How to find/retrieve Outlook Express Emails from hard drive ...

[Guest]

The motherboard on my laptop is no longer functioning, so I have created an
external hard drive from the hard drive in my laptop. How can I get my
Emails from that I was able to access using Outlook Express from the hard
drive so that I can import them into another system running Outlook?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Hans Le Roy]

Hi Sandi,

Look for DBX files (messages) and WAB files (address books).

CU

Hans

 

[Hans Le Roy]

Hi Sandi,

In addition you might have a look at this article that describes those
files:

OLEXP: Mail Folders, Address Book, and E-mail Messages Are Missing After
You Upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313055

Kind regards

Hans

 

[PA Bear]

You cannot import such backed up Outlook Express files directly into MS
Outlook on another machine, Sandi.

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

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

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the information -- I'll be trying to get my new computer organized
with my old data this weekend.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the information. I do have Outlook Express on this new system, so
I'm hoping that I would be able to get to the Emails with pictures of my
niece attached -- I am sure I can live without the others.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

You can!
See the first link Robear gave.

Thanks for the information. I do have Outlook Express on this new system,
so
I'm hoping that I would be able to get to the Emails with pictures of my
niece attached -- I am sure I can live without the others.