Hi,
If I go and launch Outlook Express and go File>Import>Messages>Msoft Outlook
Express6 then choose Import Mail from a OE6 Store Directory and browse to
my old HD and the dbx file at C:\Documents and Settings\MyName\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{A943E1A1-3184-4BAC-A7B1-1CB38A9841B8}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express\Inbox.dbx it works.

If I copy to another HD my current dbx file for inbox using copy/paste, then
reinstall a backup of PC prior to those emails, then do the File>Import
thing and browse to that backup. it doesnt want to know about it, says a
prog may be using the file. well there is no prog using that file.

Thus unable to reinstate my current up to date inbox and sent items...just
damn great !

Why ?

Had to resort to the two month old one and asking peeps to resend their
emails !

Steve

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> If I go and launch Outlook Express and go File>Import>Messages>Msoft
> Outlook Express6 then choose Import Mail from a OE6 Store Directory and
> browse to


Sorry to cut you off, but...

microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general is where you'd want to go ask for OE
questions. Outlook and OE aren't actually related.
--
f.h.

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:TFsXi.42354$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> If I go and launch Outlook Express and go File>Import>Messages>Msoft
> Outlook Express6 then choose Import Mail from a OE6 Store Directory and
> browse to my old HD and the dbx file at C:\Documents and
> Settings\MyName\Local Settings\Application
> Data\Identities\{A943E1A1-3184-4BAC-A7B1-1CB38A9841B8}\Microsoft\Outlook
> Express\Inbox.dbx it works.
>
> If I copy to another HD my current dbx file for inbox using copy/paste,
> then reinstall a backup of PC prior to those emails, then do the
> File>Import thing and browse to that backup. it doesnt want to know about
> it, says a prog may be using the file. well there is no prog using that
> file.
>
> Thus unable to reinstate my current up to date inbox and sent items...just
> damn great !
>
> Why ?
>


You need to copy the file called Folders.dbx as well otherwise the other
instance of OE doesn't recognise it as a message store...