I have just bought a new laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.

I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my other
PC then copied them in to a file on the new laptop then gone to import
messages, browsed for the folder which its found but it does not seem to
recognise the e-mails which are in "dbx" Is this a Vista v WinXP issue or am
I doing something wrong ?? Its as if Vista does not recognise the dbx files
?

Any help welcome.

Dave.

Did you include folders.dbx?
--
Ronald Sommer

"Chap" wrote in message
...
:I have just bought a new laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
: everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
: e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.
:
: I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my
other
: PC then copied them in to a file on the new laptop then gone to import
: messages, browsed for the folder which its found but it does not seem to
: recognise the e-mails which are in "dbx" Is this a Vista v WinXP issue or
am
: I doing something wrong ?? Its as if Vista does not recognise the dbx
files
: ?
:
: Any help welcome.
:
: Dave.
:
:

Crossposted to the Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail

Backing Up OE And Moving To Windows Mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Chap" wrote in message
...
I have just bought a new laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.

I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my
other PC then copied them in to a file on the new laptop then gone to
import messages, browsed for the folder which its found but it does not
seem to recognise the e-mails which are in "dbx" Is this a Vista v WinXP
issue or am I doing something wrong ?? Its as if Vista does not recognise
the dbx files ?

Any help welcome.

Dave.

Crossposted to the Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail

Backing Up OE And Moving To Windows Mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Chap" wrote in message
...
I have just bought a new laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.

I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my
other PC then copied them in to a file on the new laptop then gone to
import messages, browsed for the folder which its found but it does not
seem to recognise the e-mails which are in "dbx" Is this a Vista v WinXP
issue or am I doing something wrong ?? Its as if Vista does not recognise
the dbx files ?

Any help welcome.

Dave.

Sorted it now, I think it might have been something to do with the files
going on to the new laptop in "read only" when I checked the properties. I
changed this and it seemed to work, also I uploaded them direct from the pen
drive so not sure if this is why it worked ??

Thanks anyway.

Dave.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Crossposted to the Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail

Backing Up OE And Moving To Windows Mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Chap" wrote in message
...
I have just bought a new laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.

I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my
other PC then copied them in to a file on the new laptop then gone to
import messages, browsed for the folder which its found but it does not
seem to recognise the e-mails which are in "dbx" Is this a Vista v WinXP
issue or am I doing something wrong ?? Its as if Vista does not recognise
the dbx files ?

Any help welcome.

Dave.

Clearly stated in the link I sent you:

Go to Edit | Select all in Windows Explorer and select all the dbx files.
Then right click on the selection and choose Properties and ensure that the
read only attribute of the files is unchecked.

You have to do that when moving from OE to OE as well.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Yosh" wrote in message
...
Sorted it now, I think it might have been something to do with the files
going on to the new laptop in "read only" when I checked the properties. I
changed this and it seemed to work, also I uploaded them direct from the
pen drive so not sure if this is why it worked ??

Thanks anyway.

Dave.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Crossposted to the Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail

Backing Up OE And Moving To Windows Mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Chap" wrote in message
...
I have just bought a new laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.

I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my
other PC then copied them in to a file on the new laptop then gone to
import messages, browsed for the folder which its found but it does not
seem to recognise the e-mails which are in "dbx" Is this a Vista v WinXP
issue or am I doing something wrong ?? Its as if Vista does not
recognise the dbx files ?

Any help welcome.

Dave.

Thanks for the info, I actually did it before checking your reply but thanks
again anyway.

Dave


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Clearly stated in the link I sent you:

Go to Edit | Select all in Windows Explorer and select all the dbx files.
Then right click on the selection and choose Properties and ensure that
the read only attribute of the files is unchecked.

You have to do that when moving from OE to OE as well.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Yosh" wrote in message
...
Sorted it now, I think it might have been something to do with the files
going on to the new laptop in "read only" when I checked the properties.
I changed this and it seemed to work, also I uploaded them direct from
the pen drive so not sure if this is why it worked ??

Thanks anyway.

Dave.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Crossposted to the Windows Vista Mail Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail

Backing Up OE And Moving To Windows Mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Chap" wrote in message
...
I have just bought a new laptop which is Vista based, I have copied
everything over without a problem, all files, folders, favourites, all
e-mail accounts but I can't get to move all my e-mails.

I have done as many times before copied them on to a pen drive from my
other PC then copied them in to a file on the new laptop then gone to
import messages, browsed for the folder which its found but it does not
seem to recognise the e-mails which are in "dbx" Is this a Vista v
WinXP issue or am I doing something wrong ?? Its as if Vista does not
recognise the dbx files ?

Any help welcome.

Dave.