Make sure that file still has a .DBX extension, Jim, and/or try putting it into a more accessible folder. Anyway, if you haven't got there by Monday, we'll talk on the phone as arranged. -- Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 3:35 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express DBX files. > > > Hi Ian, done that but it says there are no messages in this folder, but I > put them there and I've checked and doubled checked and they are definitely > there. So why the wizard isn't finding them is a mystery. > Jim. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Robinson" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 10:01 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express DBX files. > > > > > > > > Hi Jim, > > > > There's a part of the wizard where you can tell it to search a different > > location for the DBX files. Then you have to use a treeview to point to > the > > folder where you've stored your backup copy. > > > > I've done this with several versions of MS Outlook and Outlook Express, > > under different versions of Windows on different machines and it has > always > > worked in the past. > > > > Cheers. > > > > Ian > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 3:26 PM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express DBX files. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Ian, > > > > > > I've just tried your suggestion, but the wizard cannot find the files to > > > import, although the file is there. I've tried changing the filename so > > it > > > doesn't clash with a folder of the same name, but still no luck. So I > > still > > > need a dbx reader, anyone else got any suggestions? > > > > > > #Thanks in advance. > > > Jim > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ian Robinson" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:26 PM > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express DBX files. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Jim, > > > > > > > > In Outlook Express, go to the File menu and select "Import". Then > > choose > > > > "Messages", and you will get a wizard which will bring in all your old > > > > messages, creating the required folders where necessary. > > > > > > > > cheers. > > > > > > > > Ian > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: "access-uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 1:45 PM > > > > Subject: [access-uk] Outlook Express DBX files. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi List, > > > > > > > > > > I have some outlook express dbx files that were backed up from my > > > > previous > > > > > machine that I need to access. I've tried putting the dbx files > into > > my > > > > OE > > > > > folder and then creating a folder in OE with the same name, but > > > > > unfortunately, OE doesn't recognise the dbx file is in the folder > and > > > > > nothing shows up in the newly created folder. So is there a program > > > that > > > > > can read dbx files that is accessible with jaws 5.0? I've tried > Mail > > > > > Navigator but it won't work with jaws and won't load the dbx file. > So > > if > > > > > anyone out there knows of a good dbx reader, I would be grateful if > > you > > > > > could let me have the name of the program and where I can get it > from. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > Jim. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject > > > > > ** unsubscribe > > > > > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > > > > > ** or digest mode, send a message to the above, with the subject > > > > > ** faq > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- > > > > ** unsubscribe > > > > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body > > > > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > > > > ** or digest mode, send a message, to > > > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > > > > ** faq > > > > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- > > > ** unsubscribe > > > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body > > > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > > > ** or digest mode, send a message, to > > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > > > ** faq > > > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. > > > > > > > > > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- > > ** unsubscribe > > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body > > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > > ** or digest mode, send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > > ** faq > > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. > > > > > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- > ** unsubscribe > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > ** or digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > ** faq > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- ** unsubscribe ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, ** or digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- ** faq ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body.