My system C drive on my main machine failed the other day with a refusal to
even have any OS recognized. So I replaced it, and restored an image from
True Image from the recent past.

Apparently there was some small corruptions in that image. And I have a
strange situation in Outlook Express 6.

All works well, except for when I click on FILEIMPORTMESSAGES to import
some dbx files from the past, or another machine running OE6. I have these
DBX files stored in a folder on my main machine, and the import has always
worked very nicely.

But now, when the import screen comes up, it is totally blank - nothing in
it.

I know a work around to do the import. But I'd prefer it it worked normally.
I can create a new folder in LOCAL FOLDERS, and name it to what I'd like.
Then I can go into my DBX archive folder, pick a DBX file, and rename it to
what I just created in my OE. Then replace the new blank folder with the
folder from the archive, by just overwriting it. That does work - I tried
it, and it still does work OK.

I clicked on FILEIMPORTADDRESS BOOK, and a "good:|" window did show there.

Does anyone know how to "repair" OE6? I am running IE8, so some of the
suggestions I've seen won't work, as they imply that OE is part of IE, and I
don't want to mess with OE8.

Ron Hirsch

OE is part of IE6, not IE8. Create a new identity and see if you can
import the messages there, If you can, import all your messages and dump
the current identity.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Ron Hirsch" wrote in message
...
My system C drive on my main machine failed the other day with a refusal
to even have any OS recognized. So I replaced it, and restored an image
from True Image from the recent past.

Apparently there was some small corruptions in that image. And I have a
strange situation in Outlook Express 6.

All works well, except for when I click on FILEIMPORTMESSAGES to
import some dbx files from the past, or another machine running OE6. I
have these DBX files stored in a folder on my main machine, and the
import has always worked very nicely.

But now, when the import screen comes up, it is totally blank - nothing
in it.

I know a work around to do the import. But I'd prefer it it worked
normally. I can create a new folder in LOCAL FOLDERS, and name it to
what I'd like. Then I can go into my DBX archive folder, pick a DBX
file, and rename it to what I just created in my OE. Then replace the
new blank folder with the folder from the archive, by just overwriting
it. That does work - I tried it, and it still does work OK.

I clicked on FILEIMPORTADDRESS BOOK, and a "good:|" window did show
there.

Does anyone know how to "repair" OE6? I am running IE8, so some of the
suggestions I've seen won't work, as they imply that OE is part of IE,
and I don't want to mess with OE8.

Ron Hirsch

OE is part of IE6, not IE8. Create a new identity and see if you can
import the messages there, If you can, import all your messages and dump
the current identity.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Ron Hirsch" wrote in message
...
My system C drive on my main machine failed the other day with a refusal
to even have any OS recognized. So I replaced it, and restored an image
from True Image from the recent past.

Apparently there was some small corruptions in that image. And I have a
strange situation in Outlook Express 6.

All works well, except for when I click on FILEIMPORTMESSAGES to
import some dbx files from the past, or another machine running OE6. I
have these DBX files stored in a folder on my main machine, and the
import has always worked very nicely.

But now, when the import screen comes up, it is totally blank - nothing
in it.

I know a work around to do the import. But I'd prefer it it worked
normally. I can create a new folder in LOCAL FOLDERS, and name it to
what I'd like. Then I can go into my DBX archive folder, pick a DBX
file, and rename it to what I just created in my OE. Then replace the
new blank folder with the folder from the archive, by just overwriting
it. That does work - I tried it, and it still does work OK.

I clicked on FILEIMPORTADDRESS BOOK, and a "good:|" window did show
there.

Does anyone know how to "repair" OE6? I am running IE8, so some of the
suggestions I've seen won't work, as they imply that OE is part of IE,
and I don't want to mess with OE8.

Ron Hirsch

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a whirl.

Ron
+++++++++++++++++++


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
OE is part of IE6, not IE8. Create a new identity and see if you can
import the messages there, If you can, import all your messages and dump
the current identity.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a whirl.

Ron
+++++++++++++++++++


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
OE is part of IE6, not IE8. Create a new identity and see if you can
import the messages there, If you can, import all your messages and dump
the current identity.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Is folders.dbx included in the folder on the main machine?
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP-Mail

"Ron Hirsch" wrote in message
...
My system C drive on my main machine failed the other day with a refusal
to even have any OS recognized. So I replaced it, and restored an image
from True Image from the recent past.

Apparently there was some small corruptions in that image. And I have a
strange situation in Outlook Express 6.

All works well, except for when I click on FILEIMPORTMESSAGES to import
some dbx files from the past, or another machine running OE6. I have these
DBX files stored in a folder on my main machine, and the import has always
worked very nicely.

But now, when the import screen comes up, it is totally blank - nothing in
it.

I know a work around to do the import. But I'd prefer it it worked
normally. I can create a new folder in LOCAL FOLDERS, and name it to what
I'd like. Then I can go into my DBX archive folder, pick a DBX file, and
rename it to what I just created in my OE. Then replace the new blank
folder with the folder from the archive, by just overwriting it. That does
work - I tried it, and it still does work OK.

I clicked on FILEIMPORTADDRESS BOOK, and a "good:|" window did show
there.

Does anyone know how to "repair" OE6? I am running IE8, so some of the
suggestions I've seen won't work, as they imply that OE is part of IE, and
I don't want to mess with OE8.

Ron Hirsch

Is folders.dbx included in the folder on the main machine?
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP-Mail

"Ron Hirsch" wrote in message
...
My system C drive on my main machine failed the other day with a refusal
to even have any OS recognized. So I replaced it, and restored an image
from True Image from the recent past.

Apparently there was some small corruptions in that image. And I have a
strange situation in Outlook Express 6.

All works well, except for when I click on FILEIMPORTMESSAGES to import
some dbx files from the past, or another machine running OE6. I have these
DBX files stored in a folder on my main machine, and the import has always
worked very nicely.

But now, when the import screen comes up, it is totally blank - nothing in
it.

I know a work around to do the import. But I'd prefer it it worked
normally. I can create a new folder in LOCAL FOLDERS, and name it to what
I'd like. Then I can go into my DBX archive folder, pick a DBX file, and
rename it to what I just created in my OE. Then replace the new blank
folder with the folder from the archive, by just overwriting it. That does
work - I tried it, and it still does work OK.

I clicked on FILEIMPORTADDRESS BOOK, and a "good:|" window did show
there.

Does anyone know how to "repair" OE6? I am running IE8, so some of the
suggestions I've seen won't work, as they imply that OE is part of IE, and
I don't want to mess with OE8.

Ron Hirsch

Hi Ron,

Yes, that folder is in my storage folder for all my dbx files.

I set a custom store folder, off the C drive on the D drive. This keeps my
messages from being impacted anytime I have occasion to restore an earlier
image to my C drive, when any "problems" occur.

Also, that DBX folder on D is also included in my backup scripts, which also
archive all the dbx and loads of other stuff in several other places.

Ron Hirsch
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Is folders.dbx included in the folder on the main machine?
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP-Mail

Hi Ron,

Yes, that folder is in my storage folder for all my dbx files.

I set a custom store folder, off the C drive on the D drive. This keeps my
messages from being impacted anytime I have occasion to restore an earlier
image to my C drive, when any "problems" occur.

Also, that DBX folder on D is also included in my backup scripts, which also
archive all the dbx and loads of other stuff in several other places.

Ron Hirsch
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Is folders.dbx included in the folder on the main machine?
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP-Mail

Make sure the files are not read only. OE won't import from read only
files.

You can manually import also. See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1

steve

"Ron Hirsch" wrote in message
...
Hi Ron,

Yes, that folder is in my storage folder for all my dbx files.

I set a custom store folder, off the C drive on the D drive. This keeps my
messages from being impacted anytime I have occasion to restore an earlier
image to my C drive, when any "problems" occur.

Also, that DBX folder on D is also included in my backup scripts, which
also archive all the dbx and loads of other stuff in several other places.

Ron Hirsch
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Is folders.dbx included in the folder on the main machine?
--
Ron Sommer
MS MVP-Mail