Hey Chuck, Thanks for the information. I went ahead and tried your suggestions and when i got to the very last part about choosing the files i wanted (the only ones in the folder), it said it couldn't find them or that they were being used by another application. I did uncheck the "read only" checkbox. I tried it several times but no luck. Then, just for the heck of it, i decided to try something again that i had tried previously. The difference this time would be that the read only box is unchecked. I went to where the files are normally stored for Outlook Express and since i had created the GM, Ford, etc. folders already, there were .dbx files with their names in there already. I renamed them to GM2, Ford2, etc. and then just did a drag and drop of the files i wanted in there with all the fixes. I couldn't believe it...it worked !! I still have you to thank for getting me going again and giving me another option. This had turned into a challenge for me, if nothing else. I hate to loose a battle with technology and will spend countless hours to try to come out on top. I did count up the fixes i have. approx 44,500. I'm not turning wrenches anymore but am teaching others to do it at a community college. I'm just a novice computer builder (as you probably could tell) but will offer what i can to the group.
Thanks again Chuck and all, I appreciate it ! Roger Carnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 9:16 AM Subject: Re: PCWorks: Outlook Express files Hi Roger and all, Copy the ".dbx" files from your CD backup to your hard drive somewhere easy to find. Highlight them and right click, choosing Properties. If you're on the "General" tab, uncheck the "Read only" checkbox. (These steps may be unnecessary). Open Outlook Express. Click File, Import, Messages. Choose Microsoft Outlook Express 5, click Next. On the Specify Location windows, choose Import mail from an OE5 store directory, click OK. Browse to where the ".dbx" files are located, click Next. Choose All Folders, or highlight the ones you want, and click Next or OK. You folders should be restored. HTH, Chuck Original Message: Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:33:24 -0600 From: "Roger Carnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PCWorks: Outlook Express files Hello, I have a question about file management in Outlook Express 5. (probably an unsolveable one) While I was an automotive technician, I belonged to an auto group that was like this one in which questions were posted to the group and when we got a fix for the problem, that also was posted to the group. I saved all the fixes in folders in Outlook Express. I had backed up the files in Explorer where they were saved: C:\ Windows \ Application data \ Microsoft \ Outlook Express They are saved as .dbx files. The exception is that each email doesn't have its own file. Their saved in some kind of structure under one file for each folder which has a .dbx file. Example: GM.dbx Ford.dbx etc. I had 4 folders: GM...Ford...Imports...Chrysler...which consisted of approx. 40,000 email fixes... yes, 40,000. After some computer trouble and a battle with some type of infiltration, I've lost access to those files. I did have Norton anti-virus(up to date)...it caught a worm when i opened an email but something must have got through and things still got screwed up. I lost access to my tape drive and it ruined my full system backup tape by completely unravelling it.It wouldn't let me install any kind of utillities to try and find it or download them. I did have these dbx files burnt to a CD though. Outlook express stopped responding and wouldn't start anymore. Said it couldn't load MSOE.DLL.....I tried loading a backup registry from a boot to DOS and it failed to load. C:\ scanreg /restore I since have pulled the hard drive, installed another one and reloaded everything. Now i need a way to "merge" these files with the new ones I've created in my fresh install. Any ideas? I'm guessing I'm screwed ! Roger Carnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
