Re: How to access my dbx files

What is listed under Docs & Settings is determined, (I believe), on how the installation was set up.

As I said, his seems to be a new problem. I know you know what you are doing, but perhaps this whole thread should be X-Posted to the Win2k3 newsgroup.

It seems to be a new problem with that OS, at least at this time.
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Bruce Hagen
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"Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ORBe$EcaHHA.4948@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Here we have a difference. Under Documents and Settings,I have

Administrator
All Users
Default User
Guest

And the path to the Store is only under the Administrator

I just checked with one of my client who is also running W2K3 and he also has the same path and no + before the single GUID in the default location of the Store

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"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ux2AklZaHHA.3520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I don't know if Win2K3 is different than my XP/SP2, but on my machine, under
Documents And Settings, I have:

All Users
Bruce
Default User

My path is through Bruce and none of the others even show any identities.

Your choices under Documents and settings also reflects your choices when
installing the OS and choosing what you want to name your machine etc.

I have no idea why there would be no + sign. I have only used 98SE and XP,
both with OE6, but I am sure after all this time, other Win2K3 users have
been able to find their dbx files using the path shown in Maintenance |
Store folder as I have never seen this problem until today.

I would really like to find out the reason for this.
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"Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bruce

Noticed something and maybe it is set by the amount of Identities.

(1) When I go to my store on my W2K3 machine and by going via C:\Documents
and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{61C8CB63-C5C8-463A-9924-6C8D80F997C6}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express
there is no + in front and there is neither by going the
C:\Documents\Application Data\Identities

(2) On my wife's dual boot W2K \XP and I go via the correct path there is
+signs in front of hers and there is 2 sets of numbers . If I go with the
C\Doc\Application Data\Identities again there is 2 sets with + in front.

Now my W2K3 has only 1 Identity set while the W2K\XP has 2 Identities set. I
don't know if the latter has anything to do with it but I am kind of leaning
towards that number of Identities has the number of GUID entries with the
+sign
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"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Does it still not work going down the path shown in Maintenance | Store
folder manually, or just when you put the path in the Run command?
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"Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up

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"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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And I can't assume that you wouldn't know the correct path. See if there
is
any difference if you do it this way.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files.

If that doesn't work, I think we are starting to see an new, serious bug.
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"Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bruce

I followed the correct path from the beginning. I now went to the other
machine and it is the same no +in front of the Guid. I see the mix-up
also.

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"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Make sure you are following the correct path. Ron pointed out a
different
path that does not expand the identities and is assuming the OP is in
this
path. (He's probably right).
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"Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Now you got my curiousity. I have a single Guid here with no +sign in
front.
I have it check my other machine and I will get back to you soon. My
wife
has tabs on it now and it will be an instant ... well anyway will get
back
soon. I am really curious about this one.

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"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ron,

Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached.
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"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bruce,
There never has been a + sign in front of the GUID.

Bobbi,
You are looking in the wrong folder. You are in
C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}

You should be in
C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

After \Bobbi, you should go to \Local Settings.

I remembered that another poster had the same problem.
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"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: No + sign in front of the GUID? (The long string of letters and
numbers).
I
: never saw that before.
:
: Create a new identity and see if you can navigate to the message
store
: there. If you can, import the messages and Address Book from the old
: identity. When you are sure you have everything, and all is working
well,
: you can delete the old identity.
:
: Identities do become corrupt, especially the default main identity,
but
this
: is a little strange, even for Outlook Express.
: -- : Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Bobbi" <bobbi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: news:eqRMRKPaHHA.4948@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > Thanks, Bruce. The first option worked.
: > However, as noted in my message, I still am unable to navigate to
the
: > location in Windows Explorer even though I have enabled Show
Hidden
Files
: > and Folders. The folder named {4E3.....A2CB} is shown as not
having
any
: > subdirectories in the Explorer view, even though there is
: > \Microsoft\Outlook Express under it.
: > Any more illumination?
: >
: > Bobbi
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
: > "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: > news:eakFtnOaHHA.1508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >> Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the
location
of
: >> your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the
folder
: >> location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will
put
the
: >> location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files.
Otherwise,
: >> write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
: >>
: >> In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default
: >> marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you
must
: >> enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel
|
Folder
: >> Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder
Options
|
: >> View.
: >> -- : >> Bruce Hagen
: >> MS-MVP Outlook Express
: >> ~IB-CA~
: >>
: >> "Bobbi" <bobbi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: >> news:%23Ni70jOaHHA.3272@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >>> If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them
just
fine.
: >>> The path looks like this:
: >>>
: >>> C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
: >>> Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
: >>>
: >>> But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows
Explorer,
I
: >>> can't get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it
has
no
: >>> subfolders.
: >>>
: >>> How can get into the Outlook Express folder?
: >>>
: >>> Bobbi
: >>>
: >>
: >
: >
:







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