Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape 7.2 mail
messages from another computer to a new computer, into Outlook Express 6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute. Every
time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files and folders. I
have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming up READ-ONLY every time I
manuall take it off. I have copied the folder to my new computer and still
can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older mail
messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook Express
messages...

Washapples wrote:
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape
7.2 mail messages from another computer to a new computer, into
Outlook Express 6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute.
Every time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files and
folders. I have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming up
READ-ONLY every time I manuall take it off. I have copied the folder
to my new computer and still can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older mail
messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook Express
messages...

Courtesy of Jim Pickering MVP from a previous post on this subject -
You will need to install an earlier version of Netscape such as 4.5 or so.
Many Mozilla or NS beta users already have such on their computers so it's
usually not a problem. Then follow the instructions below:


1) Close all versions of Netscape completely.
2) Open C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Users50\"your profile
name"something.slt\Mail\"the mail account name"
3) Copy only the mail boxes not the msf files and paste these items onto the
desktop.
4) Rename these boxes to unique mail folders names such as oldinbox6 or
oldsent6
5) Place these files into C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\"Your
profile"\Mail
6) Next time you launch Netscape Communicator with that profile your
Netscape 6 mail should be in the containers with the names you specified.
7) You can then import them into Outlook Express using File/Import/Messages.


You can also install Eudora, import into Eudora from Netscape/Mozilla and
then import into Outlook Express from Eudora. Your choices.

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

How do I get an old copy of Netscape? I'd like to try that, but I can't
find an old version?
Thanks,
Julie

"Kath Adams" wrote:

Washapples wrote:
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape
7.2 mail messages from another computer to a new computer, into
Outlook Express 6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute.
Every time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files and
folders. I have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming up
READ-ONLY every time I manuall take it off. I have copied the folder
to my new computer and still can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older mail
messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook Express
messages...

Courtesy of Jim Pickering MVP from a previous post on this subject -
You will need to install an earlier version of Netscape such as 4.5 or so.
Many Mozilla or NS beta users already have such on their computers so it's
usually not a problem. Then follow the instructions below:


1) Close all versions of Netscape completely.
2) Open C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Users50\"your profile
name"something.slt\Mail\"the mail account name"
3) Copy only the mail boxes not the msf files and paste these items onto the
desktop.
4) Rename these boxes to unique mail folders names such as oldinbox6 or
oldsent6
5) Place these files into C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\"Your
profile"\Mail
6) Next time you launch Netscape Communicator with that profile your
Netscape 6 mail should be in the containers with the names you specified.
7) You can then import them into Outlook Express using File/Import/Messages.


You can also install Eudora, import into Eudora from Netscape/Mozilla and
then import into Outlook Express from Eudora. Your choices.

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

Try typing " Netscape 4 download " into Google?

One out of many....

http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/archive47x.jsp

Kath

Washapples wrote:
How do I get an old copy of Netscape? I'd like to try that, but I
can't find an old version?
Thanks,
Julie

"Kath Adams" wrote:

Washapples wrote:
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape
7.2 mail messages from another computer to a new computer, into
Outlook Express 6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute.
Every time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files
and folders. I have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming
up READ-ONLY every time I manuall take it off. I have copied the
folder to my new computer and still can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older
mail messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook
Express messages...

Courtesy of Jim Pickering MVP from a previous post on this subject -
You will need to install an earlier version of Netscape such as 4.5
or so. Many Mozilla or NS beta users already have such on their
computers so it's usually not a problem. Then follow the
instructions below:


1) Close all versions of Netscape completely.
2) Open C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Users50\"your profile
name"something.slt\Mail\"the mail account name"
3) Copy only the mail boxes not the msf files and paste these items
onto the desktop.
4) Rename these boxes to unique mail folders names such as oldinbox6
or oldsent6
5) Place these files into C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\"Your
profile"\Mail
6) Next time you launch Netscape Communicator with that profile your
Netscape 6 mail should be in the containers with the names you
specified. 7) You can then import them into Outlook Express using
File/Import/Messages.


You can also install Eudora, import into Eudora from
Netscape/Mozilla and then import into Outlook Express from Eudora.
Your choices.

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

"Kath Adams" wrote in message
...
Try typing " Netscape 4 download " into Google?

One out of many....

http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/archive47x.jsp

Kath

Washapples wrote:
How do I get an old copy of Netscape? I'd like to try that, but I
can't find an old version?
Thanks,
Julie

"Kath Adams" wrote:

Washapples wrote:
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape
7.2 mail messages from another computer to a new computer, into
Outlook Express 6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute.
Every time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files
and folders. I have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming
up READ-ONLY every time I manuall take it off. I have copied the
folder to my new computer and still can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older
mail messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook
Express messages...

Courtesy of Jim Pickering MVP from a previous post on this subject -
You will need to install an earlier version of Netscape such as 4.5
or so. Many Mozilla or NS beta users already have such on their
computers so it's usually not a problem. Then follow the
instructions below: 1) Close all versions of Netscape completely.
2) Open C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Users50\"your profile
name"something.slt\Mail\"the mail account name"
3) Copy only the mail boxes not the msf files and paste these items
onto the desktop.
4) Rename these boxes to unique mail folders names such as oldinbox6
or oldsent6
5) Place these files into C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\"Your
profile"\Mail
6) Next time you launch Netscape Communicator with that profile your
Netscape 6 mail should be in the containers with the names you
specified. 7) You can then import them into Outlook Express using
File/Import/Messages. You can also install Eudora, import into Eudora
from
Netscape/Mozilla and then import into Outlook Express from Eudora. Your
choices. --
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

"Washapples" wrote in message
...
How do I get an old copy of Netscape? I'd like to try that, but I can't
find an old version?
Thanks,
Julie

"Kath Adams" wrote:

Washapples wrote:
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape
7.2 mail messages from another computer to a new computer, into
Outlook Express 6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute.
Every time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files and
folders. I have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming up
READ-ONLY every time I manuall take it off. I have copied the folder
to my new computer and still can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older mail
messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook Express
messages...

Courtesy of Jim Pickering MVP from a previous post on this subject -
You will need to install an earlier version of Netscape such as 4.5 or
so.
Many Mozilla or NS beta users already have such on their computers so
it's
usually not a problem. Then follow the instructions below:


1) Close all versions of Netscape completely.
2) Open C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Users50\"your profile
name"something.slt\Mail\"the mail account name"
3) Copy only the mail boxes not the msf files and paste these items onto
the
desktop.
4) Rename these boxes to unique mail folders names such as oldinbox6 or
oldsent6
5) Place these files into C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\"Your
profile"\Mail
6) Next time you launch Netscape Communicator with that profile your
Netscape 6 mail should be in the containers with the names you specified.
7) You can then import them into Outlook Express using
File/Import/Messages.


You can also install Eudora, import into Eudora from Netscape/Mozilla and
then import into Outlook Express from Eudora. Your choices.

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

"Kath Adams" wrote in message
...
Washapples wrote:
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape
7.2 mail messages from another computer to a new computer, into
Outlook Express 6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute.
Every time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files and
folders. I have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming up
READ-ONLY every time I manuall take it off. I have copied the folder
to my new computer and still can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older mail
messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook Express
messages...

Courtesy of Jim Pickering MVP from a previous post on this subject -
You will need to install an earlier version of Netscape such as 4.5 or so.
Many Mozilla or NS beta users already have such on their computers so it's
usually not a problem. Then follow the instructions below:


1) Close all versions of Netscape completely.
2) Open C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Users50\"your profile
name"something.slt\Mail\"the mail account name"
3) Copy only the mail boxes not the msf files and paste these items onto
the
desktop.
4) Rename these boxes to unique mail folders names such as oldinbox6 or
oldsent6
5) Place these files into C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\"Your
profile"\Mail
6) Next time you launch Netscape Communicator with that profile your
Netscape 6 mail should be in the containers with the names you specified.
7) You can then import them into Outlook Express using
File/Import/Messages.


You can also install Eudora, import into Eudora from Netscape/Mozilla and
then import into Outlook Express from Eudora. Your choices.

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

How to Use IMAP to Move Messages
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311129
If you have access to an IMAP mail account, the procedure outlined above
will work between any 2 mail clients that support IMAP, regardless of
operating system

You can get a free IMAP account from AIM Mail he
https://reg.my.screenname.aol.com/


--

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


"Washapples" wrote in message
...
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape
7.2 mail
messages from another computer to a new computer, into Outlook Express
6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute.
Every
time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files and
folders. I
have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming up READ-ONLY every
time I
manuall take it off. I have copied the folder to my new computer and
still
can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older mail
messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook Express
messages...

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
How to Use IMAP to Move Messages
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311129
If you have access to an IMAP mail account, the procedure outlined above
will work between any 2 mail clients that support IMAP, regardless of
operating system

You can get a free IMAP account from AIM Mail he
https://reg.my.screenname.aol.com/


--

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


"Washapples" wrote in message
...
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape 7.2
mail
messages from another computer to a new computer, into Outlook Express
6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute. Every
time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files and folders.
I
have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming up READ-ONLY every
time I
manuall take it off. I have copied the folder to my new computer and
still
can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older mail
messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook Express
messages...

"Washapples" wrote in message
...
Help! I've spent 4 days on this. I'm trying to Import my Netscape 7.2
mail
messages from another computer to a new computer, into Outlook Express
6.0.

Everything I've tried, I get the message:
"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 the files open."

I read the earlier posts about taking off the READ-ONLY attribute. Every
time I do this it's set back ON when I go back to the files and folders.
I
have set EVERYTHING to be shared and all is coming up READ-ONLY every time
I
manuall take it off. I have copied the folder to my new computer and
still
can't import...

Please help ~ this is so frustrating and I have 5 years of older mail
messages I need to merge with my new computer and it's Outlook Express
messages...