Re: SP2 wiped out my email address and email

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From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/29/04


Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 03:46:07 -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 pre-SP2 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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danny wrote:
> I found the dbx files and pointed to them but they
> wouldn't come up after intalling SP2,  so not having luck
> with all of my email, I uninstalled sp2, but that did not
> restore any of my email.  It is still gone.
>
> Help!
>
> Danny 


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