Re: email loss

From: Kath Adams (kath_at_kathrainbow(nospam).co.uk)
Date: 08/15/04


Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 08:49:18 +0100

simon wrote:
> i have just updated from ME to XP PRO and have lost all
> my emails despite the installer assuring me first that
> all that sort of info would be saved!!! also, i made a
> restore point b4 hand incase of any probs, but thats gone
> too!!! please help, thanx, simon.

That's because the upgrade created a new identity for you, as explained
in
the article linked below. Your old DBX files are still there (or should
be
on your computer) and all you have to do is search for them and follow
the
routine in the article.

OLEXP: Mail Objects Missing After Upgrade to Windows XP (Q313055):
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;q313055

-- 
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE) 


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