Re: Lost OE Folders

From: wife in hot water (water_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/12/05


Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:33:06 -0800

Tim, I have already searched as your post requested. The only dbx files
found after a search of all files, including hidden, are the Wxp ones set up.
  I entered .dbx as the query instead of *.dbx Would that matter?

"Kuay Tim" wrote:

> Hi WIHW,
>
> It's normal to have the location of the files for Outlook Express changed
> with the upgrade. The following (linked) Microsoft KB article may be just
> the ticket.
>
> OLEXP: Mail Folders, Address Book, and E-mail Messages Are Missing After You
> Upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313055&Product=oex
>
>
> --
> Tim K.
> aka Kuay Tim
> MVP - (IE/OE)
> Lynnwood, WA
> *
> "wife in hot water" <wife in hot water@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:5E29341A-C242-4D68-A948-FCCAB4528109@microsoft.com...
> > I am trying to locate lost email folders from a botched XP upgrade and am
> > currently running a working XP and a non-working W98 on my PC. I tried to
> > do
> > a zip drive save of this important info prior to the upgrade, but probably
> > botched that too. Husband is so mad at me. Please help save marriage of
> > 22
> > years! ;-)
>
>
>



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