Had to format my hard drive, running Win 98 with IE 6.0. tried to export my email for backup, couldn't do it, so just copied the outlook express folder containing the .dbx files, assuming that when i re-install, and paste the files back in the default location, that the app would read the database files again when I next launched it.

No Joy! Just installs copies of the standard .dbx files again and show empty folders ( sent, recieved, draft, trash, etc.)

I now have the files backed up but can't get at the data. I can open them with notepad, but it is a real pain.

Can I import them back into Outlook Express 6.0, or is there any other way I can read/print/save them correctly??

Yeah, I know, should have used full blown outlook and exported the .pst file

Any help greatly received, Cheers guys & gals