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Hello David,
Oops.
%homepath%\Application Data and %homepath%\Local Settings are Hidden on XP.
To display Hidden files and folders...
Start | Settings | Control Panel | Folder Options | View tab
Check:
? Display the contents of system folders
? Show hidden files and folders
UNCheck:
? Hide protected operating system files
Apply | OK
[[Hidden files and folders will appear dimmed to indicate they are not
typical items.]]
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To find your OE Store folder...
Open OE | Tools | Options | Maintenance tab |
Store Folder button | Hit your Tab key until the path is highlighted |
Ctrl + C to copy | Click Cancel to close | Click Cancel again to close
Start | Run | Ctrl + V to paste the path in the box | Click OK
I can't remember who I got the Tab key trick from.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:3EB9D16A-5CFC-4DAD-A849-B0E9F281BBE7@microsoft.com,
David SaintLaurent <DavidSaintLaurent@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and
pecked:
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> I only quoted part of the page.
>>
>> [[Make a temporary folder named C:\Mail, or C:\Temp\Mail, as long as the
>> last folder is named Mail. Copy the OE4 files (*.idx and *.mbx) into the
>> Mail folder. Open OE and click File| Import| Messages, select OE4 from
>> the list, then browse to the folder that contains the Mail folder, not
>> the Mail folder itself (browse to C:\ or to C:\Temp, not to C:\Mail or
>> C:\Temp\Mail). choose either From Identity (for importing from another
>> Identity on the same machine) or From Store root directory. You will
>> then have the option to import all mail folders or only those you
>> select.]]
>> How do I import OE4 mail folders?
>>
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE4
>>
>> How do I import OE5 and OE6 mail folders?
>>
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
>>
>> How ...
>> do I import OE4 mail folders?
>> do I import OE5 and OE6 mail folders?
>> do I import a single mail folder (*.dbx)?
>>
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/faqs/how.htm
>>
>> Inside Outlook Express
>> http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/
>>
>> You may want to read the rest of the article.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news
DB9B200-12CF-411F-9769-D20C49275570@microsoft.com,
>> David SaintLaurent <DavidSaintLaurent@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted
>> and pecked:
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> From Tom Koch @ http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/
>>>>
>>>> [[Importing from a CDRW or Zip disk
>>>> OE must have write-access to any *.dbx files you want to import. You
>>>> must therefore copy the files to your hard disk and then turn off the
>>>> Read-Only attribute. In Explorer, select all the files, then
>>>> right-click on any one and select Properties. You can then uncheck the
>>>> Read-Only box. Or at a DOS prompt, enter this:
>>>> attrib -r *.*]]
>>>>
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
>>>>
>>>> You may want to read the rest of the article.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:01B43147-E0BA-48D1-AF01-0E5B751152C0@microsoft.com,
>>>> David SaintLaurent <DavidSaintLaurent@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted
>>>> and pecked:
>>>>> What's the best way to import folders (e-mail in Outlook Express) from
>>>>> one machine to another ( not networked )? I have copied the whole
>>>>> Outlook Express folder onto a CD from the old machine but am having
>>>>> difficulty in importing sub-folders etc. to the new machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a series of additional folders under Local Folders on my old
>>>>> system that I would like to transfer to my new system.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers for help. Dave.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Wes.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help. However, I omitted to say that my old OS system
>>> is Me and my new OS sytem is XP.
>>>
>>> I'm stonewalling when trying to create a 'transfer' folder in the OE
>>> program.
>>>
>>> Any further help gratefully received!!!
>>>
>>> Regards. David.
>>
>>
>
> Hello Wes.
>
> My system isn't showing "Local Settings" or "Application Data" when I
> double click on 'My Computer' and then 'C' then 'Documents and settings'.
> In Explorer, I also can't find the store directory to OE. This is
> really weird!! On my Windows Me system I can 'open up' right down to the
> store directories in Explorer, but this new systen with XP doesn't seem
> to do this! What's going on?
>
> Regards. David.
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