I keep getting a message everytime I check my emailTo free up disk space, Outlook express can compact messages. This may take up t a few minutes.How do I get rid of the annoying messageKaren

Well, not to sound obvious but...did you click the button to have it Compact? -B- http://www.officeforlawyers.com | http://www.onenote-tips.com Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook

Let Outlook Express perform the compaction.This is an Office Outlook forum. In the future, ask Outlook Express questions in http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads.Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]--------------------------------https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Brian.TillmanIf a reply helps, please vote it as helpful. If a reply solves the issue, please mark it as an answer.