Help! XP ate my email!!!

[ajf3]

Hi all,

It didn't eat it literally, but I'm in the midst of a install gone awry... I was running win2k with outlook express. In preparation for installing XP, I copied all of my data to another drive (including the .dbx files for outlook). I reformatted my system drive and installed XP prof clean.

I was planning on just copying my OE files into the new OE directory, but that doesn't seem to be working. Is there anyway I can get my XP/OE client to import or just use the existing .dbx files I have?

Thanks!
Alex

 

[Zlash]

Did you export the files before you installed xp or just copy them?

 

[ajf3]

I didn't realize that exporting was the way to go... I figured that if I had the raw files, that would be enough.

 

[io333]

Oe will import the dbx file and put everything back the way it was, including any email folders you used to have. you might lose some graphics/attachements however. there's an option in the menu for it somewhere. keep at it, you'll figure it out eventually. it's the way i always do it. i never export first.

 

[ajf3]

Duh - I did get it, under the Import menu. Initially, I didn't see that and everything I had read on the web seemed to indicate that it was very difficult - not so!

Thanks again!