Owbist, I think you just fixed my problem. After becoming stuck on the deleting of the temporary files.....I skipped over a couple of steps in the repair kit. I read the part which about when suddenly messages that you sent are no longer being sent to the "Sent Folder". That is exactly what is happening here. The first step to try....was to compact all folders. That fixed my problem! I am no longer sending multiple emails. Sent emails are going to the Sent Folder. Wow.....this is great !! Do you think I should go back and complete the removing of the temporary files even though it seems my problem is solved? Owbist....I cannot thank you enough. This is the best computer help website on the internet. The Computer Help Forum has gotten me out of many jams. I thank everyone who comes to this forum.....and special thanks to all who provide suggestions and solutions. Larry

Update: I just called her on the phone. She does not use Outlook. She uses something like ATT Yahoo for her email. When she goes into Programs....and tries to open Outlook Express, she gets some message that mentions there is an error....and goes on to talk about a POP server....and other things way over my head. I suggested that she call her provider for some help. It was over my head. I thank you raven and Bob for your messages. Larry

-I suggest you close down OE. -Go to your ISP's site to read your mail (or wherever your account is). -Delete the large one causing problems. -Open OE back up. -Should be ok, but if not, you may need to reboot to clear the error. HTH, Candy G

Thanks to you both...did try the repair option to no avail, then bit the bullet and uninstalled/re-installed IE6, and thankfully it came back with OE6, which for reasons known only to itself, is now working as if there were never a problem! Appreciate your kind help. Regards, Shax