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How to access my dbx files
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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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How to access my dbx files
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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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How to access my dbx files
Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up
-- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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How to access my dbx files
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? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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How to access my dbx files
No problem going the manual route.Goes there as supposed too.
-- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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How to access my dbx files
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 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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How to access my dbx files
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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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How to access my dbx files
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 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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 -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... 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). -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Peter Foldes" wrote in message ... 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. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Ron, Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. -- ~Bruce "Ron Sommer" wrote in message ... 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. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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" wrote in message : ... : 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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How to access my dbx files
If you have the Folders pane closed in Windows Explorer or My Computer,
there are no + signs. When you open My Computer, the Folders pane is closed. I hope Bobbi lets us know if he was using the correct path. -- Ronald Sommer "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... :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. : -- : Bruce Hagen : MS-MVP Outlook Express : ~IB-CA~ : : "Peter Foldes" wrote in message : ... : 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 : -- : Peter : : Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others : Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. : : "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message : ... : 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? : -- : Bruce Hagen : MS-MVP Outlook Express : ~IB-CA~ : : "Peter Foldes" wrote in message : ... : Works fine here. All OE dbx files show up : : -- : Peter : : Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others : Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. : : "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message : ... : 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. : -- : Bruce Hagen : MS-MVP Outlook Express : ~IB-CA~ : : "Peter Foldes" wrote in message : ... : 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. : : -- : Peter : : Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others : Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. : : "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message : ... : 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). : -- : Bruce Hagen : MS-MVP Outlook Express : ~IB-CA~ : : "Peter Foldes" wrote in message : ... : 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. : : -- : Peter : : Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others : Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. : : "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message : ... : Ron, : : Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached. : -- : ~Bruce : : "Ron Sommer" wrote in message : ... : 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. : -- : Ronald Sommer : : "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message : ... : : 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" wrote in message : : ... : : 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" wrote in message : : ... : : 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" wrote in message : : ... : : 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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