XP's archiving of previous windows OP system

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Paul Tipping

I have upgraded from 98 to XP (home) and XP kindly
archived my previous OS. Unfortunately it overwrote my
Outlook express folders and {hopefully} archived the
folders it is now not showing in OE xp. Does anyone know
which cabfile to look in, and how to retrieve these
folders and messages?

many thanks
 
It most likely didn't overwrite them. The default storage location is just
different.

See if you don't have a C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Identities\[unique
id]\Microsoft\Outlook Express folder. The files in there should have a DBX
file extension. That's where 98 stores them.

The default storage location in XP is C:\Documents and
Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\[unique
id]\Microsoft\Outlook Express
 
Hi Paul,

This may help as well:

OLEXP: Mail Folders, Address Book, and E-mail Messages Are Missing After You
Upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313055

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
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