email message transfer from win98 to XP

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Macki

I'm trying to copy my messages from win98 to winXP. I
copied the msgs. on a USB memory stick and copied them on
my XP computer to:

C:\Documents and Settings\(my name)\Local
Settings\Application Data\Identities\{30DEEAE1-BA1D-443A-
A693-E7EFC5A1B533}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Inbox.dbx

But the files don't show up in the Outlook Express local
folders. Anybody got any ideas?
Thanks,
Mackie
 
Macki said:
I'm trying to copy my messages from win98 to winXP. I
copied the msgs. on a USB memory stick and copied them on
my XP computer to:

C:\Documents and Settings\(my name)\Local
Settings\Application Data\Identities\{30DEEAE1-BA1D-443A-
A693-E7EFC5A1B533}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Inbox.dbx

But the files don't show up in the Outlook Express local
folders. Anybody got any ideas?
Thanks,
Mackie
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Copy the DBX file to an empty Windows folder on your hard drive.
Male sure you include Folders.dbx.
Make sure they are not Read Only.
Use OE's File | Import | Messages.
 
Frank,
Since i had already copied the files to the location i
listed in my orig. email, i just ran OE import. It found
the files (i had two) OK, but got an error msg. saying
they couldn't be opened because "..they may be in use". I
made sure they were not read only.

Also, what did you mean by "Male sure you include
Folders.dbx" ?

Thank you,
Mackie
 
Thanks Frank, but it didn't work. i must be doing
something wrong. I went to the site you suggested and
tried their suggestions, but it didn't work. I still get
an error msg. to the effect that i can't open the files
(the ones i want to import) because they may be in use by
some other application.
Thanks for your help. I give up.
Mackie
 
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