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] ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ============= 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 =====================================================
