I don't know what I am doing wrong,. I am able to export the OE message
rules from Win 98 load them into notepad and change the {GUID}and then save
the file. However when I double click on the file to import into OE in Win
XP it tells me that the import was successful. I then opened Registry Editor
and I notice that it puts the 38 folders numbered from 000 to 038 below the
Mail folder in the left pane. I then went into OE and checked if the message
rules were there and none can be found.
I then created a message rule directly in OE in XP and then went to the
registry and I see that it created a string in the right pane named Order
and puts the value of 000 in that string. Going back to my old version of OE
in Win 98 and looking in the registry for that (GUID) I see that it has a
string in the right pane named Order and has value there from 000 to 038.
How can I get my import into that Order string in OE in XP? I believe that
is what I need to happen for the import to work.
I hope that all of this makes sense.
Gordon

"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
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> See: The Partial Backup here:
> http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "BigBuck98" <gdubs@anywhere.net> wrote in message
> news:PsSdnWqITONK1QbenZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@suscom.com.. .
>>I am upgrading from Win98se to Win XP, I have been able to copy and move
>>my addresses, accounts and email messages. Could someone tell me how I can
>>move the message rules that I had associated with one of my accounts.
>>There are 38 of them.
>>
>> Thanks Gordon

After editing the reg file in Notepad or Wordpad, are you certain you are
using the Menu choice, File/Save As and ensuring that it is saved as a REG
file? The export of rules is a fairly simple process and only requires the
GUID to be changed to the one in use on the machine you wish to import it
info. It will import all rules from one identity to another identity and
the numbering of those rules will remain the same as they were on the
previous machine.

It sounds like you did not export the entire key for Mail and News when you
did you export. Might check again. Also make sure you are replacing the
GUID in every instance where it appears in the exported rule. In Notepad
use Edit/Replace and insert the GUID to replace and the new one, then click
the "Replace All" button.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"BigBuck98" <gdubs@anywhere.net> wrote in message
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>I don't know what I am doing wrong,. I am able to export the OE message
> rules from Win 98 load them into notepad and change the {GUID}and then
> save
> the file. However when I double click on the file to import into OE in Win
> XP it tells me that the import was successful. I then opened Registry
> Editor
> and I notice that it puts the 38 folders numbered from 000 to 038 below
> the
> Mail folder in the left pane. I then went into OE and checked if the
> message
> rules were there and none can be found.
> I then created a message rule directly in OE in XP and then went to the
> registry and I see that it created a string in the right pane named Order
> and puts the value of 000 in that string. Going back to my old version of
> OE
> in Win 98 and looking in the registry for that (GUID) I see that it has a
> string in the right pane named Order and has value there from 000 to 038.
> How can I get my import into that Order string in OE in XP? I believe that
> is what I need to happen for the import to work.
> I hope that all of this makes sense.
> Gordon
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eVK1PGd$FHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> See: The Partial Backup here:
>> http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "BigBuck98" <gdubs@anywhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:PsSdnWqITONK1QbenZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@suscom.com.. .
>>>I am upgrading from Win98se to Win XP, I have been able to copy and move
>>>my addresses, accounts and email messages. Could someone tell me how I
>>>can
>>>move the message rules that I had associated with one of my accounts.
>>>There are 38 of them.
>>>
>>> Thanks Gordon
>
>
>

"BigBuck98" <gdubs@anywhere.net> wrote in message
news:PK-dnV9vkqbVMwHenZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@suscom.com...
>I don't know what I am doing wrong,. I am able to export the OE message
> rules from Win 98 load them into notepad and change the {GUID}and then
> save
> the file. However when I double click on the file to import into OE in Win
> XP it tells me that the import was successful. I then opened Registry
> Editor
> and I notice that it puts the 38 folders numbered from 000 to 038 below
> the
> Mail folder in the left pane. I then went into OE and checked if the
> message
> rules were there and none can be found.
> I then created a message rule directly in OE in XP and then went to the
> registry and I see that it created a string in the right pane named Order
> and puts the value of 000 in that string. Going back to my old version of
> OE
> in Win 98 and looking in the registry for that (GUID) I see that it has a
> string in the right pane named Order and has value there from 000 to 038.
> How can I get my import into that Order string in OE in XP? I believe that
> is what I need to happen for the import to work.
> I hope that all of this makes sense.
> Gordon
>


First how did you export, all at once by exporting the Mail subkey or
individual subkeys (000, 001, 002, etc)?
If you imported the whole things all at once after editing, you should see
the Order value as it was in 9x.

Look to see that the Data header is fully visible.If not, move the mouse to
the right edge of the Data header till you see the mouse cursor change,
holder the button down and move it to the right to expand it to make it more
visible.

Next try this, double click on the Order value and it will open for editing.
Do the values appear there?

Thanks for the quick response. After I posted this message I decided to try
one more thing, "after having tried to move these rules for most of the
day". What I did this time was go to Win 98 and open the registry and double
click on the mail folder and then click on the Order key in the right panel.
I then exported the rule again and went through the process again of
changing the {GUID} and saving the notepad file. After I closed notepad I
double clicked on the file and this time it added all of the rules in OE on
my Win XP OS. I just stopped one step short when I was trying before.

Thanks again,
Gordon



"DGuess" <majik@mindspring.oops> wrote in message
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> "BigBuck98" <gdubs@anywhere.net> wrote in message
> news:PK-dnV9vkqbVMwHenZ2dnUVZ_s-dnZ2d@suscom.com...
>>I don't know what I am doing wrong,. I am able to export the OE message
>> rules from Win 98 load them into notepad and change the {GUID}and then
>> save
>> the file. However when I double click on the file to import into OE in
>> Win
>> XP it tells me that the import was successful. I then opened Registry
>> Editor
>> and I notice that it puts the 38 folders numbered from 000 to 038 below
>> the
>> Mail folder in the left pane. I then went into OE and checked if the
>> message
>> rules were there and none can be found.
>> I then created a message rule directly in OE in XP and then went to the
>> registry and I see that it created a string in the right pane named Order
>> and puts the value of 000 in that string. Going back to my old version of
>> OE
>> in Win 98 and looking in the registry for that (GUID) I see that it has a
>> string in the right pane named Order and has value there from 000 to 038.
>> How can I get my import into that Order string in OE in XP? I believe
>> that
>> is what I need to happen for the import to work.
>> I hope that all of this makes sense.
>> Gordon
>>
>
>
> First how did you export, all at once by exporting the Mail subkey or
> individual subkeys (000, 001, 002, etc)?
> If you imported the whole things all at once after editing, you should see
> the Order value as it was in 9x.
>
> Look to see that the Data header is fully visible.If not, move the mouse
> to the right edge of the Data header till you see the mouse cursor change,
> holder the button down and move it to the right to expand it to make it
> more visible.
>
> Next try this, double click on the Order value and it will open for
> editing. Do the values appear there?
>
>
>
>