Where do I put Outlook Express data in XP ??

[WD4KAV]

I have a complete backup of all my Outlook Express data from a
previous machine, running Windows 98. I restored the backup (using
Handy Backup's RESTORE feature). All the data was restored to:

c:\windows\Applications Data\Identities\{some long number
string}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\

yet NOTHING was picked up by Outlook Express (I.E. no msgs, no e-mails
etc.).

Where does OE keep all this data in XP? I've looked, and can't seem
to find it.

Thanks in advance for your help (I REALLY need to recover this old
data)!

Joe
P.S. I am running IE 6.0 on both the old and new P.C., and yes, I
exited XP, turned off the PC and re-booted, and OE still does not find
the data I restored.

 

[OlssonR]

Try C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Local settings\Application
Data\Identities

 

[Norm]

Make it easy on yourself and just do click on File, Import, Messages in OE
and point it to the folder.

 

[PA Bear]

Start here: http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/store.htm#storemain

Then see this page http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm and post here:
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OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH...Please post back to this thread

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

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