[pchelpers] Re: Outlook Express folders

  • From: Scott McNay <Wizard@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: Eric Furman <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 06:48:32 -0500

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.


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