Re: .dbx files and outlook express

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From: Kath Adams (kathadams_at_(nospam)mvps.org)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:02:28 +0100

In OE>tools>options>maintenance>store folder and write the location
down.
Close OE.

Start>control panel>folder options>view>show hidden files and folders -
check.

Start>search>for files and folders>*.dbx

When the search results show, you may notice dbx folders in other
locations/or with numbers appended such as Inbox(1).dbx

The ones without numbers are your old folders.

In OE, file>import and point to where you found the folders you are
missing.

For the address book search for *.wab

A better NG for OE problems -
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress 

-- 
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)
Confused as usual wrote:
> Hi Tony:  I did a seach for .dbx files and it comes up
> with none...was wondering if there was a different way of
> finding them?
>> -----Original Message-----
>> I, as well, hear you are supposed to do:
>>
>> 1. Click 'Start'
>> 2. Click 'Search'
>> 3. Do an all files and folders search and in the options
>> select search hidden files and folders.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Ok....SP2 did it to me...lost my outlook express....it is
>>> back on now, but I have lost all my emails and my address
>>> book. I hear that I should look for .dbx files, but do
>>> not know where to find these so called hidden files. Can
>>> anyone walk me step by step on how to get back my lost
>>> outlook express ?
>>>
>>> Thanks for you help and MS....next time work out the bugs
>>> first !
>>> .
>>>
>> .

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