Fixed font Subject: Re: Error Number: 0x800C0133 ???
Author: Keith Gregory Date: 29 Dec 2011
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For a novice, how to fix ?

> On Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:50 PM Henry Kolesnik wrote:

> AT&T suggested some changes to my account to improve security. I did
> the reconfig with them online and now it doesn't work. After several
> run arounds I'm told by ATT that its a problem with OE. Prior to the
> update OE worked fine. Now I get the error message below and need help.
>
> An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com',
> Server: 'pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110,
> Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800C0133
>
> thanks
> Hank


>> On Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:09 PM Bruce Hagen wrote:

>> Error Number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.
>>
>> Move any mail you wish to save to a local folder you create. Then:
>>
>> Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
>> your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
>> location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
>> location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
>> the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
>>
>> In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3 the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
>> marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
>> Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options |
>> View.
>>
>> With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Inbox.dbx} and
>> delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.
>>
>> General precautions for Outlook Express:
>>
>> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
>> corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
>> mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
>> folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.
>>
>> After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
>> working *offline* and do it often.
>>
>> Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
>> open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
>> Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
>> the compacting is completed.
>>
>> Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
>> of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
>> time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
>> continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
>> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
>>
>> In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
>> leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@nojunksbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:IL47i.6198$C96.4873@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...


>>> On Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:46 AM Henry Kolesnik wrote:

>>> Thanks


>>>> On Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:16 AM Bruce Hagen wrote:

>>>> YW.
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>>>> ~IB-CA~


>>>>> On Tuesday, August 14, 2007 12:00 AM Jaded wrote:

>>>>> I'm having the same exact problem only I was holding on to more than 6000
>>>>> email messages before I shaved it down to about 200. My question is how do I
>>>>> save emails if my inbox is empty and I can't open .dbx folders?
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:


>>>>>> On Tuesday, August 14, 2007 12:14 AM Bruce Hagen wrote:

>>>>>> I don't think you have the same problem. Are you missing messages? Were you
>>>>>> keeping them in the Inbox and is that now empty? DBX files contain your
>>>>>> messages, but are virtually unreadable. Remember, when you move or delete
>>>>>> messages, the space they took up is not reclaimed until you compact your
>>>>>> folders.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Your post is very vague to say the least, but start by reading this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of the
>>>>>> compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), or bloated
>>>>>> folders. More on that below.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
>>>>>> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why Mail Disappears:
>>>>>> http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> About File Corruption:
>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Recovery tools:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you are running XP/SP2, and are fully patched, then you should have a
>>>>>> backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, copied as bak files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first close OE and
>>>>>> locate the Message Store in Windows Explorer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
>>>>>> your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
>>>>>> location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
>>>>>> location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
>>>>>> the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these
>>>>>> files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing, or empty, folder
>>>>>> and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted later once you have
>>>>>> successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the Message Store.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact* same
>>>>>> name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg: If the
>>>>>> file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the new folder
>>>>>> and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue on to
>>>>>> the next step.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Open the Recycle bin and right click on the bak file for the folder in
>>>>>> question and click Restore. Open the Message Store back up and change the
>>>>>> file extension from .bak to .dbx. Close the Message Store and open OE. The
>>>>>> messages should now be back in the folder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete the
>>>>>> old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you do not have bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, then:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode is the best chance to recover
>>>>>> messages:
>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And see:
>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A general warning to help avoid this in the future:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
>>>>>> corrupted. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move
>>>>>> your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
>>>>>> folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
>>>>>> of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving, and
>>>>>> causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes
>>>>>> and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your up-to-date A/V
>>>>>> program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And backup often.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Backup and Restore:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And this good one click backup program.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>>>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>>>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Jadedl" <Jadedl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:237A1D3D-2BEF-49D3-98AC-85C0A43605FF@microsoft.com...


>>>>>>> On Monday, August 20, 2007 4:00 PM Jaded wrote:

>>>>>>> O.K. here is my problem I open my outlook express and all my emails are gone,
>>>>>>> but it is just the inbox that is effected. I used your advice to fine the
>>>>>>> OUTLOOK file on my C drive and the inbox.dbx is over 2GB, so there is
>>>>>>> something there only I cant get to it.
>>>>>>> When I hit send/retreive to get new email's I get the Ox800co133 error
>>>>>>> message. I was thinking of just uninstalling then re-installing outlook. Is
>>>>>>> this a good Idea?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:


>>>>>>>> On Monday, August 20, 2007 4:12 PM Bruce Hagen wrote:

>>>>>>>> Uninstalling will not help. You do have a corrupt Inbox. Can you move
>>>>>>>> messages out of the Inbox to user created folders? If you can, move all you
>>>>>>>> want to save and then create a new Inbox as described below.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
>>>>>>>> your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
>>>>>>>> location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
>>>>>>>> location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
>>>>>>>> the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
>>>>>>>> marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
>>>>>>>> Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
>>>>>>>> Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Inbox.dbx} and
>>>>>>>> delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you can't move the messages, instead of deleting Inbox.dbx, rename it to
>>>>>>>> Inboxold.dbx. A new Inbox will be created and you will need a recovery tool
>>>>>>>> to try to get your messages back.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> DBXtract:
>>>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> DBXpress: {much faster for large files}
>>>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> General precautions for Outlook Express:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
>>>>>>>> corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
>>>>>>>> mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
>>>>>>>> folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
>>>>>>>> working *offline* and do it often.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
>>>>>>>> open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
>>>>>>>> Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
>>>>>>>> the compacting is completed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
>>>>>>>> of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
>>>>>>>> time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
>>>>>>>> continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
>>>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
>>>>>>>> leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And backup often.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
>>>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>>>>>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Jadedl" <Jadedl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:0B5BF032-E2B0-43B9-A20A-AC32AE29A4CC@microsoft.com...


>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, August 22, 2007 12:32 AM Jaded wrote:

>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the help. What kind of recovery tool will I need and where do I
>>>>>>>>> find it?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:


>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, August 22, 2007 12:37 AM Bruce Hagen wrote:

>>>>>>>>>> That was included in my last reply.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> DBXtract:
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> DBXpress: {much faster for large files}
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This is assuming that you can't move messages out of the Inbox as of right
>>>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>>>>>>>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>>>>>>>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Jadedl" <Jadedl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:D9791574-6FCB-45EA-9577-A72FA0EA4E7C@microsoft.com...


>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, October 06, 2007 7:02 PM Bill Gate wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>> It may not be the inbox that's corrupted.In my case i had outlook express
>>>>>>>>>>> configured so that emails identified as spam were automatically diverted to a
>>>>>>>>>>> spam folder so that they never appeared in the inbox.After receiving the
>>>>>>>>>>> 0x800C0133 error i went through the procedure mentioned (deleting the
>>>>>>>>>>> inbox.dbx file and then restarting outlook express) several times without it
>>>>>>>>>>> solving the problem.I then went through the same procedure this time deleting
>>>>>>>>>>> the inbox.dbx file and the spam.dbx file and the problem was solved.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:


>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, December 01, 2007 6:47 AM Russel wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>> you certainly know your stuff, mr hagan. i just look for posts and replies
>>>>>>>>>>>> by you, and i know my fix will be there/
>>>>>>>>>>>> thanks buddy
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> russell
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:


>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, December 29, 2008 5:47 PM KARIN THOMAS wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>> I DO NOT HAVE A BACK UP OF MY EMAILS (I AM FAIRLY NEW AT ALL THIS!) AND AFTER THIS "CODE" WE HAVE GOT MY OE TO WORK AGAIN, HOWEVER, I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO FIND MY MISSING EMAILS? ANY AND ALL HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> KARIN


>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:49 PM Hari Kumar wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had a problem with OE which was giving me Error Number: 0x800C0133. What I did was to rename my Inbox as Oldinbox in my store folder and when I restarted OE, the problem was solved and mails started getting downloaded from mymail server. But now, I have a OldInbox.dbx file in my Store folder, but this is not seen in my outlook express. This folder is over a gb, so it has all my old mails,but I am not able to access them. How do i get around to accessing them?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please help.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks and best regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hari


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, February 20, 2010 7:06 AM ram pravesh wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how i solve following error ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'pop.aceteleshop.com', Server: 'pop.rediffmailpro.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800C0133