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Unable to open your default mail folders...
I was able to copy 5 emails from one folder in the DBX file format to another folder and in the process convert those 5 emails to the eml format. But when I used this program, "Mail Recovery for Outlook Express" it would not copy these same 5 email to my Windows Mail folder. Basically, what I am trying to say is

How get rid of headers?
In theory, it is now safe to use Outlook Express 5 for reading and sending Email -- but don't... Fifth, delete the files kak.htm from the Windows folder and <name>.hta from the Windows system folder. <name> is an eight character string representing a hexadecimal number -- ie it consists of some combination of

MOve IE files to new coputer?
Often, one can fix this problem by deleting folders.dbx. If that doesn't work, then try moving all the dbx files to another directory and see if that fixes it. Address book information: The Windows Address Book http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm 10. Links are broken in email messages: This is fixed

What is aS/Script Kak/Worm?
I just bought a new computer from Dell (Dell Dimension 4600, Windows XP Home, no floppy or CD-R drives), and am in the process of downloading all the .... This is what I did for my webhosting email accounts. I switched from POP3 to IMAP, and all of a sudden, all of my saved mail folders were on my new computer!

Lost old Outlook express email and mail folders when updated ...
Then, within OE, I could move the files from this folder to the new inbox. Practice with that to see how it works. Go to the "c:\windows\application data\microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail" folder and drag and copy the "Inbox.idx" & "Inbox.mbx" files that will becames "Copy of Inbox.idx" etc.

Alternatives to Microsoft
I just updated my windows 98 to XP. My old Outlook express emails and old mail folders are missing when I run the new XP Outlook express. The new Outlook express is otherwise functional and I can send and receive emails. Does anyone know where the old email and old email folders are? How can I add them to my new

where are mail folders?
Change the folder to a location of your choice. Close down Windows Mail,and the restart to complete the transfer of files. From there it should be easy to copy over any mail folders you wish. "Donna" <Do...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4D138DED-9960-4021-B474-1BA7BDC27805@microsoft.com.

NS7 in Windows 2000 Pro?
MAIL OE4 stores this folder in different locations, depending on how the machine was set up when OE was installed. Default mail location for a single user system is usually... c:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail or search for Inbox.mbx to find your \mail folder For OE4 mail messages are

Getting mail from 6.2 back to 4.7?
Having set up a backup folder for OE6 can someone tell me: 1 What program can read the .dbx files inside the folder 2 Having set up the backup folder,as per Address book information: The Windows Address Book http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm 10. Links are broken in email messages: This is fixed with

Folders disappear after upgrade to Ver 6
Ray Email folders are not normally located in your My Documents folder? Did you move them at any time? Are you sure they are in that folder? Normal address is: C:\windows\application data\identities \ xxxxxxxxx\microsoft\outlook express\. The xxxxx will be as an unique identifier ( series of letters and numbers ).

Windows Mail Folders
I have recently started using Windows Messaging (Exchange) - does anyone know of a way to transfer e-mail messages stored in Internet Mail folders into Windows Messaging? In the absence of any other suggestions, just forward them to your own address from Internet Mail, and receive them with Windows Messaging. Alan.

Help - How to compact Windows Vista Mail folders ?
IDX file from the Windows File Explorer, that is not something you are intended to do, because the Windows File Associations do not have a default application for the files. The files are only intended to be accessed by starting OE and then selecting a mail folder with the program.

Backup Windows ME/Explorer 5.5
To save disk space, I used to compact the 'Outlook Express 6' files (in Windows XP), by opening Outlook Express and clicking - 'File', 'Folder', 'Compact All Folders'. How do I do this on Windows Vista Home Premium 'Windows Mail'? Any help will be highly appreciated. Go to tools>options>advanced>maintenance>set the

Where are the mail folders stored in Windows XP?
I've just reformatted and upgraded from Windows ME to Windows 2000 Professional. Great move, except ... when I installed NS7 I cannot find where to paste in Rebooted, opened NS7 and although all my mail folders were now in Mail, there were ??? marks behind each folder and I could not find anything in any of the

Could my e-mail have been exposed?
... problem I copied all the files for Outlook Express in the C:\windows\application data\identities\microsoft\outlook exprress that contained all my mail messages. The problem is that there are some messages that I have transferred from my on-line mail account into a folder. In total the copied files are

Mail opening is very slow
I've just installed Office 2000 on a laptop running Windows XP. When I try to open Outlook I get the error message: "Unable to open your default e-mail folders. Outlook could not start because a location to send and receive mail could not be found." It suggests I add a location via "Mail" in Control Panel.

* Poof * All Mail folders are empty ????- Michael Santovec
IMAP If you are using Outlook ‹ whether any of the Windows versions or 2001 for Mac ‹ at work with an Exchange Server, ask your System Administrator to set up your email account(s) with IMAP access. Keep all your mail folders, sent mail, etc., on the server and access them from Entourage as you would any IMAP

Restoring a COMPACTED Folder.
In the past, I have been able to do this to some extent with Netscape 4.x but here the mail folder naming convention, while similar in the two Os's, In windows the Netscape 6.2 application stores the mail by default in: "Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\<user name>\<codded directory name>.

Restoration of Backed up mail folders
So what are the mail folder called so I can locate them on the hard drive and then what is the socially acceptable way to import folder or can I do it through windows explorer? Thanks for any assistance! Michael :-) Well, the folders are in PMM format. Hit "FIND" or search them manually. Then move them to a single

Repost: Bizarre sudden emptying of OE newsgroup folders
For each Email folder I have two files eg "FolderName.idx" and "FolderName.mbx". I believe OE6 is searching for files with a .dbx extension. Address book information: The Windows Address Book http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/wab.htm 10. Links are broken in email messages: This is fixed with the Mondo Patch