I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and I’ve read the “One way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file�, etc. - still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up as per
OEEXP's - (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all data and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found three
..wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files (also old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~ file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

I've just found a backup CD-RW with a Registry Mechanic program. It has a
backup folder - 2.07MB, dated 30/12/05. Can I somehow work with the data
here to get the recent Address Book, folders and messages I'm looking for
exported/imported/c&p'd, or whatever to my new system?
--
Louise Thompson


"Louise Thompson" wrote:

I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and I’ve read the “One way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file�, etc. - still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up as per
OEEXP's - (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all data and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files (also old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~ file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

Backing Up, Recovering and Restoring Outlook Express versions 5 & 6
Files and Settings
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm

http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

For files that were copied to CD, after copying the file back to the
hard disk, you must remove the Read-only attribute that all CD files
automatically get before using the file in your application (this
includes trying to import in Outlook Express). Right click the file in
the Windows File Explorer, select Properties and the General tab and
uncheck the Read-Only box.

--

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


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
news
I've just found a backup CD-RW with a Registry Mechanic program. It
has a
backup folder - 2.07MB, dated 30/12/05. Can I somehow work with the
data
here to get the recent Address Book, folders and messages I'm looking
for
exported/imported/c&p'd, or whatever to my new system?
--
Louise Thompson


"Louise Thompson" wrote:

I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages
and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading
ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and ?I've read the
"One way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file", etc. -
still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up
as per
OEEXP's -? (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all
data and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files
(also old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~
file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

If you are trying to import the info from the CD, it will always fail since
a Read-Only attribute is set when anything is copied to a CD. You need to
copy the appropriate files (all DBX and WAB files to a separate folder on
your hard drive) then select all the files and clear the Read only
attribute. Then open Outlook Express and use its menu, File/Import/Messages
and File/Import/Address Book. See also the information at this link about
backup/restore operations for Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
...
I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and I’ve read the “One
way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file�, etc. - still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up as per
OEEXP's - (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all data
and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files (also
old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~ file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

I am in the same bind, I formatted a larger drive, installed XP and had
copied the Identities folder, the dbx messages, to a CD to be 'imported'
into the new OE. But everytime I tried to import them (after unchecking the
read only on all dbx files), OE import wizard ALWAYS said the folder was in
use and I could not import. I can't DO the import without OE open, there is
no Mail icon in my Control Panel.

I made 'absolutely sure' I was importing from the folder, the Outlook
Express folder, I created on the C: drive where I copied the folder from the
backup CD. After that import 'feature' never worked, I opened 2 Explore
windows and copied the individual dbx files from the folder to the OE
folder, all the dbx files including the folder.dbx. Most of these worked
fine (I chose to overwrite the existing) in the copy over process.

The only one that didn't was the Inbox, along with it's subfolders which
were my most Important.

Could any of this problem have to do with the fact that the Identities are
different numbers? ..... the long 20 digit number that OE gives to the
identity?
I did copy the individual dbx files btw, not the identity number.

Would you or anyone know of a way I can get my 'old Inbox' into OE or better
yet, merge the two? The current Inbox has 4 messages that were delivered
since I've been on this new setup, the old Inbox has a size of 444,738kb.

TIA
katy



"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to import the info from the CD, it will always fail
since
a Read-Only attribute is set when anything is copied to a CD. You need to
copy the appropriate files (all DBX and WAB files to a separate folder on
your hard drive) then select all the files and clear the Read only
attribute. Then open Outlook Express and use its menu,
File/Import/Messages
and File/Import/Address Book. See also the information at this link about
backup/restore operations for Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...2D8-1171988A62
D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
...
I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and ?I've read the "One
way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file", etc. - still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up as
per
OEEXP's -? (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all data
and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files (also
old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~ file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

An older Inbox of that size is most likely corrupted and thus will not
import. You can buy a $5 program called DBXtract that will attempt to
recover messages from that old Inbox to a folder as EML files and then you
can drag/drop those EML files into a folder you create in Outlook Express
for archival purposes. But please do not copy them to the Inbox as you only
invite corruption again in your new, empty Inbox. Read about DBXtract at
this link:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.



"katy" wrote in message
...
I am in the same bind, I formatted a larger drive, installed XP and had
copied the Identities folder, the dbx messages, to a CD to be 'imported'
into the new OE. But everytime I tried to import them (after unchecking
the
read only on all dbx files), OE import wizard ALWAYS said the folder was
in
use and I could not import. I can't DO the import without OE open, there
is
no Mail icon in my Control Panel.

I made 'absolutely sure' I was importing from the folder, the Outlook
Express folder, I created on the C: drive where I copied the folder from
the
backup CD. After that import 'feature' never worked, I opened 2 Explore
windows and copied the individual dbx files from the folder to the OE
folder, all the dbx files including the folder.dbx. Most of these worked
fine (I chose to overwrite the existing) in the copy over process.

The only one that didn't was the Inbox, along with it's subfolders which
were my most Important.

Could any of this problem have to do with the fact that the Identities are
different numbers? ..... the long 20 digit number that OE gives to the
identity?
I did copy the individual dbx files btw, not the identity number.

Would you or anyone know of a way I can get my 'old Inbox' into OE or
better
yet, merge the two? The current Inbox has 4 messages that were delivered
since I've been on this new setup, the old Inbox has a size of 444,738kb.

TIA
katy



"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to import the info from the CD, it will always fail
since
a Read-Only attribute is set when anything is copied to a CD. You need
to
copy the appropriate files (all DBX and WAB files to a separate folder on
your hard drive) then select all the files and clear the Read only
attribute. Then open Outlook Express and use its menu,
File/Import/Messages
and File/Import/Address Book. See also the information at this link
about
backup/restore operations for Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...2D8-1171988A62
D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
...
I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading
ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and ?I've read the "One
way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file", etc. -
still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up as
per
OEEXP's -? (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all data
and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files
(also
old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~
file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

Katy, Jim, Mike,
When I did a .wab, .dbx search on the CDs it also searched the new C drive
and I was shocked to see more than a page of folders and files - 27!!! No
wonder I kept getting the message that the folder or files were "locked in
another application"! I deleted all from the C drive and emptied the recycle
bin, so now I am back to square one.
On 1 CD I have 28 .dbx files and 1 .wab address in a backup folder(10/2000),
but when I search the E (after deleting them from the C drive) the search
results read C drive - how come?. On 2nd CD I have Outlook Express(including
a ~ file which I thought was a backup when a new contact was added to the
Address Book, but no .wab or .dbx show on the search. On a 3rd and 4th CD I
have winbackup2pro and Registry Mechanic- recent(last month) , but neither
shows .dbx or .wab (Sure don't know why I paid for these useless programs!!!)
So is there any hope that I can restore any of my folders or messages? I
feel like I'm doing a lot of searching for nothing.
Ditto on the TIA



--
Louise Thompson


"Jim Pickering" wrote:

An older Inbox of that size is most likely corrupted and thus will not
import. You can buy a $5 program called DBXtract that will attempt to
recover messages from that old Inbox to a folder as EML files and then you
can drag/drop those EML files into a folder you create in Outlook Express
for archival purposes. But please do not copy them to the Inbox as you only
invite corruption again in your new, empty Inbox. Read about DBXtract at
this link:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.



"katy" wrote in message
...
I am in the same bind, I formatted a larger drive, installed XP and had
copied the Identities folder, the dbx messages, to a CD to be 'imported'
into the new OE. But everytime I tried to import them (after unchecking
the
read only on all dbx files), OE import wizard ALWAYS said the folder was
in
use and I could not import. I can't DO the import without OE open, there
is
no Mail icon in my Control Panel.

I made 'absolutely sure' I was importing from the folder, the Outlook
Express folder, I created on the C: drive where I copied the folder from
the
backup CD. After that import 'feature' never worked, I opened 2 Explore
windows and copied the individual dbx files from the folder to the OE
folder, all the dbx files including the folder.dbx. Most of these worked
fine (I chose to overwrite the existing) in the copy over process.

The only one that didn't was the Inbox, along with it's subfolders which
were my most Important.

Could any of this problem have to do with the fact that the Identities are
different numbers? ..... the long 20 digit number that OE gives to the
identity?
I did copy the individual dbx files btw, not the identity number.

Would you or anyone know of a way I can get my 'old Inbox' into OE or
better
yet, merge the two? The current Inbox has 4 messages that were delivered
since I've been on this new setup, the old Inbox has a size of 444,738kb.

TIA
katy



"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to import the info from the CD, it will always fail
since
a Read-Only attribute is set when anything is copied to a CD. You need
to
copy the appropriate files (all DBX and WAB files to a separate folder on
your hard drive) then select all the files and clear the Read only
attribute. Then open Outlook Express and use its menu,
File/Import/Messages
and File/Import/Address Book. See also the information at this link
about
backup/restore operations for Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...2D8-1171988A62
D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
...
I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading
ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and ?I've read the "One
way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file", etc. -
still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up as
per
OEEXP's -? (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all data
and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files
(also
old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~
file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

I'll give this DBXtract a try. Even though I still have the original drive
with the
original emails, it almost sounds easier with the $5 program. If that
doesn't work I can hook
up the old drive again, delete half the junk in that Inbox and try different
things.
Thanks for the program tip!!
katy

"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
An older Inbox of that size is most likely corrupted and thus will not
import. You can buy a $5 program called DBXtract that will attempt to
recover messages from that old Inbox to a folder as EML files and then you
can drag/drop those EML files into a folder you create in Outlook Express
for archival purposes. But please do not copy them to the Inbox as you
only invite corruption again in your new, empty Inbox. Read about
DBXtract at this link:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.



"katy" wrote in message
...
I am in the same bind, I formatted a larger drive, installed XP and had
copied the Identities folder, the dbx messages, to a CD to be 'imported'
into the new OE. But everytime I tried to import them (after unchecking
the
read only on all dbx files), OE import wizard ALWAYS said the folder was
in
use and I could not import. I can't DO the import without OE open, there
is
no Mail icon in my Control Panel.

I made 'absolutely sure' I was importing from the folder, the Outlook
Express folder, I created on the C: drive where I copied the folder from
the
backup CD. After that import 'feature' never worked, I opened 2 Explore
windows and copied the individual dbx files from the folder to the OE
folder, all the dbx files including the folder.dbx. Most of these worked
fine (I chose to overwrite the existing) in the copy over process.

The only one that didn't was the Inbox, along with it's subfolders which
were my most Important.

Could any of this problem have to do with the fact that the Identities
are
different numbers? ..... the long 20 digit number that OE gives to the
identity?
I did copy the individual dbx files btw, not the identity number.

Would you or anyone know of a way I can get my 'old Inbox' into OE or
better
yet, merge the two? The current Inbox has 4 messages that were
delivered
since I've been on this new setup, the old Inbox has a size of
444,738kb.

TIA
katy



"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to import the info from the CD, it will always fail
since
a Read-Only attribute is set when anything is copied to a CD. You need
to
copy the appropriate files (all DBX and WAB files to a separate folder
on
your hard drive) then select all the files and clear the Read only
attribute. Then open Outlook Express and use its menu,
File/Import/Messages
and File/Import/Address Book. See also the information at this link
about
backup/restore operations for Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...2D8-1171988A62
D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
...
I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading
ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and ?I've read the
"One
way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file", etc. -
still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up as
per
OEEXP's -? (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all
data
and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files
(also
old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~
file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

Post back if you continue to have problems after running DBXtract. Remember
to copy the DBX file to a folder on your hard drive and then run DBXtract,
which is slow while working but should do the job. Good luck.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6



"katy" wrote in message
...
I'll give this DBXtract a try. Even though I still have the original
drive with the
original emails, it almost sounds easier with the $5 program. If that
doesn't work I can hook
up the old drive again, delete half the junk in that Inbox and try
different things.
Thanks for the program tip!!
katy

"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
An older Inbox of that size is most likely corrupted and thus will not
import. You can buy a $5 program called DBXtract that will attempt to
recover messages from that old Inbox to a folder as EML files and then
you can drag/drop those EML files into a folder you create in Outlook
Express for archival purposes. But please do not copy them to the Inbox
as you only invite corruption again in your new, empty Inbox. Read about
DBXtract at this link:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.



"katy" wrote in message
...
I am in the same bind, I formatted a larger drive, installed XP and had
copied the Identities folder, the dbx messages, to a CD to be 'imported'
into the new OE. But everytime I tried to import them (after unchecking
the
read only on all dbx files), OE import wizard ALWAYS said the folder was
in
use and I could not import. I can't DO the import without OE open,
there
is
no Mail icon in my Control Panel.

I made 'absolutely sure' I was importing from the folder, the Outlook
Express folder, I created on the C: drive where I copied the folder from
the
backup CD. After that import 'feature' never worked, I opened 2 Explore
windows and copied the individual dbx files from the folder to the OE
folder, all the dbx files including the folder.dbx. Most of these
worked
fine (I chose to overwrite the existing) in the copy over process.

The only one that didn't was the Inbox, along with it's subfolders which
were my most Important.

Could any of this problem have to do with the fact that the Identities
are
different numbers? ..... the long 20 digit number that OE gives to the
identity?
I did copy the individual dbx files btw, not the identity number.

Would you or anyone know of a way I can get my 'old Inbox' into OE or
better
yet, merge the two? The current Inbox has 4 messages that were
delivered
since I've been on this new setup, the old Inbox has a size of
444,738kb.

TIA
katy



"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to import the info from the CD, it will always fail
since
a Read-Only attribute is set when anything is copied to a CD. You need
to
copy the appropriate files (all DBX and WAB files to a separate folder
on
your hard drive) then select all the files and clear the Read only
attribute. Then open Outlook Express and use its menu,
File/Import/Messages
and File/Import/Address Book. See also the information at this link
about
backup/restore operations for Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...2D8-1171988A62
D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
...
I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages
and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading
ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and ?I've read the
"One
way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file", etc. -
still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up
as
per
OEEXP's -? (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all
data
and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files
(also
old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~
file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson

I've just ordered DBXtract also, but I have two questions:
Is there another downloadable program that will find my address book as well?
I have a ~file in my current (XP) OE, but I don't know what program to
choose to open it to see what's in the file. Adobe is highlighted, but it
won't work with this file.
Thanks!

--
Louise Thompson


"katy" wrote:

I'll give this DBXtract a try. Even though I still have the original drive
with the
original emails, it almost sounds easier with the $5 program. If that
doesn't work I can hook
up the old drive again, delete half the junk in that Inbox and try different
things.
Thanks for the program tip!!
katy

"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
An older Inbox of that size is most likely corrupted and thus will not
import. You can buy a $5 program called DBXtract that will attempt to
recover messages from that old Inbox to a folder as EML files and then you
can drag/drop those EML files into a folder you create in Outlook Express
for archival purposes. But please do not copy them to the Inbox as you
only invite corruption again in your new, empty Inbox. Read about
DBXtract at this link:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.



"katy" wrote in message
...
I am in the same bind, I formatted a larger drive, installed XP and had
copied the Identities folder, the dbx messages, to a CD to be 'imported'
into the new OE. But everytime I tried to import them (after unchecking
the
read only on all dbx files), OE import wizard ALWAYS said the folder was
in
use and I could not import. I can't DO the import without OE open, there
is
no Mail icon in my Control Panel.

I made 'absolutely sure' I was importing from the folder, the Outlook
Express folder, I created on the C: drive where I copied the folder from
the
backup CD. After that import 'feature' never worked, I opened 2 Explore
windows and copied the individual dbx files from the folder to the OE
folder, all the dbx files including the folder.dbx. Most of these worked
fine (I chose to overwrite the existing) in the copy over process.

The only one that didn't was the Inbox, along with it's subfolders which
were my most Important.

Could any of this problem have to do with the fact that the Identities
are
different numbers? ..... the long 20 digit number that OE gives to the
identity?
I did copy the individual dbx files btw, not the identity number.

Would you or anyone know of a way I can get my 'old Inbox' into OE or
better
yet, merge the two? The current Inbox has 4 messages that were
delivered
since I've been on this new setup, the old Inbox has a size of
444,738kb.

TIA
katy



"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
If you are trying to import the info from the CD, it will always fail
since
a Read-Only attribute is set when anything is copied to a CD. You need
to
copy the appropriate files (all DBX and WAB files to a separate folder
on
your hard drive) then select all the files and clear the Read only
attribute. Then open Outlook Express and use its menu,
File/Import/Messages
and File/Import/Address Book. See also the information at this link
about
backup/restore operations for Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...2D8-1171988A62
D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Louise Thompson" (nospam) wrote in message
...
I've tried multi different ways to get my old OE folders, messages and
Address Book to my new computer. I'm just about blind after reading
ALL
Microsoft site's data and other tech help sites and ?I've read the
"One
way
to export address book entries is to export as a CSV file", etc. -
still
nothing specifically applies here - maybe because I did not back up as
per
OEEXP's -? (simple, complete, or partial)? I saved to CD-RW's all
data
and
can't get the most recent Address Book, folders or messages. I found
three
.wab address books, but they are old(2000) and some old .dbx files
(also
old)
in a backup folder of OE. I might have goofed when I deleted the ~
file
icons when they appeared on the old desktop (didn't know they were
backups).
Can't someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you so much in advance!!!
Thanks in advance
--
Louise Thompson