dbx files

When I got a new computer, I transferred my saved OE messages from the old
to the new computer. These messages ended up in My Documents under
Documents and Settings. They are all dbx files. How do I open these files
from their location?

Phil Morgan wrote:
> When I got a new computer, I transferred my saved OE messages from
> the old to the new computer. These messages ended up in My Documents
> under Documents and Settings. They are all dbx files. How do I open
> these files from their location?

Hopefully you also copied Folders.dbx to the cd?
If so, copy all the folders to another folder on your desktop for ease
of use. Right click on the folder and remove the "read only" attribute.
Now open OE and do file>import, pointing to the folder on your desktop.
If you did not also save Folders.dbx, then see this work around, using
the prescribed method for each of your saved folders.
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx

Further reference -
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm

(Two similar queries in a row, with virtually the same answer.)
--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

"Phil Morgan" <philipmorgan@charter.net> wrote in message
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> When I got a new computer, I transferred my saved OE messages from the old
> to the new computer. These messages ended up in My Documents under
> Documents and Settings. They are all dbx files. How do I open these
> files from their location?

In OE click File, Import, Messages, then click OE6 and next, then select
"Import mail from an OE6 store directory" and next and then browse to where
the dbx files are located on your hard drive.