A Different Quick Backup Question

I'm going to help upgrade someone's computer from Windows 98 to Windows
XP. I want to save all the data but I will be installing a new hard
drive, while making the existing one a secondary drive. Can I just tell
the Outlook Express in XP to import data from a certain place on the
secondary hard drive without having to follow the directions I picked up
at http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;270670
(OLEXP: How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express Data) ? Thanks in
advance, Nate.

"Nathan Widmyer" wrote in message
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I'm going to help upgrade someone's computer from Windows 98 to Windows
XP. I want to save all the data but I will be installing a new hard
drive, while making the existing one a secondary drive. Can I just tell
the Outlook Express in XP to import data from a certain place on the
secondary hard drive

Certainly can.

Just make sure the dbx files are not read only as they would be from a =
CD. Then use File | Import | Messages and point to that directory.

steve

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Can you tell me where the .dbx files would be? I don't use Outlook
Express personally. I tried searching here to see if .dbx files were
around anyway and nothing came up. Thanks, Nate.

Steve Cochran wrote:

Just make sure the dbx files are not read only as they would be from a CD. Then use File | Import | Messages and point to that directory.

steve

"Nathan Widmyer" wrote in message ...

I'm going to help upgrade someone's computer from Windows 98 to Windows
XP. I want to save all the data but I will be installing a new hard
drive, while making the existing one a secondary drive. Can I just tell
the Outlook Express in XP to import data from a certain place on the
secondary hard drive without having to follow the directions I picked up
at http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;270670
(OLEXP: How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express Data) ? Thanks in
advance, Nate.

ToolsOptionsMaintenanceStore 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 StartRunCtrl+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 WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under StartControl PanelFolder
OptionsView.
--
Bruce Hagen
~IB-CA~



"Nathan Widmyer" wrote in message
...
Can you tell me where the .dbx files would be? I don't use Outlook
Express personally. I tried searching here to see if .dbx files
were
around anyway and nothing came up. Thanks, Nate.

Steve Cochran wrote:

Just make sure the dbx files are not read only as they would be
from a CD. Then use File | Import | Messages and point to that
directory.

steve

"Nathan Widmyer" wrote in message
...

I'm going to help upgrade someone's computer from Windows 98 to
Windows
XP. I want to save all the data but I will be installing a new
hard
drive, while making the existing one a secondary drive. Can I
just tell
the Outlook Express in XP to import data from a certain place on
the
secondary hard drive without having to follow the directions I
picked up
at http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;270670
(OLEXP: How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express Data) ?
Thanks in
advance, Nate.