From your headers: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180

1. Best to get WinXP SP2 fully patched before worrying about importing your
OE backup, Carmen!

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b

Once you've gotten all critical security updates installed *and* have taken
care of everything else here
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...nced/xppc.mspx, proceed to...

2. Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Reference:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Carmen Byler wrote:
After a HDD failure, I have replaced the drive and am in the process of
reinstalling programs... Problem... OE 6 will not recognize messages in
backup location.. repeatedly tried 'import' no success... read MS articles
on manual import... manually moved all files to folder where messages are
stored.. no recognition... also tried dragging directly to folders in OE 6
but when I do that a 'new message' screen pops up with an attachment of
the
file I am trying to import... Identity issue? Both the current copy of OE
and the previous one are version 6...

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