transfering email files

[Luv2Learn2]

I've got two harddrives. I've been using the larger of the two for my primary master. Although I can boot that drive, I've decided instead to move the files from it, format it and use it as my primary slave. I have some problems on the drive and either I reinstall windows or, just transfer files, wipe it and use it as an extension. I want to use the smaller of the 2 drives purely for the OS.

I've set up the smaller of the drives with my os, and have tuned it to my satisfaction. Now I want to access my email from the old drive.

The old drive has Outlook express 5 on it. The new setup has Outlook express 6. When I ask OE6 to import mail, the only options it gives me is to import from OE4 or OE6. It doesn't give me an option for OE5.

If I go to the drive with OE 5 on it, and attempt to open OE5, guess who pops up? OE6.

I tried a find files search on the drive containing the email files I want using .eml extensions and .dbx extensions. The search is fruitless.

Is there a way to access the email files I want along with my address book entries and transfer them to the other drive am i stuck having to boot from that drive?

thanks in advance

l2l2

[Vernon Frazee]

Microsoft KB: OLEXP: How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express
Data (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;270670)

[Luv2Learn2]

Well, that was interesting but it didn't work in this case.

My old harddrive was loaded with win98 se which comes equipped with IE5.

My small fresh reload was with Win98 first edition which comes equipped with IE4. I installed IE6 to it. So, when it came time to import the files, IE5 was NOT on the list, therefore I couldn't actually import the files. I was able to make the folder containing the files I wanted, but could not import them.

I ended up booting the drive and printing all the email and as I write this..i just now realized that the addy's I copied to a document are gone because I forgot to print the document ...oh well. :(

I'm just glad I was able to print the email (was VERY IMPORTANT stuff).

I had a lot of problems with the drive, and wasn't sure if I was going to be able to print.

Anyway, thanks for that link, the information was still good, it just didn't work for me under these conditions.

l2l2

[Vernon Frazee]

Sorry to hear it didn't work for you.

I had just used those same instructions a couple of weeks or so ago to transfer a salesman's messages and email addresses from his Windows 98SE/OE5 PC to his new Sony Viao notebook running Windows XP/OE6. Worked great.

In your case must have had something to do with the OE4. You had originally mentioned OE5 and 6 and that is the versions the instructions were intended for.