of course there is… splitting up the INBOX: tedious, but that should do it (see above)

of course: all WindowsUpdates incl those for IE & OE must be applied first

I see what you mean, wow this might take some time. It means moving each single mail one by one, am I correct ?
Would the on-acces scanner, in default mode, alarm him while moving the files around, or does he have to scan each folder separately ?