Re: Outlook Express email boxes are gone......

From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/20/04


Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:25:56 -0400

Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your
current Identity's store. Write it down.

In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files
and Folders under Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View.

In Explorer, search for .DBX files. Any found which are not located in your
current store will most likely be those from your OE5 Identity. You can
Import them using File>Import>Messages....

Mail Folders, Address Book, Messages Missing After Upgrade to XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=kb;en-us;q313055

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LDG wrote:
> I did an upgrade from Win98 to WinXP Pro, when I went to
> look for my email my old email was gone.  Any idea how I
> could get this back. 


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