Re: lost e-mail

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From: still confused (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 20:24:28 -0700

It did not work. Any other suggestions. All it did was
recopy the only message we currently have in our inbox.
I have also noticed that any time I try to send or
recieve mail, it states that their is an error and the
connection failed.
Thanks for the help.

>-----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
>--
>HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>
>~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>
>AumHa Forums
>http://forum.aumha.org
>
>What You Should Know About Spyware
>http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx
>
>confused wrote:
>> i recently upgraded to a microsoft xp. in doing so, i
>> have managed to lose all of my past e-mails and all of
my
>> contacts in my address book. is it possible to restore
>> these?
>
>.
>

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