Re: Lost OE Folders

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From: Kuay Tim (TimJohn_at_msn.com)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:53:25 -0800

Hi WIHW,

The search should work either way. To simplify the result you could search
for Inbox.dbx. The only suggestion I can make is to be sure you are
searching the correct drive. 

-- 
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MVP - (IE/OE)
Lynnwood, WA
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"wife in hot water" <wife in hot water@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
message news:F48B2FCB-72B5-4D78-BF5A-3DA9BCD45681@microsoft.com...
> 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?
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> "Kuay Tim" wrote:
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>> 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
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>>
>> -- 
>> 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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