Sorted it now, I think it might have been something to do with the files
going on to the new laptop in "read only" when I checked the properties. I
changed this and it seemed to work, also I uploaded them direct from the pen
drive so not sure if this is why it worked ??

Thanks anyway.

Dave.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Crossposted to the Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail

Backing Up OE And Moving To Windows Mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Chap" wrote in message
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I have just bought a new laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.

I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my
other PC then copied them in to a file on the new laptop then gone to
import messages, browsed for the folder which its found but it does not
seem to recognise the e-mails which are in "dbx" Is this a Vista v WinXP
issue or am I doing something wrong ?? Its as if Vista does not recognise
the dbx files ?

Any help welcome.

Dave.