If you are running Windows 2000 or XP, the DBX files in your old message
store are marked as hidden by the operating system. To find them, when
conducting the search program, make sure to click the Advanced button
and ensure that you have checked to search for hidden files. Create a
folder on your Desktop on the working drive, and copy the contents of
the store folder from the damaged drive to that folder (making sure you
include folders.dbx) and then just open Outlook Express and use its
menu, File/Import/Messages/OE6/From a Message Store and point to the
folder on your Desktop that contains the DBX files.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
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"Jack" wrote in message
...
I am recovering data post a crash and have managed to view the
'crashed'
drive using a second drive with identical operating system.
The only thing that appears to be wrong is that the boot sector is
corrupt
(after the BIOS screen I get black with flashing cursor in the top
left hand
corner).

The only things (critical data to be recovered before formatting) I
can't
find on the crashed drive are the Outlook Express emails.
Does anyone know where (and how) Outlook Express saves these and how I
can
transfer them to disk to be replaced post the format?

Of course I'd much prefer to simply repair the boot sector but the dos
chkdsk followed by fixdisk commands failed to do so. Dell helpline,
funnily
enough, suggested formatting the drive and re-installing.

Any ideas?

Jack