Problem changing store on Windows Mail

[AugieC]

Everything on my Lenovo T61 with Windows Vista Home Premium was working fine
until I lost power. Before the loss, Windows Mail was working with the
storage location on a Netgear ReadyNAS on my local intranet. After restoring
power, the WindowsMail store location was changed some how to the default
location on the C drive, of course with no account information or messages.
When I try to change the storage location using the "Maintenance - Change
Store location" buttons, I browse to the original store location on the
ReadyNAS, with the old messages, but the "ok" button is not available to
push. I also notice that the original files are "Read Only" and I can not
change them for some reason.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#network (applies to Windows Mail,
too, even though Windows Mail doesn't include the Identities feature)

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

Windows Mail (and Windows Live Mail also) is only designed to work
properly with the message store located on the local hard drive.
All you can do is import the messages from the old store to the new store.