transferring Outlook Express files to Windows Mail
Posted by admin on Nov 9th, 2006
Due to a catastrophic crash of the hard drive in my old computer, all of the old saved emails in their folders from my old Outlook Express have been saved to a cd. The question is, how do I get them into my new Windows Mail? The files seem to be in a format called a DBX File. Can anyone help me?Thanks, Sandy
Nov 10th, 2006 at 05:49 pm
"JSFMACLJR" 1) Create a folder on the hard drive such as C:\Mail 2) Copy all the dbx files to this folder from the CD. 3) File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6 Press NEXTImport mail from an OE6 store directory should be selected. Press OKPress BROWSE buttonnavigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it.One thing I've noticed is that when doing this, and pressing Select Folder button, it will show C:\Mail\Mail which is not what you want.What I've done is click on Mail, then when it shows in the Folder: line, I delete it then press Select Folder button and it comes out as C:\Mail which is what I want.For some odd reason, being able to type in a direct path was not made available to us.After pressing Select Folder, finish out the import.
Nov 11th, 2006 at 08:56 pm
Thanks, I'll give it a try!"DGuess" wrote:
Nov 15th, 2006 at 06:54 am
See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 and www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wmsteve"JSFMACLJR"