Import pbx mailbox into Outlook Express

[Françoise Eloy]

HI folks, big problem here.
I'm trying to import some mails into Outlook Express. I've tried several
methods, they all fail.
The mails I want to import are in a *pbx file, in the "My
Documents\oldmails" folder.
Here is what I tried and how it fails:

- First method: from Outlook Express, menu File -> Import... then I follow
the import assistant; when I open the folder containing the old mails, OE
does not see any mail there. Does OE expect them to be in another format
than a *.pbx file?

- Second method: I copy the *.pbx file to C:\Doc&Set\Moi\Local
Settings\Application Data\Identities\{blah}\MS\Outlook Express
(where there is already the other pbx files used by OE).
Doesn't work. Should I tweak something in the registry? apparently it's not
sufficient to copy the *pbx file there

- Third method: "restore" the mails with "outlook express freebie backup"
(from www.oehelp.com). When I try that, Outlook Express doesn't start
anymore, pretending there is not enough memory (although this pbx file is
not so big, and I have 512M RAM and plenty of space left on the hard disk).

Bottom line: help please. I'd especially like the second method to work, at
least I see what I'm doing there.

 

[Françoise Eloy]

Ooops, little correction: I meant dbx files of course, not pbx.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Ooops, little correction: I meant dbx files of course, not pbx.

Is Folders.dbx there along with the other DBX files?

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