Don't to ANYTHING until you read:
http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#movestore
You MUST create the new folder to hold the message store BEFORE you Move
it! --
~PA Bear
SpiritImages wrote:
It says desktop! Where should the location be? If I change the
location
will I lose the old saved messages?
:
Repost:
OE Tools > Options > Maintenance > Store folder will reveal the
location
of
your identity's store
(
http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).
Write it down, then post this location in your next reply.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
SpiritImages wrote:
I did not change anything in the registry. My CD burner was broken,
and
the
Dell technician would not send a new one unless I reloaded windows
first
to
see if it would solve the problem. I did not format anything first
that
I
am aware of. The technician talked me through it.
:
I needed to reload windows...
Why? Did you do a Repair Install or did you format and reinstall?
OE Tools > Options > Maintenance > Store folder will reveal the
location
of
your identity's store
(
http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).
Write it down, then post this location in your next reply.
Possibilities include:
C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{GUID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
[where {GUID} = a unique long series of numbers & letters]
C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Desktop
NB: In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, 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 Start > Control Panel > Folder
Options
View.
--
~PA Bear
SpiritImages wrote:
I have windows XP pro and everything should be up to date.
:
Windows version? Is the machine fully up-to-date at Windows
Update?
References:
Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html
Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm
OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm
Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)
Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
--
OE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
SpiritImages wrote:
I needed to reload windows, so I followed instructions for backing
up
outlook express. I put it in a folder on external hard drive.
After
installed windows again, I placed folders with files on desktop
followed
instructions for importing saved files for outlook express.
All the files came back, but when I received an email, all the dbx
files
came flying out and went onto the desktop. I lost everthing in
outlook.
I
tried to import again. It came back, but dbx files kept coming
out
onto
desktop. Now I have dbx files everywere...in folders and on my
desktop.
If
I delete some of them I loose things in outlook express. Some of
them
refuse to let me delete or even move them. HELP!!!
What do I do with all these files and how can I get my backup data
to
stay
put?
