Re: OE & XP - Identities vs User

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From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 21:27:42 -0500

Open each of the four identities in turn > Tools > Options > Maintenance >
Store Folder > write down each location and note to which user it belongs.

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 each User Profile, open OE > File > Import > Messages > choose 'OE6' >
Import from an identity > choose appropriate identity and import. (Caution:
The import will overwrite any messages already in the User's identity.)

Once everybody has their old messages, delete the three unneeded identities
in the original User Profile (File>Identities>Manage identities).

Mail Folders, Address Book, Messages Missing After Upgrade to XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313055

Having this KB article before upgrading would've saved you a lot of grief:

HOW TO: Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition Profiles to Windows
XP Domain User Profiles
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283253 

-- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
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RodTheBarber wrote:
> I just upgraded from ME to XP. We have 4 XP "users," and also had same 4 
> OE
> "identities." After upgrade, all 4 identities are available in only one of
> the XP user's Express. Any hints on getting Outlook Express and its
> identities set up properly for each of the XP users?

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