Re: Emails and documents

From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 00:43:02 -0400

References for OE data:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/index.htm

Importing OE Data
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx

OE Freebie Backup
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm 

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Rodney wrote:
> About 5 days ago, my original hard disk was sometimes not
> booting XP properly - it would pause during the loading
> bar sequence (left to right), but when it did boot
> successfully I could access everything including my
> documents, etc.
>
> I have since bought a new hard disk and re-installed
> Windows XP from scratch.  This new hard disk is a Samsung
> 80GB SATA drive.
>
> When I try to import my emails from outlook express on my
> old drive, it says access denied.  I tried access
> my "Rodney" folder from Documents and settings on the old
> hard disk, but again it says access denied.
>
> Also, none of my old DOC files appear on the old hard
> disk, yet it has not been formatted.  They are still
> there, but even searching will not show them.
>
> How can I retrieve all my documents from my old hard disk
> and access/import my emails from outlook express on the
> old drive to the new drive?
>
> I hope someone can help me.

Relevant Pages

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    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
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