dbx files

[John]

Saved all my emails to cd before upgrade to XP Pro
but cannot import or open them.Can someone advise pls?

[rifleman]

In article >,
cogitated deeply and wrote...
> Saved all my emails to cd before upgrade to XP Pro
> but cannot import or open them.Can someone advise pls?
>
>
>
Copy them to your HDD and remove the "read-only" attribute. You DID copy
the file called "folders.dbx" didn't you?
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[John]

Yep thats what I did but cannot seem to import them into outlook express or
open them.what will open dbx files?
"rifleman" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> cogitated deeply and wrote...
> > Saved all my emails to cd before upgrade to XP Pro
> > but cannot import or open them.Can someone advise pls?
> >
> >
> >
> Copy them to your HDD and remove the "read-only" attribute. You DID copy
> the file called "folders.dbx" didn't you?
> --
> Lat N53:02:23 Long W1:56:30
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> Reply to group only
> Google is your Friend

[rifleman]

In article >,
cogitated deeply and wrote...
> Yep thats what I did but cannot seem to import them into outlook express or
> open them.what will open dbx files?
> "rifleman" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > cogitated deeply and wrote...
> > > Saved all my emails to cd before upgrade to XP Pro
> > > but cannot import or open them.Can someone advise pls?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Copy them to your HDD and remove the "read-only" attribute. You DID copy
> > the file called "folders.dbx" didn't you?
> > --
> > Lat N53:02:23 Long W1:56:30
> > Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> > Reply to group only
> > Google is your Friend
>
>
>
Do you get any error message when you try to import? BTW, DON'T copy the
files into your OE identity, put them somewhere else.
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[Gerry Cornell]

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"John" > wrote in message =
...
> Yep thats what I did but cannot seem to import them into outlook =
express or
> open them.what will open dbx files?
> "rifleman" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > cogitated deeply and wrote...
> > > Saved all my emails to cd before upgrade to XP Pro
> > > but cannot import or open them.Can someone advise pls?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Copy them to your HDD and remove the "read-only" attribute. You DID =
copy
> > the file called "folders.dbx" didn't you?
> > --=20
> > Lat N53:02:23 Long W1:56:30
> > Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> > Reply to group only
> > Google is your Friend
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