Backing Up, Recovering and Restoring Outlook Express versions 5 & 6
Files and Settings
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm

http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

For files that were copied to CD, after copying the file back to the
hard disk, you must remove the Read-only attribute that all CD files
automatically get before using the file in your application (this
includes trying to import in Outlook Express). Right click the file in
the Windows File Explorer, select Properties and the General tab and
uncheck the Read-Only box.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
news
I've just found a backup CD-RW with a Registry Mechanic program. It
has a
backup folder - 2.07MB, dated 30/12/05. Can I somehow work with the
data
here to get the recent Address Book, folders and messages I'm looking
for
exported/imported/c&p'd, or whatever to my new system?
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Louise Thompson


"Louise Thompson" wrote:

I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages
and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading
ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and ?I've read the
"One way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file", etc. -
still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up
as per
OEEXP's -? (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all
data and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files
(also old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~
file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
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Louise Thompson