Outlook Express problem after Win 2k upgrade from Win ME

[Moe Hair]

Wnen my computer crashed and I decided to upgrade from Win ME to Windows 2000
to solve the problem, I backed up a load of stuff to an external hard drive,
but neglected Outlook Express!

The install said that all files would be saved, but because Windows 2000
loads its own version of Outlook Express, I no longer see my old set-up and
saved mail.

Windows 2000 does create a sub-directory in Windows/Setup/Shell that seems
to have all my old files. Does anyone know what file extension I can search
for to try and find if my old Outlook Express files have been saved?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Outlook Express files have a .dbx extension. For further
details I recommend an Outlook Express newsgroup.

 

[Eric McG]

You should expect to have more problems than that as time goes on. You should
have done a clean install since Windows Me is not a candidate for upgrading to
Windows 2000.

See this article for mre details.

Windows Me to Windows 2000 Upgrade Is Not Supported
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;272627