[AJD] OT Windows XP Pro--Mailboxes

[Gary Epps]

Steve, thank you for your reply.  I was able to find the .dbx files in XP 
Home by right clicking on start and exploring the C drive, but when I did 
this with XP Pro I can only find documents and settings/administrator, but 
no local settings.  So the only way I can copy use my old .dbx files is to 
redirect OE to store mail in a new folder that has the old .dbx files in it, 
right?  If I am not concerned about retaining today's files I assume it is 
not necessary to back up the existing folder, correct?
I am a user of programs rather than an accomplished computer guy.  At this 
point in the day my cognitive powers are seriously weakened from sorting 
this thing out for most of the day, so if I sound fuzzy, I apologize.
Gary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
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Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] OT Windows XP Pro--Mailboxes


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> Gary Epps wrote:
>> I need help.  Can anyone tell me where Window XP Pro puts the Outlook 
>> Express mailboxes.  I have a new computer and I am trying to move my old 
>> XP Home mailboxes to XP Pro.  I have  had no luck finding where they are 
>> stored.  Does XP Pro use the .dbx suffix for mailboxes like XP Home does?
>>
>> Thank you for whatever help you can give me.
>>
>> Gary
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> Gary,
>  Open outlook Express.
> Now go to Tools/Options
> Go to the Maintenance tab and find the "Store Folder" button at the 
> bottom.
> Click on it and it will show you the path to the folder with your messages 
> in it. You can change the message store to any folder location you want 
> BUT back up the original first.
> What I do on machines running OE is to create a new folder in Windows 
> Explorer, then I copy the message files out of the original folder to my 
> new folder. Then open OE and change the store folder location to the new 
> file. It will tell you that there is already a message store there and ask 
> you if you want to use it. Click yes and you will now know where the 
> messages are and can make a backup of the file when you want.
>
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> Steve W.
> Near Cooperstown, New York
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