Re: Dire need to restore Winmail.fol folders to Outlook Express

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On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:55:36 -0600, DiamondJim
<DiamondJim.3miqg3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I don't know if this is the correct forum for this or not - but here
goes.

I had to reformat and decided to go back to XP Pro, exported my Windows
Mail folders and forgot to export in Outlook Express format. They are
all on my data drive as winmail.fol. I've searched the web till I'm
exhausted to find a way to import the folders into Outlook Express with
no luck. I have hundreds of saved emails in these folder and some are
extremely important to me.

I saved my contacts with no problem and have imported them correctly.

Does anyone on this forum know how to import the .fol folders into OE?


Burn your files to a CD and take them to the computer of a friend who
runs Vista. Load them there, then export them in Outlook Express
format and burn the results to a CD.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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