I am about to move a neighbor to a new computer.

She currently uses OE as her mail client to access mindspring.

I want to move her Inbox and Outbox from her old drive
to the new drive. Searches on Inbox do not help.

nick

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, 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
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Will the old drive be connected to the new machine? You can import then.

In OE: File | Import | Messages. Select Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and
Import from an OE6 Store Directory and point to the location on the old
drive

If you are going to backup to CD or flash drive, copy the files to the
desktop on the new machine, remove the Read Only attribute and import from
there.

Note that the backup /must/ include Folders.dbx or the import will fail.
See these references.

Backup & Resto

http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/clone.htm

If you are transferring to another PC, and have access to a Windows XP setup
CD, or if both computers are running Windows XP, see:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...pten.mspx#EBAA

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




"nick" wrote in message news:CFkrj.351$gg1.295@trnddc01...
I am about to move a neighbor to a new computer.

She currently uses OE as her mail client to access mindspring.

I want to move her Inbox and Outbox from her old drive
to the new drive. Searches on Inbox do not help.

nick

Have a look here..
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

"nick" wrote in message news:CFkrj.351$gg1.295@trnddc01...
I am about to move a neighbor to a new computer.

She currently uses OE as her mail client to access mindspring.

I want to move her Inbox and Outbox from her old drive
to the new drive. Searches on Inbox do not help.

nick

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx =includes info on Windows Mail in Vista

[Import messages into Windows Mail from Outlook Express:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com:80/...7994f1033.mspx ]

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)

About OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

About OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

nick wrote:
I am about to move a neighbor to a new computer.

She currently uses OE as her mail client to access mindspring.

I want to move her Inbox and Outbox from her old drive
to the new drive. Searches on Inbox do not help.

nick

Thanks to all for all the tips. I finally
figgered it all out.

Prob was going from a 98SE file structure to an
XP file structure. Just had to know what file types
to look for. Has anyone else noticed that explorer
(file list) does not let you sort by file type
(what used to be called extension)??

Just had to find the files in the 98SE structure
(all under C:/windows ...) and move them to
the XP structure (c:/documenrts and settings ...).

All works well...thanks

If you'd told us these details in the first post, we could've save you some
time:

Mail Folders, Address Book, Messages Missing After Upgrade to XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313055
==============================
Tools Options Maintenance Store folder will reveal the location of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show
Hidden Files and Folders under Start Control Panel Folder Options View
(cf. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

In Windows Explorer, search for .DBX files. Any found which are not located
in your current store will most likely be those from your OE5 Identity. You
can import this data using File Import Messages (select) OE6
(select) From a store directory Point the import wizard to the old
identity's store location.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



nick wrote:
Thanks to all for all the tips. I finally
figgered it all out.

Prob was going from a 98SE file structure to an
XP file structure. Just had to know what file types
to look for. Has anyone else noticed that explorer
(file list) does not let you sort by file type
(what used to be called extension)??

Just had to find the files in the 98SE structure
(all under C:/windows ...) and move them to
the XP structure (c:/documenrts and settings ...).

All works well...thanks

Just seen these very useful replies which are near to my problem.

Have just changed ISP and therefore have setup a new identity for emails in
OE 6. In the process of setting up with wizard I have 'lost' my email
folders from before. This muddle has resulted from setting up several
identities with my old ISP, I cannot remember how this occurred (senior
moments come quickly with age). Now, after doing a search for dbx files I
can find a very long list of all the folders. There are some folders
duplicated each with its own asociated different identities and I wish to
import the folders into my OE under my new identity. How can I see which
ones I need; one way seems to be by inspection and only selecting by recent
dates, say all afetr 1 Feb 08 and copying these into a 'store' folder on
desktop and then importing into OE under my new identity?

There are bound to be some duplicate emails lurking and I should prefer not
to lose anything.

Is there a simple and relative easy answer please with minimum hassle? Most
grateful for advice please.

I think I now know not to mess with identities.
regards, brett.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
If you'd told us these details in the first post, we could've save you
some time:

Mail Folders, Address Book, Messages Missing After Upgrade to XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313055
==============================
Tools Options Maintenance Store folder will reveal the location of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start Control Panel Folder Options
View (cf. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

In Windows Explorer, search for .DBX files. Any found which are not
located in your current store will most likely be those from your OE5
Identity. You can import this data using File Import Messages
(select) OE6 (select) From a store directory Point the import wizard
to the old identity's store location.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



nick wrote:
Thanks to all for all the tips. I finally
figgered it all out.

Prob was going from a 98SE file structure to an
XP file structure. Just had to know what file types
to look for. Has anyone else noticed that explorer
(file list) does not let you sort by file type
(what used to be called extension)??

Just had to find the files in the 98SE structure
(all under C:/windows ...) and move them to
the XP structure (c:/documenrts and settings ...).

All works well...thanks

Why did changing ISPs require a new OE Identity?
Why didn't you add the ISP to the old OE Identity?
Can you switch to your old OE Identities?
--
Ronald Sommer

"brett" wrote in message
...
Just seen these very useful replies which are near to my problem.

Have just changed ISP and therefore have setup a new identity for emails
in OE 6. In the process of setting up with wizard I have 'lost' my email
folders from before. This muddle has resulted from setting up several
identities with my old ISP, I cannot remember how this occurred (senior
moments come quickly with age). Now, after doing a search for dbx files I
can find a very long list of all the folders. There are some folders
duplicated each with its own asociated different identities and I wish to
import the folders into my OE under my new identity. How can I see which
ones I need; one way seems to be by inspection and only selecting by
recent dates, say all afetr 1 Feb 08 and copying these into a 'store'
folder on desktop and then importing into OE under my new identity?

There are bound to be some duplicate emails lurking and I should prefer
not to lose anything.

Is there a simple and relative easy answer please with minimum hassle?
Most grateful for advice please.

I think I now know not to mess with identities.
regards, brett.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
If you'd told us these details in the first post, we could've save you
some time:

Mail Folders, Address Book, Messages Missing After Upgrade to XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313055
==============================
Tools Options Maintenance Store folder will reveal the location of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start Control Panel Folder
Options View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

In Windows Explorer, search for .DBX files. Any found which are not
located in your current store will most likely be those from your OE5
Identity. You can import this data using File Import Messages
(select) OE6 (select) From a store directory Point the import wizard
to the old identity's store location.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



nick wrote:
Thanks to all for all the tips. I finally
figgered it all out.

Prob was going from a 98SE file structure to an
XP file structure. Just had to know what file types
to look for. Has anyone else noticed that explorer
(file list) does not let you sort by file type
(what used to be called extension)??

Just had to find the files in the 98SE structure
(all under C:/windows ...) and move them to
the XP structure (c:/documenrts and settings ...).

All works well...thanks

Ron,
Essentially, I was talked through setting up the new connection to a new ISP
by phone and followed instructions from the Technical Support department.
a. Why did changing ISPs require a new OE Identity? Sorry I do not know.
The new connection was set up and in the process a new identity was
introduced.
b. Why didn't you add the ISP to the old OE Identity? I did not know I
could.
c. Can you switch to your old OE Identities? No. They were deleted in the
process of setting up the new connection.

brett



"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Why did changing ISPs require a new OE Identity?
Why didn't you add the ISP to the old OE Identity?
Can you switch to your old OE Identities?
--
Ronald Sommer

"brett" wrote in message
...
Just seen these very useful replies which are near to my problem.

Have just changed ISP and therefore have setup a new identity for emails
in OE 6. In the process of setting up with wizard I have 'lost' my email
folders from before. This muddle has resulted from setting up several
identities with my old ISP, I cannot remember how this occurred (senior
moments come quickly with age). Now, after doing a search for dbx files
I can find a very long list of all the folders. There are some folders
duplicated each with its own asociated different identities and I wish to
import the folders into my OE under my new identity. How can I see which
ones I need; one way seems to be by inspection and only selecting by
recent dates, say all afetr 1 Feb 08 and copying these into a 'store'
folder on desktop and then importing into OE under my new identity?

There are bound to be some duplicate emails lurking and I should prefer
not to lose anything.

Is there a simple and relative easy answer please with minimum hassle?
Most grateful for advice please.

I think I now know not to mess with identities.
regards, brett.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
If you'd told us these details in the first post, we could've save you
some time:

Mail Folders, Address Book, Messages Missing After Upgrade to XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313055
==============================
Tools Options Maintenance Store folder will reveal the location of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start Control Panel
Folder Options View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

In Windows Explorer, search for .DBX files. Any found which are not
located in your current store will most likely be those from your OE5
Identity. You can import this data using File Import Messages
(select) OE6 (select) From a store directory Point the import wizard
to the old identity's store location.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



nick wrote:
Thanks to all for all the tips. I finally
figgered it all out.

Prob was going from a 98SE file structure to an
XP file structure. Just had to know what file types
to look for. Has anyone else noticed that explorer
(file list) does not let you sort by file type
(what used to be called extension)??

Just had to find the files in the 98SE structure
(all under C:/windows ...) and move them to
the XP structure (c:/documenrts and settings ...).

All works well...thanks

If you deleted the old identities, you probably deleted all the mail as
well.

Do an Advanced search and include Hidden Files and Folders. Search for:

*.dbx

If you find the old files, post back before you do anything. If you don't
find any then DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode /may/ be able to
recover your messages as it can read directly from the hard drive:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"brett" wrote in message
...
Ron,
Essentially, I was talked through setting up the new connection to a new
ISP by phone and followed instructions from the Technical Support
department.
a. Why did changing ISPs require a new OE Identity? Sorry I do not know.
The new connection was set up and in the process a new identity was
introduced.
b. Why didn't you add the ISP to the old OE Identity? I did not know I
could.
c. Can you switch to your old OE Identities? No. They were deleted in
the process of setting up the new connection.

brett



"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Why did changing ISPs require a new OE Identity?
Why didn't you add the ISP to the old OE Identity?
Can you switch to your old OE Identities?
--
Ronald Sommer

"brett" wrote in message
...
Just seen these very useful replies which are near to my problem.

Have just changed ISP and therefore have setup a new identity for emails
in OE 6. In the process of setting up with wizard I have 'lost' my
email folders from before. This muddle has resulted from setting up
several identities with my old ISP, I cannot remember how this occurred
(senior moments come quickly with age). Now, after doing a search for
dbx files I can find a very long list of all the folders. There are
some folders duplicated each with its own asociated different identities
and I wish to import the folders into my OE under my new identity. How
can I see which ones I need; one way seems to be by inspection and only
selecting by recent dates, say all afetr 1 Feb 08 and copying these into
a 'store' folder on desktop and then importing into OE under my new
identity?

There are bound to be some duplicate emails lurking and I should prefer
not to lose anything.

Is there a simple and relative easy answer please with minimum hassle?
Most grateful for advice please.

I think I now know not to mess with identities.
regards, brett.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
If you'd told us these details in the first post, we could've save you
some time:

Mail Folders, Address Book, Messages Missing After Upgrade to XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313055
==============================
Tools Options Maintenance Store folder will reveal the location
of your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start Control Panel
Folder Options View (cf.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

In Windows Explorer, search for .DBX files. Any found which are not
located in your current store will most likely be those from your OE5
Identity. You can import this data using File Import Messages
(select) OE6 (select) From a store directory Point the import
wizard to the old identity's store location.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/



nick wrote:
Thanks to all for all the tips. I finally
figgered it all out.

Prob was going from a 98SE file structure to an
XP file structure. Just had to know what file types
to look for. Has anyone else noticed that explorer
(file list) does not let you sort by file type
(what used to be called extension)??

Just had to find the files in the 98SE structure
(all under C:/windows ...) and move them to
the XP structure (c:/documenrts and settings ...).

All works well...thanks