I upgraded to WinXP and my Outlook Express Inbox items disappeared ... are they lost?

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When I go to import my old Inbox items, I can't find the location of the files. I ran the search as indicated and discovered that my Inbox items were stored at "C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Identities\ ..." plus a bunch of numbers. When I browse for this location, I can only get as far as my username. There isn't a folder called Application Data\Identities\etc. Any ideas? Thanks a lot.

In Windows Explorer: Tools, Folder Options, View tab - make sure "show hidden files and folders" is selected.

Hi,

I just used your procedure to recover my messages after I updated Win XP to Service Pack 2, and it worked perfectly!!!

Thx so much!

Hello Guys,
I need some help here. Before i upgraded form my window 98 to window xp. I backup all of my outlook express 6.0 messages and address book, which all saved in .dbx format. Once, I got my windo xp installed, I can successfully import my old address book from my backup file to either Outlook or Outlook express. However, I am unable to import my messages. I pointed it to where my .dbx files stored, but it keeps complaning that no message found.
Can some body please give me some good advice.
I would really appriciate your help!!!

This might help: the entry "/Local Settings/" needs to be inserted between user name and Application Data - then Windows should find the dbx files - then make sure you copy over the "folders.dbx" file as well
I had no luck using Import but cut and paste is fine

my post above: use back slashes not forward slashes!

I'm in a similar boat as Kitty - I installed Windows ME to replace 98 on my wife's computer, her files were gone, but they were in the "c:\documents and settings" folder, but no others. I tried to install the messages from the "c:\documents and settings" folder, but it only duplicated the messages in the Inbox and did not import the other folders. I tried the above technique, and apparently I cannot type anything in the box - I can only browse. I even tried to make a copy of the "c:\documents and settings" folder, and no luck there.

Any suggestions???

(I did successfully get her contacts in her address book back, though.)

After upgrading to XP I have a problem. My Win 98 outlook express dbx files are saved. Windows XP doesn't see them. How can I import them to Win XP outlook( and where do they go?)
Tony

Hi

I work for a big company, I work in the IT Department.
I really have a big problem guys.My email just dissapear all of them I treid to import but there is nothing mail to import,I update windows and update my virus programe but it still doesnot work

PLEASE GUYS HELP ME

After following your instruction on how to backup messages and then I tried to import it from the cd, it tells me that it can't find any files.
What did I do wrong?

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