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duplicate emails in outlook

outlook 2003 duplicates my emails.  How can I stop this?
I use xp home version
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Could also be your AV is scanning them this can slow down the incoming causing duplicate copies.
1. How to stop receiving duplicate email messages  

There are a few things you can check to stop duplicate email messages.
Start by checking Rules to be sure that copies are not being made to the Inbox, and make sure that all your rules end in "Stop Processing" actions.

Then check the task manager to be sure that there is only one instace of Outlook running.
Two instances of outlook.exe running can produce two messages arriving at the same time. You will need to then determine why two instances of Outlook were running in the first place.

Are your running Outlook XP, be sure that you are at service pack 2 or later
Product updates, trials and 3rd-party downloads
 http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates/default.aspx

 If you are using two e-mail addresses, but the same POP3 incoming and same SMTP outgoing.
You are prompted for your password, and you may receive duplicate e-mail messages if your profile has two POP3 accounts in Outlook
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284404
Please check for the Outlook Rules.