Importing DBX files to Outlook - a real tester this one!

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Hi there,

A small problem I'd appreciate some help with. Following a hard disk crash,
I've had to re-install XP from scratch. I've also upgraded to Outlook from
Outlook Express as part of the initial instal.

However, how do I get the original DBX files from Outlook Express into
Outlook?

Help would be appreciated.

Steve.

 

[dl]

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Export mail from OE to OL.
NB OE and OL must be on the same sys

"Steve Wright" <SteveWright@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:974ECD83-476F-4F0A-9042-DEE843718E80@microsoft.com...
> Hi there,
>
> A small problem I'd appreciate some help with. Following a hard disk
crash,
> I've had to re-install XP from scratch. I've also upgraded to Outlook from
> Outlook Express as part of the initial instal.
>
> However, how do I get the original DBX files from Outlook Express into
> Outlook?
>
> Help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve.
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 01:14:02 -0700, Steve Wright
<SteveWright@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>A small problem I'd appreciate some help with. Following a hard disk crash,
>I've had to re-install XP from scratch. I've also upgraded to Outlook from
>Outlook Express as part of the initial instal.
>
>However, how do I get the original DBX files from Outlook Express into
>Outlook?
>
>Help would be appreciated.
>
>Steve.
>
>
This is a nitpick, but I can't resist...

You can't "upgrade" OE to Outlook. That would be like upgrading from
Linux to WinXP or WinXP to Linux. They are not versions of the same
program; the only real thing they have in common is the word Outlook
in the name.

 

[Guest]

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First import them into OE. From there you then can export them to OL or OL
can import them from OE. They cannot be imported directly from the backup
medium or your hard-drive directly in to OL.
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

OL-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP

Steve Wright wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> A small problem I'd appreciate some help with. Following a hard disk
> crash, I've had to re-install XP from scratch. I've also upgraded to
> Outlook from Outlook Express as part of the initial instal.
>
> However, how do I get the original DBX files from Outlook Express into
> Outlook?
>
> Help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve.