i tried to backup my email messages going through
ToolsOptionsMaintenanceStore Folder. I accidentally changed file location
to thumb drive instead of copying it there. I tried putting them back to C:\
but could not remember original file. first i got blank messages when i
opened them in inbox. i moved them again to what i thought was right folder
and now outlook express will not open at all. i get error message that says
"Application unable to open OE message store. computer may be out of memory
or disk is full." is there a fix for this without doing a reinstall. i
would like to recover my messages if possible. thanks. please email me if
need further information.
--
toy

See this
How do I move my store folder?
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#movestore



--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"ttago" wrote in message
...
i tried to backup my email messages going through
ToolsOptionsMaintenanceStore Folder. I accidentally changed file
location
to thumb drive instead of copying it there. I tried putting them back
to C:\
but could not remember original file. first i got blank messages when
i
opened them in inbox. i moved them again to what i thought was right
folder
and now outlook express will not open at all. i get error message
that says
"Application unable to open OE message store. computer may be out of
memory
or disk is full." is there a fix for this without doing a reinstall.
i
would like to recover my messages if possible. thanks. please email
me if
need further information.
--
toy

thank you Mike,

my problem is OE would not open. at the first error message if i click "OK"
i get another message that reads "OE could not be started because MSOE.DLL
could not be initialized. OE may not be installed correctly."


--
toy


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

See this
How do I move my store folder?
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#movestore



--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"ttago" wrote in message
...
i tried to backup my email messages going through
ToolsOptionsMaintenanceStore Folder. I accidentally changed file
location
to thumb drive instead of copying it there. I tried putting them back
to C:\
but could not remember original file. first i got blank messages when
i
opened them in inbox. i moved them again to what i thought was right
folder
and now outlook express will not open at all. i get error message
that says
"Application unable to open OE message store. computer may be out of
memory
or disk is full." is there a fix for this without doing a reinstall.
i
would like to recover my messages if possible. thanks. please email
me if
need further information.
--
toy

"ttago" wrote in message

thank you Mike,

my problem is OE would not open. at the first error message if i
click "OK" i get another message that reads "OE could not be started
because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may not be installed
correctly."

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
message store.
Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder (with OE closed).
Note: the DBX files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will lose
your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers, but
it might get you into OE.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx (again with OE closed). You should now get into OE. Try
importing the messages from
the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this tool
to extract the messages:

DBXtract ($5):
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

Thanks Frank,

how do I get to Folders.dbx or DBX files?
--
toy


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

"ttago" wrote in message

thank you Mike,

my problem is OE would not open. at the first error message if i
click "OK" i get another message that reads "OE could not be started
because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may not be installed
correctly."

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
message store.
Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder (with OE closed).
Note: the DBX files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will lose
your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers, but
it might get you into OE.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx (again with OE closed). You should now get into OE. Try
importing the messages from
the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this tool
to extract the messages:

DBXtract ($5):
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

A search including Hidden Files and Folders would have answered your
question, but:

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then StartRunCtrl+V will put the location
in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the
location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options |
View.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"ttago" wrote in message
...
Thanks Frank,

how do I get to Folders.dbx or DBX files?
--
toy


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

"ttago" wrote in message

thank you Mike,

my problem is OE would not open. at the first error message if i
click "OK" i get another message that reads "OE could not be started
because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may not be installed
correctly."

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
message store.
Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder (with OE closed).
Note: the DBX files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will
lose
your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers,
but
it might get you into OE.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder
as
Folders.dbx (again with OE closed). You should now get into OE. Try
importing the messages from
the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this
tool
to extract the messages:

DBXtract ($5):
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a
folder
in an open instance of OE.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

just so i fully understand. where should i create the empty folder to move
dbx files to? not sure if this is right but files/folders.dbx are in
C:\Documents and Settings/Owner/Local Settings/Applications
Data/Identities/{0E5ADBBD-B7D8-4FED-BF96-B7F67D542ECA}/Microsoft/Outlook
Express. Is this right? There are 6 other folders. Should I move all 7 of
the Folders.dbx?

Thanks
--
toy


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

"ttago" wrote in message

thank you Mike,

my problem is OE would not open. at the first error message if i
click "OK" i get another message that reads "OE could not be started
because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized. OE may not be installed
correctly."

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/directdb.htm

Errors in DIRECTDB.DLL or MSOE.DLL generally indicate corruption in the
message store.
Start by moving Folders.dbx to an empty Windows folder (with OE closed).
Note: the DBX files are hidden in Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3. You will lose
your folder hierarchy and the lists of newsgroups on the news servers, but
it might get you into OE.

If that doesn't do it then move all of the DBX files to the same folder as
Folders.dbx (again with OE closed). You should now get into OE. Try
importing the messages from
the folder you moved the DBX files to. If you can't, you can use this tool
to extract the messages:

DBXtract ($5):
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/

Note: It can take a long time (days with really large folders).

The messages can then be dragged from the Windows folder back into a folder
in an open instance of OE.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

"ttago" wrote in message

just so i fully understand. where should i create the empty folder
to move dbx files to? not sure if this is right but
files/folders.dbx are in C:\Documents and Settings/Owner/Local
Settings/Applications
Data/Identities/{0E5ADBBD-B7D8-4FED-BF96-B7F67D542ECA}/Microsoft/Outlook
Express. Is this right? There are 6 other folders. Should I move
all 7 of the Folders.dbx?

Create the empty folder where ever you want. You only need to move the
folders for the problem identity, but usuallymoving Folders.dbx will solve
the problem. If it does, OE will have created a new Folders.dbx and you can
delete the one you moved. It is only useful if you have to also move the
other folders and then import messages from the moved folders.

C:\Documents and Settings/Owner/Local Settings/Applications
Data/Identities/{0E5ADBBD-B7D8-4FED-BF96-B7F67D542ECA}/Microsoft/Outlook
Express
can only contain one file named Folders dbx

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/