Finding Emails

  1. #1
    swtters is offline Full Member

    Question Finding Emails

    Help please.
    I used to run win98SE but the PC packed up and I got a new PC with win xp prof.
    I wanted to keep all my old programs and emails etc so the shop where I got the PC partitioned the hard drive and copied my old hard drive to one of the partitions.The main problem is I can't find my emails to copy to the new outlook express. when I try to import I get told there are none on the drive or they are already in use.
    I've tried the other ideas in the forum but failed.
    any ideas please,thanks


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    Tassie Devil is offline DAL Aussie Contingent
    Moving Messages:

    On the old computer, open My Computer and browse to the Outlook Express data folder.

    On Win 9x systems: Look in other partition C:\Windows\Application Data\Identities. If there is more than one identity folder with a name like {FC3F07AF-FD0F-4032-AB71-B88918A73084} you will have to check each one to find the right one.

    For Example the full path may look like: other partition C:\Windows\Application Data\Identities\{FC3F07AF-FD0F-4032-AB71-B88918A73084}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

    Note: {FC3F07AF-FD0F-4032-AB71-B88918A73084} is a sample of what a GIUD (Global Unique Identifier) looks like, the specific numbers and letters will be different on every system.

    On Win NT, 2000, XP systems: Look in other partition C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\<GUID>\Microsoft\Outlook Express

    Note: <user name> will be the name that you use to log in to your computer, possibly with a . (period) and your machine or domain name added to the end.

    You can read the rest here. http://www.novatone.net/mag/OEMSGCopy.htm

  3. #3
    swtters is offline Full Member
    Brilliant!!!!.
    Thanks very much,found the old emails eventually and transferred them
    Easy when you know how!
    Thanks again

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    Tassie Devil is offline DAL Aussie Contingent
    You're very welcome.

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