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

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From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:46:11 -0400

Did you enable 'Show Hidden Files'?

No, Windows updates shouldn't mess with your OE store. That being said,
it's always a good idea to (1) disable your anti-virus application and (2)
close all running programs (e.g., OE) before installing updates.

Was your old mail ever available in WinXP? 

-- 
~PA Bear
LDG wrote:
> I have done all of that previously...and I cannot see the
> old email.  When I did the Critical updates, could that
> have wiped out the email folders?
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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
>> --
>> OE6-specific newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inet
>> explorer.ie6_outlookexpress
>>
>> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>
>> AumHa Forums
>> http://forum.mvps.org/
>>
>> What You Should Know About Spyware
>> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx
>>
>> 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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