Hi Bill,

Sorry I had to go out today. The import process is pretty straight forward.
This Microsoft KB article explains the procedure. Importing messages will
not affect any messages in the current OE message store folder.

OLEXP: How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express Data

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;270670


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Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"Bill Helbron" wrote in message
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Hi Tim,

Thanks for your reply! OK, I did a search for Index.dbx and found three in
these
locations:
C:\Document and Settings\Bill\My Documents\JWH Backup 5-Mar-2006 139KB
***this
was the original location ***
C:\My Documents\JWH Email Backup 4-Mar-2006 1,993KB *** this was what I
had
hoped would be my new location ***
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express Quick Backup\Main Identity 4-Mar-2006
507KB

I searched also for "Folders.dbx" and found three in the same locations as
above. I didn't understand your comment about DBX files being hidden in XP
by
default, but I must have my search parameters already set to find them.

I presume that the largest file (1,993KB) is my complete one!

Please outline what should be the next steps in sequence? I don't want to
risk
any mistakes here!

Bill

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 07:46:32 -0800, "Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi Bill,

If you inadvertently moved the OE message store folder a new folder would
have been created with virgin DBX files when OE started. It should be
possible to search for Inbox.dbx to find the old message store folder. It
will be necessary to trace all files found to their respective folders to
find the old message store folder.

Note: The Folders.dbx (master index) file is necessary for the import
process to work.
DBX files are hidden by default in Win XP and Win 2000. Include hidden
files
and folders in the search and set the folder view to include them -- if
this
has not already been done.

Try importing from the old message store folder's present location or move
it to the desktop.