Copy email from XP backup files to Win7

[frustrated with win 7]

Hello,Bought a new computer with windows 7 home "premium". I had backed up files from old XP. Can I open the old emails from the back up. In general, I wish I had the XP back.

 

[sminlal]

If you made the backup using XP's "ntbackup" program then there is a restore program available that will let you extract the files from the ".bkf" savesets:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7da725e2-8b69-4c65-afa3-2a53107d54a7&displaylang=en

That alone won't let you open the e-mails - but it will get the e-mail files back so that you can import them into an e-mail program such as Windows Live Mail.