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May 11.2005

I use Outlook Express as my POP3 mail client for my business. I was messing around in there today with Message Rules, and I created one under Mail Rules. It says that if I receive anything with my business name in the subject line, to forward it to my personal web address. That was a mistake. However, I can not delete it. The options “remove” and “modify” have been grayed out in the dialog box. Anyone know another way to get at these message rules?

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@David_HarrisonMay 11.2005 — Well, I don't know anything about Outlook since I don't use it, but couldn't you just uncheck the box and click apply?
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@michelle_2872authorMay 11.2005 — Nope, the interface won't let me do anything. I can't uncheck anything.
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@ray326May 12.2005 — The checkbox to the left of the rule doesn't appear to be disabled.
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@michelle_2872authorMay 12.2005 — I know it doesn't look that way, but it is disabled, I can't uncheck that box.
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@FangMay 12.2005 — You could delete it in the registry. BACKUP FIRST.

Start > Run... [regedit]

HKEY_ CURRENT_USER > Identities > {GUID number} > Software > Microsoft > Outlook Express > 5.0 > Rules > Mail

Delete the folder 000
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@michelle_2872authorMay 12.2005 — Hey Fang, that's what I was looking for ?

However, after nosing around in the registry, I have 5 GUID's because I have 5 accounts set up on Outlook Express and I don't know which one is which is my business account. How do you tell what your GUID is?

Edit: I just found it by expanding the rules folders of all five, it was the only one with anything in it ?

You rock, my problem is fixed.
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@FangMay 12.2005 — If it happens again you may need to reinstall OE
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