OE dmx files

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name in the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the "inbox" outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message wrong but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE, Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx file? It is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE, Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files such as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted Items.dbx. IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff (these are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx. You would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once you have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them. Now, you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder names to the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx file, you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders button and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer and navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder. Now you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into OE. Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not showing. So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup all the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out you did.

I don't have your complete thread, so I'm not sure if this will help or
not. It's a fix for when a folder is deleted from the folder tree, but
the dbx file still exists. If this is a feasible workaround, you can do
all the folders at the same time.

In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open
OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do
this.*** Close OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and
drag the folder from the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked
on to reveal the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"helpless" wrote in message
...

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name in
the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the "inbox"
outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message
wrong but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing
something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx file?
It is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files such
as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted
Items.dbx. IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff (these
are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx. You
would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once you
have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them. Now,
you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder names
to the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx
file, you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders button
and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer and
navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder. Now
you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into OE.
Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not
showing. So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup all
the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out you
did.

Thank you so much, I will go try this. I probably should just give up
but it's like a quest now. lol

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

I don't have your complete thread, so I'm not sure if this will help or
not. It's a fix for when a folder is deleted from the folder tree, but
the dbx file still exists. If this is a feasible workaround, you can do
all the folders at the same time.

In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open
OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do
this.*** Close OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and
drag the folder from the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked
on to reveal the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"helpless" wrote in message
...

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name in
the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the "inbox"
outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message
wrong but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing
something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx file?
It is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files such
as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted
Items.dbx. IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff (these
are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx. You
would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once you
have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them. Now,
you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder names
to the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx
file, you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders button
and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer and
navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder. Now
you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into OE.
Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not
showing. So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup all
the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out you
did.

Bruce,

I just noticed that in the title at the top of my browser it says,
Windows XP Newsgroup. I am using ME. Thought you should know.
Does this still pertain to me?



"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

I don't have your complete thread, so I'm not sure if this will help or
not. It's a fix for when a folder is deleted from the folder tree, but
the dbx file still exists. If this is a feasible workaround, you can do
all the folders at the same time.

In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open
OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do
this.*** Close OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and
drag the folder from the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked
on to reveal the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"helpless" wrote in message
...

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name in
the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the "inbox"
outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message
wrong but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing
something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx file?
It is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files such
as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted
Items.dbx. IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff (these
are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx. You
would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once you
have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them. Now,
you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder names
to the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx
file, you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders button
and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer and
navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder. Now
you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into OE.
Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not
showing. So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup all
the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out you
did.

DGuess made a slight mistake.
The file is folders.dbx, not folder.dbx.

After you have a folders.dbx file in the C:\Mail folder, the import
directions are the same.
--
Ron Sommer

"helpless" wrote in message
...

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name in the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the "inbox"
outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message wrong
but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing
something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE, Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx file? It
is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE, Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files such as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted Items.dbx.
IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff (these are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx. You
would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once you have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them. Now, you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder names to
the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx file,
you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders button and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer and
navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder. Now
you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into OE. Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not showing.
So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup all the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out you
did.

Outlook Express works the same for ME or XP.
--
Ron Sommer

"helpless" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

I just noticed that in the title at the top of my browser it says,
Windows XP Newsgroup. I am using ME. Thought you should know.
Does this still pertain to me?



"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

I don't have your complete thread, so I'm not sure if this will help or
not. It's a fix for when a folder is deleted from the folder tree, but
the dbx file still exists. If this is a feasible workaround, you can do
all the folders at the same time.

In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open
OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do
this.*** Close OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and
drag the folder from the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked
on to reveal the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"helpless" wrote in message
...

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name in
the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the "inbox"
outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message
wrong but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing
something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx file?
It is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files such
as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted
Items.dbx. IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff (these
are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx. You
would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once you
have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them. Now,
you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder names
to the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx
file, you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders button
and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer and
navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder. Now
you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into OE.
Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not
showing. So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup all
the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out you
did.

You're posting through the CDO (Website) so I'm not sure what you're
seeing, but you *are* in the Outlook Express newsgroup, so you're OK as
far as that goes.

This is the reply I was looking for before. It may be a little clearer
than the other.

Go to the message store and drag the dbx files for the folders that you
are missing mail from to the Desktop. In OE, make sure you have all the
folders in the folder tree with the exact same names as the dbx files
and copy any message into each of these folders. ***You must do that***.
Close OE and go back into Windows Explorer.
Expand the thread to show the Outlook Express folder, but do not open
it. Now, click on
Desktop and you will see the dbx files you sent there. One by one, drag
them to the OE folder. When the folder turns blue, release the mouse
button. You will get a prompt asking you if you want to overwrite, click
Yes. When you are done, open OE and each
folder will have the messages back and the one you copied to the folders
will be gone.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~


"helpless" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

I just noticed that in the title at the top of my browser it says,
Windows XP Newsgroup. I am using ME. Thought you should know.
Does this still pertain to me?



"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

I don't have your complete thread, so I'm not sure if this will help
or
not. It's a fix for when a folder is deleted from the folder tree,
but
the dbx file still exists. If this is a feasible workaround, you can
do
all the folders at the same time.

In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop.
Open
OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST
do
this.*** Close OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and
drag the folder from the Desktop to the OE store folder that you
clicked
on to reveal the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to
overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"helpless" wrote in message
...

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name
in
the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the
"inbox"
outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message
wrong but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing
something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx
file?
It is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again
below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files
such
as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted
Items.dbx. IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff
(these
are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx.
You
would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once
you
have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them.
Now,
you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder
names
to the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx
file, you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders
button
and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer
and
navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder.
Now
you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into
OE.
Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the
current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not
showing. So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in
message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup
all
the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out
you
did.

Also in my indentity folder stored...there are 2 of these folders...example
Folders.dbx | Folders.dbx.dbx| is this ok.

I am showing more than one identity can these be deleted?

"Ron Sommer" wrote:

DGuess made a slight mistake.
The file is folders.dbx, not folder.dbx.

After you have a folders.dbx file in the C:\Mail folder, the import
directions are the same.
--
Ron Sommer

"helpless" wrote in message
...

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name in the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the "inbox"
outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message wrong
but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing
something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE, Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx file? It
is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE, Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files such as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted Items.dbx.
IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff (these are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx. You
would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once you have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them. Now, you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder names to
the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx file,
you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders button and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer and
navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder. Now
you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into OE. Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not showing.
So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup all the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out you
did.

Ok, I'm sorry but I just want to get this figured out so bad but don't want to
do something to make it worse. I wanted to paste the example to you but I'm
not certain if I should. My old folders are listed with a:

Citadel Email turner.dbx

But when I had my folders in OE they were viewed as:

example: CountryFriends.dbx
(without the Citadel Email turner) in front.

But looking at the files on the CD
they show as:

Citadel Email turner - CountryFriends.dbx

When you say desktop you just me the place all my icons are showing? Sorry...
"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

You're posting through the CDO (Website) so I'm not sure what you're
seeing, but you *are* in the Outlook Express newsgroup, so you're OK as
far as that goes.

This is the reply I was looking for before. It may be a little clearer
than the other.

Go to the message store and drag the dbx files for the folders that you
are missing mail from to the Desktop. In OE, make sure you have all the
folders in the folder tree with the exact same names as the dbx files
and copy any message into each of these folders. ***You must do that***.
Close OE and go back into Windows Explorer.
Expand the thread to show the Outlook Express folder, but do not open
it. Now, click on
Desktop and you will see the dbx files you sent there. One by one, drag
them to the OE folder. When the folder turns blue, release the mouse
button. You will get a prompt asking you if you want to overwrite, click
Yes. When you are done, open OE and each
folder will have the messages back and the one you copied to the folders
will be gone.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~


"helpless" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

I just noticed that in the title at the top of my browser it says,
Windows XP Newsgroup. I am using ME. Thought you should know.
Does this still pertain to me?



"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

I don't have your complete thread, so I'm not sure if this will help
or
not. It's a fix for when a folder is deleted from the folder tree,
but
the dbx file still exists. If this is a feasible workaround, you can
do
all the folders at the same time.

In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop.
Open
OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST
do
this.*** Close OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and
drag the folder from the Desktop to the OE store folder that you
clicked
on to reveal the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to
overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"helpless" wrote in message
...

Still no luck. I was wondering if I could change the folder name
in
the
files. To match the others? I know you can't mess with the
"inbox"
outbox,
deleted, sent...so on. I don't know if I am reading your message
wrong but
it reads that you do the same thing for either way. Am I missing
something?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.



"DGuess" wrote:

Review time again.

You copied the DBX files to CD. You did include the Folder.dbx
file?
It is
on the CD, Yes? No?

1) If you did copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail (not OE,
Windows
Explorer is where this is created)
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
You then did the import as described earlier (and shown again
below)
None of the old messages appeared?

2) If you did NOT copy the Folder.dbx file:
You created a folder in Explorer and named it C:\Mail
You copied the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder.
The Read Only check boix was unchecked.
Now, look at the DBX files. You should see the standard files
such
as
Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted
Items.dbx. IF
you created some mail folders in OE such as Old Mail or Stuff
(these
are
just examples), you would also see a Stuff.dbx and Old Mail.dbx.
You
would
have to open Outlook Express and create these mail folders. Once
you
have
created these mail folders, open them in OE by clicking on them.
Now,
you
need to copy the Folder.dbx file that now contains the folder
names
to the
C:\Mail folder in Explorer. To get the location of this Folder.dbx
file, you
go into OE's Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | Store Folders
button
and
just note the location of the files. Now, open Windows Explorer
and
navigate
to that folder. Copy the Folder.dbx file to the C:\Mail folder.
Now
you're
ready to import as shown below:


Importing the old mail into OE.

3. From Outlook Express.
a. File menu
b. Select Import
c. Select Message
d. Select Microsoft Outlook Express
e. Press NEXT
f. Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory"
g. Press OK
h. Press BROWSE
i. Navigate to the C:\Mail folder.
j. Click on it to highlight it.
k. Press OK
l. Press NEXT
m. Select All folder.
n. Press NEXT

Now Finish up the import and all messages will be imported into
OE.
Once
done, you can delete the C:\Mail folder.





"helpless" wrote in message
...
Ok, I thought I'd look at the folder in explorer and in the
current
identity
are all the old files also. So I dont' know why they are not
showing. So
the import did work but can't find the emails. lol

"DGuess" wrote:

"helpless" wrote in
message
...
I only asked because I had been instructed earlier to setup
all
the
folders
that I had for my old files.



Only if you didn't have the Folder.dbx file which we found out
you
did.

Recap of this thread: http://snipurl.com/eamn

Good luck! I haven't been able to keep track of what's what (or what
Helpless wants to end up with) since this started on Monday.
--
~PAÞ