OUTLOOK EXPRESS: cannot delete messages

I used to be able to delete messages from my mailboxes in Outlook Express simply by selecting the particular message and then clicking the big red X at the top of the screen.

No more. Here is what does not work:

Clicking the big red X.
Right clicking on the message and choosing 'delete'.
Using the delete option in the Edit menu.
Clicking and dragging the message into the deleted items folder.

Microsoft has some troubleshooting tips for hiding messages and for creating new views all of which seem needlessly complicated. Meanwhile I don't like keeping a lot of useless junk on my computer.

Can anyone help? Thank you, Maria

 

Hello Maria n Welcome to MG's

Check these solutions from MS

Can’t delete mail

If you’re deleting mail and not seeing any more free hard disk space, check the Deleted Items folder. Right-click and choose Empty Deleted Items Folder or use Tools, Mailbox Cleanup, Empty and check for large messages in other folders too.

Really delete

If you hold down the [Shift] key when you press [Delete], Outlook will completely get rid of the messages, bypassing the Deleted Items folder.

Automatic delete

Choose Tools, Options, Other and tick Empty the Deleted Items folder upon exiting to clear the folder automatically when you close Outlook.


or go here and look if above don't help.

http://search.microsoft.com/results...t+delete+mail&qsc0=0&FORM=QBME1&l=1&mkt=en-US