Restore Outlook Express

[Shelterdog]

I bought a new computer for my wife with Win XP. She also
had Outlook Express on her old computer (that came with
Win ME). I backed up her OE data onto a CD-ROM. Now that
I have her new computer up and running, how do I restore
this data on OE on her new computer?

 

[suyao]

See these:
OLEXP: How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express Data
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=270670

OLEXP: How to Backup and Restore Outlook Express Blocked Senders List and
Other Mail Rules
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=276511

 

[PA Bear]

References:

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

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

Importing OE Data
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx

OE Freebie Backup
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

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

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

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[Sofland Team]

Basically you just have to find the directory where OE stores the mail data
and restore your files in there.

 

[Gordon]

Basically you just have to find the directory where OE stores the mail data
and restore your files in there.

No you don't. You copy the dbx files to any folder OTHER than your message
store. Then in OE go to File-Import and navigate to the folder you copied
the files to. Bear in mind that this will NOT work if you do not copy across
the file called Folders.dbx

 

[Ron Sommer]

You copy the dbx files to any folder OTHER than your message
store and remove the Read Only file attribute, then import.