Outlook Express 'Find Message' is not Working

Outlook Express is an e-mail and news client that is distributed with Internet Explorer versions 4.0 through 6.0. The application provides 'Find Message' function as a search tool for searching the e-mail messages' text, particular email, and associated e-mail id. The further reading illustrates a situation when this function fails to work. One of the probable reasons for such behavior to occur could be the corruption in one or more Outlook Express folders (*.dbx files). Normally, compacting or recreating the corrupted folder(s) solves such corruption issues. But to repair them, you need to use DBX Repair software.

At times, you may observe that the 'Find Message' function stops working. When you specify the search criteria and click to find the message, this results in a blank window. You can notice this behavior while searching in a specific folder.

Cause

The 'Find Message' function can fail due to the following possible reasons:

1) Outlook Express identity is damaged.

2) The specific Outlook Express folder is corrupt.

Solution

You need to apply these solutions to solve this problem:

1) If the identity is corrupt, you should create a new identity. This operation recreates the message store folder and also all the registry keys. You need to follow these steps to recreate the identity:

1.1) You should first export all the emails and news accounts to import them later in the new identity.

1.2) To create the new identity, you need to click File Identities Add New Identity, specify the name of the new identity and then click 'Ok'.

1.3) You need to implement the new identity by clicking 'Yes' when it prompts to switch.

1.4) Next, you should close the 'New Account' wizard and choose not to import the settings or messages at this time.

1.5) You can then import all the accounts and mail messages to this new identity.

2) If the Outlook Express folder(s) are corrupt, you should repair using these suggestions:

2.1) Minor corruption can be fixed by compacting the specific folder.

2.2) If the corruption still exists, you can use an DBX Repair Tool. A DBX Repair application is a key to repair corrupted *.dbx files safely and quickly.

Outlook Express Recovery is a powerful solution that repairs DBX folders created with Outlook Express 5.x and Outlook Express 6.x. The advanced DBX Repair utility restores the recovered messages as *.dbx file or *.eml files. The software is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000.