Rename the old Inbox that you saved to something personal (Sharon.dbx).
In OE, create a folder under Local Folders named exactly the same -
Sharon.
Open the newly created folder once, even though there is nothing in it.
You MUST do this step.
Close OE.
Open Windows Explorer.
Find and drag and drop the old Inbox (renamed Sharon) into OE's message
store.
It will ask if you want to overwrite, say yes.
Open OE and all should be well.

(I'm not Bruce but hope I will do? For future reference, it's best to
start your own thread and not append to someone else's.)
--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

SharonR wrote:
Hello Bruce,

I have the basically the same problem as Genmania below but with a
little twist. Here's how my problem differs. My son wiped out my
entire system and re-installed Windows XP, Outlook express 6, etc.
Before he did that he copied my entire inbox from the old Outlook
Express. I have the inbox, which is a dbx file, back on my hard drive
-- it's a folder in 'my documents'. I've unchecked 'read only'.
Problem I have is that he didn't copy any dbx folders you refer to
below as back-up before he wiped out the hard drive to re-installed
Windows XP. When I try to import from folder, I receive same error
message Genmania below received:
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."

Have I lost all of my old outlook folders and emails because of this?
Thanks in advance for your advice.

Regards,

Sharon Rouse