Outlook Express File Transfer

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I would like to store my Outlook Express message files on a CD and then
reload them into Outlook Express after I reload XP. How do I do this?
Thanks,
planorez
 
planorez said:
I would like to store my Outlook Express message files on a CD and then
reload them into Outlook Express after I reload XP. How do I do this?
Thanks,
planorez
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Right click on you OE Inbox and select properties, that will show you the
path to where are your email folders and msgs are stored. They will all
have a .dbx file extension. Just copy that folder to the cd. To reload,
copy the folder from the cd to a temp directory on your new machine. In OE
click File, Import, Messages, then select OE6 and then "Import from an OE6
store folder" and navigate to that temp folder.
 
Thanks so much.
planorez

nb said:
Right click on you OE Inbox and select properties, that will show you the
path to where are your email folders and msgs are stored. They will all
have a .dbx file extension. Just copy that folder to the cd. To reload,
copy the folder from the cd to a temp directory on your new machine. In OE
click File, Import, Messages, then select OE6 and then "Import from an OE6
store folder" and navigate to that temp folder.
Click to expand...
 
nb said:
Right click on you OE Inbox and select properties, that will show you the
path to where are your email folders and msgs are stored. They will all
have a .dbx file extension. Just copy that folder to the cd. To reload,
copy the folder from the cd to a temp directory on your new machine.
Click to expand...

Right click on the dbx files and uncheck the Read Only attribute.
 
References:

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

OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

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)

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
 
How to back up and recover Outlook Express data:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=270670

PC Hell: How to Backup Outlook Express Mail, Address Book, Mail Rules and
Other Settings:
http://www.pchell.com/support/backupoe.shtml

OEBackup: (free)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

Genie-Soft - Outlook Express Backup: (not a freeware...but a fantastic
program that automates the entire backup.restore. I recommend this)
http://www.genie-soft.com/products/oeb/default.html

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
 
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