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

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Good afternoon Leo. I Have recently upgraded my pc from Win 98SE to Win XP Home, but when I tried to import my old Outlook Express files, I got this message; "No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open. Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have files open." I have directed the browser to where I have saved my Outlook files.

l have upgraded my pc and have lost all my email addys l have tried looking for dbx files, autocad dbx and still nothing can u help pls cheers peter

Hi Leo, I was using Outlook Express 2007 and always pressed the send/recive button to update my recieved mails. Unfortunately I did not know that this was permanently cutting all my messages from yahoo into Outlook Express. Now I formatted my pc and installed Windows Vista and I have tried all means to retrieve my old mails but to no avail. I have lost some important files in there which could even send me to jail! I need your advice urgently. Thanks.

I have same problem as the subject. I also can't import, same as comment posted by Jan Hendrik Rust at April 4, 2007 04:53 AM. Where do you post your answer?

hi, brother thank you for hte prior solution
.now i am having a problem in 2000 server
after installing remote desktop in machine ,i cannot connect to that machine through other machines ,
so i want to know that from where to enable
remote desktop in windows 2000 server
help me as soon as u get the mail
and in details

Sir,
I have installed WinXp on my laptop and import outlook 6 data from PC ( OS-Win98 ).
In Win98 outlook data are saved
"c:\windows\Application Data\Microsoft\OutlookExpress".
But I can't findout in where are saved outlook data in WinXp. How can backed up my outlook data.
Please Help me.

the outlook express inbox email address i cannot find it thanks

thank for your help, save my rear side..

Leo - Employee has a pc running winxp pro and oe6 already collecting emails and an old pc running win98 and oe6 emails. Can I combine the two inbox and sent items emails on the xp pro pc and how?
Thanks in advance,
Lori

My system crashed after trying to install an old version of Alien Vs Predator. It would not boot into XP pro at all. I tried everything recomended by HP but to no avail. I reinstalled (flashed) the operating system from the backup partition over the existing one but this deleted my username Walt account and renamed it HP_Administrator. All three of my other username accounts were ok but my personal one walt with the email was renamed. this account had my outlook files about 4 years worth. overlaying the OS let me back into the system, but When I scan for any outlook files it gives me only the other accounts but not my Walt usesrname account which is the one I need. Has XP, Outlook, or Inboxer renamed the outlook files to something else or is it possible it is encripted somewhere on the system? Is my walt account gone for ever now? I cant find any reference to it and my system is too buggy now and I must wipe the drive but not before i know there is no hope. We are building a house and all our contact info was in there also much over seas family stuff. Is it too late for my outlook 10 or 11 files. has my walt account been renamed and squished somewere. The new HP_Admin account had all the desktop Items downloaded and my pictures from my Walt account in it. Its really weird. there is just no walt Account in Documents and settings.

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