Hiya
I wonder if anyone can help. I recently on my old computer upgraded from
Window ME to XP Pro. When I opened Outlook Express all my old e-mails etc
were gone (doh). I can locate where that are stored but I am at a loss as
how to open them, or get OE to integrate them with the local folders. I
have then gone on to get a new computer running XP Home. I've put my old
hard drive in and again can still locate the old DBX files but unable to
open with anything meaningful to get at my old e-mails. I've also tried to
merge/move them into new folders where OE is now storing them, but they
simply rename themselves with a (1) after. Can anyone please advise.

Thanks

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From Steve Cochran:
Search the old drive for *.dbx and then in OE use File | Import and point to
that directory. Don't try and move the files into OE's message store
directly.
That will mess things up.

If you want the address book, search for *.wab and then import that file as
well.

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Ron Sommer

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k...
Hiya
I wonder if anyone can help. I recently on my old computer upgraded from
Window ME to XP Pro. When I opened Outlook Express all my old e-mails etc
were gone (doh). I can locate where that are stored but I am at a loss as
how to open them, or get OE to integrate them with the local folders. I
have then gone on to get a new computer running XP Home. I've put my old
hard drive in and again can still locate the old DBX files but unable to
open with anything meaningful to get at my old e-mails. I've also tried to
merge/move them into new folders where OE is now storing them, but they
simply rename themselves with a (1) after. Can anyone please advise.

Thanks

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OLEXP: Mail Folders, Address Book, and E-mail Messages Are Missing After You
Upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP. (applies to SP2 upgrade also):
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313055
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Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

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k...
Hiya
I wonder if anyone can help. I recently on my old computer upgraded from
Window ME to XP Pro. When I opened Outlook Express all my old e-mails etc
were gone (doh). I can locate where that are stored but I am at a loss as
how to open them, or get OE to integrate them with the local folders. I
have then gone on to get a new computer running XP Home. I've put my old
hard drive in and again can still locate the old DBX files but unable to
open with anything meaningful to get at my old e-mails. I've also tried to
merge/move them into new folders where OE is now storing them, but they
simply rename themselves with a (1) after. Can anyone please advise.

Thanks

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Bruce, Ron thank you very much.
All messages and archieves successfully imported.


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Now, how do you get it to display HTML messages? This has been driving me
nuts with new e-mails, I was thinking it could be AV or Firewall settings,
but my old HTML e-mails now only open in plain text that I've just imported.
I've been through ToolsOptionsSecuirty and unchecked the 'Block images'
box. But it still doesn't open properly. Any ideas please.


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Tools | Options | Read. Uncheck: Read all messages in Plain Text.
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k...
Now, how do you get it to display HTML messages? This has been driving me
nuts with new e-mails, I was thinking it could be AV or Firewall settings,
but my old HTML e-mails now only open in plain text that I've just
imported.
I've been through ToolsOptionsSecuirty and unchecked the 'Block images'
box. But it still doesn't open properly. Any ideas please.


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DOH!!! - Thank you once again Bruce. All the best :-D

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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Tools | Options | Read. Uncheck: Read all messages in Plain Text.
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Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Röy" wrote in message
k...
Now, how do you get it to display HTML messages? This has been driving me
nuts with new e-mails, I was thinking it could be AV or Firewall
settings, but my old HTML e-mails now only open in plain text that I've
just imported.
I've been through ToolsOptionsSecuirty and unchecked the 'Block images'
box. But it still doesn't open properly. Any ideas please.


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Röy
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"Röy" wrote in message
k...
Hiya
I wonder if anyone can help. I recently on my old computer upgraded from
Window ME to XP Pro. When I opened Outlook Express all my old e-mails etc
were gone (doh). I can locate where that are stored but I am at a loss as
how to open them, or get OE to integrate them with the local folders. I
have then gone on to get a new computer running XP Home. I've put my old
hard drive in and again can still locate the old DBX files but unable to
open with anything meaningful to get at my old e-mails. I've also tried to
merge/move them into new folders where OE is now storing them, but they
simply rename themselves with a (1) after. Can anyone please advise.


Did you try File | Import?

Lost mail after upgrade to XP.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313055

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