When In the "Find Message" option I cannot change to other newsgroups by
selecting the "Browse" button.

The "Browse" button IS NOT greyed out.

Can anybody explain why ?

I have been able to do so before.

I have to close the "Find Message" screen, change newgroups, then open up a
new "Find Message" screen.

Steven

Try creating a new identity switch to it and set up some newsgroups in that
identity and test it. Sounds like you may have some registry corruption in
your existing identity.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Dolby" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote in message
news:_O6dnU5CbbbigTbeRVnyiA@pipex.net...
> When In the "Find Message" option I cannot change to other newsgroups by
> selecting the "Browse" button.
>
> The "Browse" button IS NOT greyed out.
>
> Can anybody explain why ?
>
> I have been able to do so before.
>
> I have to close the "Find Message" screen, change newgroups, then open up
> a new "Find Message" screen.
>
> Steven
>

Hi Dolby,

Jim may have hit the nail on the head. Other causes for Find problems
include left-over Search Folder(xxx).dbx files in the message store folder.
These files are normally cleaned-up automatically, but repeated use of Find
can leave them behind. The file, Folders.dbx, may be involved, but removing
this file (so that a new one will be created) will lead to some changes such
as lost folder hierarchy and the lost of subscribed newsgroups. You can try
looking for the Search DBX files or deleting Folders.dbx, but a guarantee
that Find will work normally again cannot be given.

See Inside OE to understand what will occur when Folders.dbx is replaced.
http://insideoe.com/files/store.htm#deldbx


Open the Store Folder



Instead of using search the store folder can be opened directly. Each
identity has its own store folder.



a.. In Outlook Express click on Tools, Options, Maintenance tab...Store
Folder.
b.. Place the cursor at the left of the text of the path to the folder.
c.. Drag the cursor to the right until the text scrolls to the end.
d.. Right-click on the text and choose Copy.
e.. In the Start, Run box right-click Paste. Click OK to open the store
folder.
f.. Close Outlook Express before working with the message store files.


Using Keyboard Shortcuts for Transfer of the Folder Path
Courtesy of: Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express

An even easier method when opening that page is to use the Tab to
highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C and close OE, then use Start/Run
and Ctrl+V. Same caveat about hidden files applies but can be easily
modified in Explorer by using Tools/Folder Options.


--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"Dolby" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote in message
news:_O6dnU5CbbbigTbeRVnyiA@pipex.net...
When In the "Find Message" option I cannot change to other newsgroups by
selecting the "Browse" button.

The "Browse" button IS NOT greyed out.

Can anybody explain why ?

I have been able to do so before.

I have to close the "Find Message" screen, change newgroups, then open up a
new "Find Message" screen.

Steven

Hi Kuay Tim,

I deleted the Folders.dbx file as well as many Search.dbx files
and that has done the trick.

Thanks

Dolby
"Kuay Tim" <TimJohn@msn.com> wrote in message
news:%23O5Ipj1BGHA.2920@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Dolby,
>
> Jim may have hit the nail on the head. Other causes for Find problems
> include left-over Search Folder(xxx).dbx files in the message store
> folder.
> These files are normally cleaned-up automatically, but repeated use of
> Find
> can leave them behind. The file, Folders.dbx, may be involved, but
> removing
> this file (so that a new one will be created) will lead to some changes
> such
> as lost folder hierarchy and the lost of subscribed newsgroups. You can
> try
> looking for the Search DBX files or deleting Folders.dbx, but a guarantee
> that Find will work normally again cannot be given.
>
> See Inside OE to understand what will occur when Folders.dbx is replaced.
> http://insideoe.com/files/store.htm#deldbx
>
>
> Open the Store Folder
>
>
>
> Instead of using search the store folder can be opened directly. Each
> identity has its own store folder.
>
>
>
> a.. In Outlook Express click on Tools, Options, Maintenance tab...Store
> Folder.
> b.. Place the cursor at the left of the text of the path to the folder.
> c.. Drag the cursor to the right until the text scrolls to the end.
> d.. Right-click on the text and choose Copy.
> e.. In the Start, Run box right-click Paste. Click OK to open the store
> folder.
> f.. Close Outlook Express before working with the message store files.
>
>
> Using Keyboard Shortcuts for Transfer of the Folder Path
> Courtesy of: Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
>
> An even easier method when opening that page is to use the Tab to
> highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C and close OE, then use
> Start/Run
> and Ctrl+V. Same caveat about hidden files applies but can be easily
> modified in Explorer by using Tools/Folder Options.
>
>
> --
> Tim K.
> aka Kuay Tim
> MS-MVP - Outlook Express
> Lynnwood, WA
> *
> "Dolby" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote in message
> news:_O6dnU5CbbbigTbeRVnyiA@pipex.net...
> When In the "Find Message" option I cannot change to other newsgroups by
> selecting the "Browse" button.
>
> The "Browse" button IS NOT greyed out.
>
> Can anybody explain why ?
>
> I have been able to do so before.
>
> I have to close the "Find Message" screen, change newgroups, then open up
> a
> new "Find Message" screen.
>
> Steven
>
>
>

You're welcome, Steven. Thanks for the reply.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"Dolby" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote in message
news:M_SdnWTzTuKYhzHeRVnytA@pipex.net...
Hi Kuay Tim,

I deleted the Folders.dbx file as well as many Search.dbx files
and that has done the trick.

Thanks

Dolby
> "Dolby" <xxx@xxx.com> wrote in message
> news:_O6dnU5CbbbigTbeRVnyiA@pipex.net...
> When In the "Find Message" option I cannot change to other newsgroups by
> selecting the "Browse" button.
>
> The "Browse" button IS NOT greyed out.
>
> Can anybody explain why ?
>
> I have been able to do so before.
>
> I have to close the "Find Message" screen, change newgroups, then open up
> a
> new "Find Message" screen.
>
> Steven
>
>
>