Outlook Express problem

[drewber]

Hey all I could use some help and well this is the best polace to get it. Just wanted to say thanks for the help in advance.

Customer wants to replace 4 workstations on his workgroup network. But he wants to save all of his email and his favoritesl. He uses Outlook express and internet EXPLODER (explorer). I got the favorites no problem. When i copied the c:\windows\application data dir to the new machine it gets "some" of the mail, upto 3/16/00 and missing about 67 messages since then. On the second machine i tried it on same thing mail stops at about 3/19 and missing a bunch of emails. Is there somethign im missing? please help

Desperate in St. Louis
drew

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hmm win 98 command prompt
lets try c:\>/con/con
illegal what?
echo label c: cursed >>c:\autoexec.bat

[Sowulo]

You can use the export utility to send the data to a specific location on the network and then import. I had a particularly difficult one the other day that I finally resolved by exporting to exchange format, importing into the full outlook, and then importing from full outlook to the newer outlook express.

[drewber]

I have a easy solution. Make them use netscape =-) , well i downloaded a few articles from the ms knowledge base, but that stuff only works 50% of the time. Just trying to get a few ideals before i go back to the custoemrs site. Thanks Again

[gotbyk]

Try searching for Inbox.dbx. This is the file Outlook Express stores its file in. Also should be a Outbox.dbx, etc...

mine was in the folder ....\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{6CA80D21-C9CB-49E1-881C-8DE35B4F80DF}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

[sprkymrk]

How about a "FIND, FILES, *.eml"

[Sowulo]

If the Outlook Express versions are the same copying all the .idx & .dbx files should work. If they are different export and import should get you there. Outlook Express doesn't leave .eml's on your drive unless you specifically move/save each message to another location on your HD.