions in advance.
>

Check your settings at OE>view>current view. Select top & bottom options.
Also:
OE>tools>options>read>remove checkmark from get ### headers.

HTH?

--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]

I just got that exact same thing for the first time ever in a newsgroup
about 5 minutes ago. Strange.
SG
"HELP" <alias@hiddennow.com> wrote in message
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> To anyone,
>
> I am running WIN XP, SP2 (Pro), OE 6. When I download messages in a NG,
> the message count at the bottom gives a negative number count (-372) and
> no messages can be viewed. In the view pane it states that there are no
> messages to view a filter may be applied, or words to that affect. I have
> not seen this odd behavior before. Any ideas on what is happening? This
> only happens at the top level administrator login. My sub account log in
> doesn't have this problem. Thanks for any help or suggestions in advance.
>
> J
>

Steve,

Checked all settings. Some groups messages show, others give a -# count.
Thanks for your reply. Any other ideas? Maybe a registry hack?

HELP


" mac" <macknever@fsmail.net> wrote in message
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>
> "HELP" <alias@hiddennow.com> wrote in message
> news:1v8gf.3452$wf.1755@newsread3.news.atl.earthli nk.net...
>> To anyone,
>>
>> I am running WIN XP, SP2 (Pro), OE 6. When I download messages in a NG,
>> the message count at the bottom gives a negative number count (-372) and
>> no messages can be viewed. In the view pane it states that there are no
>> messages to view a filter may be applied, or words to that affect. I
>> have not seen this odd behavior before. Any ideas on what is happening?
>> This only happens at the top level administrator login. My sub account
>> log in doesn't have this problem. Thanks for any help or suggestions in
>> advance.
>>
>
> Check your settings at OE>view>current view. Select top & bottom options.
> Also:
> OE>tools>options>read>remove checkmark from get ### headers.
>
> HTH?
>
> --
> Regards Steve.
> MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]
>

"HELP" <alias@hiddennow.com> wrote in message
news:1v8gf.3452$wf.1755@newsread3.news.atl.earthli nk.net...
> To anyone,
>
> I am running WIN XP, SP2 (Pro), OE 6. When I download messages in a NG, the
> message count at the bottom gives a negative number count (-372) and no
> messages can be viewed. In the view pane it states that there are no
> messages to view a filter may be applied, or words to that affect. I have
> not seen this odd behavior before. Any ideas on what is happening?


Activate troubleshooting logging for news. (in Options, Maintenance tab)
Reset the newsgroup. (in newsgroup Properties, Local Files)
If it happens again you will then have enough information to explain it.

Typically it is a combination of a server sending out illogical summary
information and OE proving that it can do arithmetic but not think about
what its calculations imply.


> This
> only happens at the top level administrator login. My sub account log in
> doesn't have this problem. Thanks for any help or suggestions in advance.
>
> J



Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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