I am receiving duplicate emails in my windows mail inbox. How can I stop this?

Anonymous
2010-03-08T20:38:46+00:00

My Windows Mail emails arrive in twos.....each email is delivered two times. Any suggestions as to how to stop this?

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Anonymous
2010-03-08T20:43:26+00:00

My Windows Mail emails arrive in twos.....each email is delivered two times. Any suggestions as to how to stop this?

Only speculations :

  1. You have 2 identical e-mail accounts. Open Windows Mail > Tools > Accounts. See 2 identical accounts ?
  2. Your anti-virus program has an e-mail scanning action which causes havoc. It is wise to disable that scanning option.

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2010-03-08T20:42:09+00:00

Tools | Accounts | Mail Section. Any chance you have the same account listed twice?

Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail]

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-08-03T23:05:53+00:00

    Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, IMAP.....uncheck both of those boxes.  send a test message and see what happens.  Magic.

    Sorry, NO "MAGIC". In fact when disabling these two check boxes, no mail is collected from the Gmail server or my own domain server.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-07-08T12:10:31+00:00

    Also see www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx

    steve

    "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message news:8430d897-5388-41db-b210-5716dbc18bcc...

    1: Windows Live Mail can be removed in the Control Panel. It is listed as Windows Live Essentials. Back up any messages first.

    2: You can run Windows Mail in Win7.

    First, you need access to a Vista machine.

    On the Win7 machine, find the "Windows Mail" folder in Program Files. Rename it to "OldWindows Mail" as a precaution.

    Using a Flash or CD, copy the "Windows Mail" folder in its entirety from the Vista machine.

    Go back to the Win7 machine and copy the "Windows Mail" from the Flash or CD to a location in Program Files.

    Open it and right click on the WinMail.exe file and send a shortcut to the Desktop. Done.

    A few caveats: EML and NWS files will not open in WinMail, but rather another e-mail client that you will need to have. WinMail also cannot be made the default mail or news client.

    Also see:

    http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/191729-enabling-windows-mail-windows-7-a.html

    3: Before doing any of the above, I would repost your issue here, where the WLMail experts have migrated to.

    Windows Live Mail Forum

    http://windowslivehelp.com/product.aspx?productid=15

    Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-07-08T03:53:37+00:00

    1: Windows Live Mail can be removed in the Control Panel. It is listed as Windows Live Essentials. Back up any messages first.

    2: You can run Windows Mail in Win7.

    First, you need access to a Vista machine.

    On the Win7 machine, find the "Windows Mail" folder in Program Files. Rename it to "OldWindows Mail" as a precaution.

    Using a Flash or CD, copy the "Windows Mail" folder in its entirety from the Vista machine.

    Go back to the Win7 machine and copy the "Windows Mail" from the Flash or CD to a location in Program Files.

    Open it and right click on the WinMail.exe file and send a shortcut to the Desktop. Done.

    A few caveats: EML and NWS files will not open in WinMail, but rather another e-mail client that you will need to have. WinMail also cannot be made the default mail or news client.

    Also see:

    http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/191729-enabling-windows-mail-windows-7-a.html

    3: Before doing any of the above, I would repost your issue here, where the WLMail experts have migrated to.

    Windows Live Mail Forum

    http://windowslivehelp.com/product.aspx?productid=15

    Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]

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