Hi Eric, Monday, June 7, 2004, 2:31:37 AM, you wrote: EF> All went fine with installing WINXP & Office and transferring his data to EF> the new HDD. Had no problem with the Address book regeneration. However the EF> importing of his OE message folders did not go well. The folders would not EF> transfer. I copied the identities to the new identities in WINXP to EF> "C:\Documents and Settings\Henry\Local Settings\Application EF> Data\Identities\{CD0EC70E-2AE9-42B5-958A-DC9BB6F9BD14}\Microsoft\Outlook EF> Express" and tried to point the import function to this address - but no EF> go. I can verify the .dbx files were the correct ones from the folder names EF> & dates in details view. With standard Outlook, can just point it at the folder and open it where it is. You cn't tell OE where its' folder is? I can't recall if you can or not. EF> I even downloaded & installed Incredimail in the hope that its import EF> function would perform better that OE. Any of you bright people know how to EF> get his messages into the folders "box" of OE? Ewww, the system is contaminated now... :( --Scott. -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.