I assumed you copied the dbx files from the message store to a CD, and then
copied the CD to your HDD on the new machine. The link I provided explains
it all.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"genmania" wrote in message
...
Well, when I finally found out how to do that, I saw the box was not
checked.
Please explain you mean by including Folders.dbx.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Did you uncheck the Read Only attribute before trying to import? And, did
you include Folders.dbx?

See:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"genmania" wrote in message
...
I, too, have been having difficulty importing messages from an old
computer
to a new one. The old one used OE6 as does the new one. I was able to
export
the old messages in .dbx format but when I try to follow the various
procedures I've found for importing, when I browse to select the path
and
click next, the new OE6 displays an error message that reads: "No
messages
can be found in this folder or another application is running that has
the
required files open. Please select another folder or try closing
applications
that may have files open." I've tried the traditionally suggested
method
of
importing-File|Import|Messages|Select Program|Import Mail from OE6
store
directory|Browse. I have also tried the below mentioned procedure of
creating
a new Windows folder and consistently received the same message. What
do I
do
now?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

quote
but how do you create a Windows folder?
/quote

You can create the folder anywhere. My Documents for example. Open My
Doc's
| File | New | Folder. Now, copy the CD to this folder. After you do,
right
click on the folder and uncheck: Read Only. Go into OE and File |
Import
|
Messages. Choose Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and browse to the folder
you
created.

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"Jennifer" wrote in message
...
I have a disk of back up emails, all with a .dbx extension. I cannot
simply
double-click to open, but would like to import them to my OE. I
read
"simply" create them in a Windows folder, but how do you create a
Windows
folder?

Thanks.