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  #31  
Old January 14th 14, 10:18 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
BillW50
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On 1/14/2014 8:12 AM, Silver Slimer wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message ...

On 1/13/2014 7:19 PM, Silver Slimer wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message ...

On 1/13/2014 5:39 PM, Silver Slimer wrote:
The closest thing to Outlook Express nowadays is Windows Live Mail.
It's
part of the Windows Live Essentials, along with a desktop version of
SkyDrive and definitely worth the download.

Oh man! I have Windows Live Essentials on most of my Windows 7 and 8
machines and it is awful. You can't even select multiple newsgroups
and right click and perform options. TB doesn't either. I dunno
understand why software has to go from bad to worse as time goes on?

Because the most vocal users of technology are the ones who demand that
everything be simplified. Power users don't demand change and generally
adapt to whatever is being offered. However, the incredibly stupid users
always want programs to remove the more complex feature and slim
everything down only to what's required and/or most used.


I want to disagree, but I having a hard time trying too. Well many GUI
applications at first were total crap and got better. How about that?


Some do, but generally the mass of idiots wins. If a program has too
many features, it's actually deemed too complex rather than being
praised for its large number of features and developers purposely make
it simpler. There are a lot more imbeciles in the world than there are
intelligent people and they are much louder as well.

It doesn't matter that the professionals using the software did not
request any such change. Developers believe that those complaining ARE
the professionals and as such make the software simpler, essentially
****ing off those who want the features.


Sadly there is a lot of truth in what you say. :-(

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  #32  
Old January 14th 14, 10:33 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
DianeLeMasson
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"DianeLeMasson" wrote in message
...
Hi

Just got a new computer with windows 8.
I exported my emails/messages into a different email program, not the one
Wins 8 has included. Works fine.
My question is: How do I find them on this computer/hard drive?
I've read through the help, books, anything I can get my hands on, still
not able to.
It's probably right in my face & not seeing it.
Yes I've unhidden files, if I did this correct in 'search' typed *,dbx,
.dbx & dbx,, nothing!!!
In Wins XP it was so simple to do, search files & folders.

Can some kind person please explain the method of finding it or point me
in the right
direction? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Diane


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Thank you everyone who have responded.
Sorry not responding but have been sick with the flu.

The computer I'm writing on now is still my PC XP which does have OE6 on it.
The email program I'm talking about is OEClassic. It has everything OE6 has.

Forgive me if my terminology isn't correct, it's the only way I know.

I imported from OE6 (all .dbx files, folder.dbx) onto a thumb drive.
Then exported into (new) OEClassic. So far very happy with it.
Everything I had in OE6 (XP) went into OEClassic (Wins 8) with no problem.

I email the OEClassic owner, still waiting for their reply.
Meanwhile as I wait I figure I'll get some help with this NG.

Good point about the extension name in this program. Never enter my mind it
could be different than from OE6.

My real issue is learning how to use Wins 8, getting familiar with what is
in it, where
all my stuff goes. One being since this is my first download, where my email
files, address book are.
So when I couldn't find them no matter what I did I've become focus on
finding where they are.
Maybe obsessive is more like it! lol
In Wins 8 to search for files on the HD is the 'Search' feature within the
charm bar the same as using
'find', 'files & folders'? Cause if it is I'm not having any luck! Or I am
doing it all wrong.

I have to end now, feeling ill. I have printed all your messages & will be
back to answer what I can.
Thank you all for your help!!

Diane





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Old January 14th 14, 10:45 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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DianeLeMasson said on 1/14/2014 4:33 PM:
"DianeLeMasson" wrote in message
...
Hi

Just got a new computer with windows 8.
I exported my emails/messages into a different email program, not the one
Wins 8 has included. Works fine.
My question is: How do I find them on this computer/hard drive?
I've read through the help, books, anything I can get my hands on, still
not able to.
It's probably right in my face & not seeing it.
Yes I've unhidden files, if I did this correct in 'search' typed *,dbx,
.dbx & dbx,, nothing!!!
In Wins XP it was so simple to do, search files & folders.

Can some kind person please explain the method of finding it or point me
in the right
direction? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Diane


---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus
protection is active.
http://www.avast.com



Thank you everyone who have responded.
Sorry not responding but have been sick with the flu.

The computer I'm writing on now is still my PC XP which does have OE6 on it.
The email program I'm talking about is OEClassic. It has everything OE6 has.

Forgive me if my terminology isn't correct, it's the only way I know.

I imported from OE6 (all .dbx files, folder.dbx) onto a thumb drive.
Then exported into (new) OEClassic. So far very happy with it.
Everything I had in OE6 (XP) went into OEClassic (Wins 8) with no problem.

I email the OEClassic owner, still waiting for their reply.
Meanwhile as I wait I figure I'll get some help with this NG.

Good point about the extension name in this program. Never enter my mind it
could be different than from OE6.

My real issue is learning how to use Wins 8, getting familiar with what is
in it, where
all my stuff goes. One being since this is my first download, where my email
files, address book are.
So when I couldn't find them no matter what I did I've become focus on
finding where they are.
Maybe obsessive is more like it! lol
In Wins 8 to search for files on the HD is the 'Search' feature within the
charm bar the same as using
'find', 'files & folders'? Cause if it is I'm not having any luck! Or I am
doing it all wrong.

I have to end now, feeling ill. I have printed all your messages & will be
back to answer what I can.
Thank you all for your help!!

Diane





---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
http://www.avast.com


OEClassic, since it's downloadable and installable on any OS of Windows
XP thru Win 8, is thus the same program. And thus I would venture
uses the same everything. Granted there are varying differences from
XP to 8. XP=C:\documents and Settings\yourname..... where win8 is
C:\users\yourname..........

In win 8 if you open the desktop, the taskbar maybe 2nd icon is like a
folder, that's windows explorer of course, and opening it in the upper
right corner is a search box. First pick the C:\ drive, then pick the
view tab and make sure "hidden items" is checked. Then you can type
*.dbx in the search box and let it rip.

Windows 7/8 puts some files for apps in C:\users\yourname\appdata
folder. Appdata is hidden and a good number of searchings will not
look in those folders. PS, you can manually search there, I find all
sorts of data files for Thunderbird email, Firefox browser, Chrome
browser etc all dump in there.

Good luck.

  #34  
Old January 14th 14, 10:51 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Big Al[_5_]
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Big Al said on 1/14/2014 4:45 PM:

DianeLeMasson said on 1/14/2014 4:33 PM:
"DianeLeMasson" wrote in message
...
Hi

Just got a new computer with windows 8.
I exported my emails/messages into a different email program, not the
one
Wins 8 has included. Works fine.
My question is: How do I find them on this computer/hard drive?
I've read through the help, books, anything I can get my hands on, still
not able to.
It's probably right in my face & not seeing it.
Yes I've unhidden files, if I did this correct in 'search' typed *,dbx,
.dbx & dbx,, nothing!!!
In Wins XP it was so simple to do, search files & folders.

Can some kind person please explain the method of finding it or point me
in the right
direction? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Diane


---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus
protection is active.
http://www.avast.com



Thank you everyone who have responded.
Sorry not responding but have been sick with the flu.

The computer I'm writing on now is still my PC XP which does have OE6
on it.
The email program I'm talking about is OEClassic. It has everything
OE6 has.

Forgive me if my terminology isn't correct, it's the only way I know.

I imported from OE6 (all .dbx files, folder.dbx) onto a thumb drive.
Then exported into (new) OEClassic. So far very happy with it.
Everything I had in OE6 (XP) went into OEClassic (Wins 8) with no
problem.

I email the OEClassic owner, still waiting for their reply.
Meanwhile as I wait I figure I'll get some help with this NG.

Good point about the extension name in this program. Never enter my
mind it
could be different than from OE6.

My real issue is learning how to use Wins 8, getting familiar with
what is
in it, where
all my stuff goes. One being since this is my first download, where my
email
files, address book are.
So when I couldn't find them no matter what I did I've become focus on
finding where they are.
Maybe obsessive is more like it! lol
In Wins 8 to search for files on the HD is the 'Search' feature within
the
charm bar the same as using
'find', 'files & folders'? Cause if it is I'm not having any luck! Or
I am
doing it all wrong.

I have to end now, feeling ill. I have printed all your messages &
will be
back to answer what I can.
Thank you all for your help!!

Diane





---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus
protection is active.
http://www.avast.com


OEClassic, since it's downloadable and installable on any OS of Windows
XP thru Win 8, is thus the same program. And thus I would venture
uses the same everything. Granted there are varying differences from
XP to 8. XP=C:\documents and Settings\yourname..... where win8 is
C:\users\yourname..........

In win 8 if you open the desktop, the taskbar maybe 2nd icon is like a
folder, that's windows explorer of course, and opening it in the upper
right corner is a search box. First pick the C:\ drive, then pick the
view tab and make sure "hidden items" is checked. Then you can type
*.dbx in the search box and let it rip.

Windows 7/8 puts some files for apps in C:\users\yourname\appdata
folder. Appdata is hidden and a good number of searchings will not
look in those folders. PS, you can manually search there, I find all
sorts of data files for Thunderbird email, Firefox browser, Chrome
browser etc all dump in there.

Good luck.

I take back the comment about "same program" in the first paragraph. I
didn't read your post properly and see that your changed from OE to
OEClassic. OEClassic says it uses a generic format for files. And
since you change programs it's then up for grabs where it puts them. I
still favor Appdata though.

  #35  
Old January 14th 14, 11:09 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
BillW50
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On 1/14/2014 3:33 PM, DianeLeMasson wrote:
Thank you everyone who have responded.
Sorry not responding but have been sick with the flu.


Sorry to hear that, it seems it is hitting some really hard. Hope it
ends very soon.

The computer I'm writing on now is still my PC XP which does have OE6 on it.
The email program I'm talking about is OEClassic. It has everything OE6 has.


Oh my Gawd! You know how long I was wishing for such a program? Thank
you, thank you, thank you for telling us about this gem.

--
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Centrino Core2 Duo L7400 1.5GHz - 2GB RAM - Windows 8 Professional
  #36  
Old January 14th 14, 11:13 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 14 Jan 2014, Big Al wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

Thank you everyone who have responded.
Sorry not responding but have been sick with the flu.

The computer I'm writing on now is still my PC XP which does have
OE6 on it. The email program I'm talking about is OEClassic. It
has everything OE6 has.


I checked OE Classic out a couple of months ago. It seemed to me that
be rather buggy, and it was missing at least one very important
featu it has no filtering capability of any kind. Maybe they will
add it later.
  #37  
Old January 14th 14, 11:36 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
BillW50
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On 1/14/2014 4:13 PM, Nil wrote:
On 14 Jan 2014, Big wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

Thank you everyone who have responded.
Sorry not responding but have been sick with the flu.

The computer I'm writing on now is still my PC XP which does have
OE6 on it. The email program I'm talking about is OEClassic. It
has everything OE6 has.


I checked OE Classic out a couple of months ago. It seemed to me that
be rather buggy, and it was missing at least one very important
featu it has no filtering capability of any kind. Maybe they will
add it later.


You knew about this one and never mentioned anything? And how did you
hear about it?

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Centrino Core2 Duo L7400 1.5GHz - 2GB RAM - Windows 8 Professional
  #38  
Old January 14th 14, 11:46 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 14 Jan 2014, BillW50 wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

You knew about this one and never mentioned anything? And how did
you hear about it?


I didn't mention it because it was crappy. Seems to be slightly less
crappy now. Maybe that's a trend.
  #39  
Old January 15th 14, 12:13 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 1/14/2014, DianeLeMasson posted:
Forgive me if my terminology isn't correct, it's the only way I know.


I imported from OE6 (all .dbx files, folder.dbx) onto a thumb drive.
Then exported into (new) OEClassic. So far very happy with it.
Everything I had in OE6 (XP) went into OEClassic (Wins 8) with no
problem.


I email the OEClassic owner, still waiting for their reply.
Meanwhile as I wait I figure I'll get some help with this NG.


I definitely forgive you your terminology problem - it's a challenge in
any field, technical, sports, whatever :-)

But you do have export and import reversed.

Export sends the data away from the program (note the prefix "ex"), and
import brings it into the other program (note the prefix "im"; in
Latin, "im" is a form of "in" when it's next to a "p").

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  #40  
Old January 15th 14, 12:48 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 14/01/2014 10:21 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

You don't have to pay for it. There are several free (text-only) news
servers: eternal-september.org and aioe.org are both good.


I checked aioe.org a while back but there was a 25-post limit on it
which I considered pretty lame. Eternal-september doesn't seem to have
one at all.

Bah, the 10$ a month isn't so bad when you realize that it allows you to
download all sorts of junk anonymously.
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Old January 15th 14, 01:20 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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"Silver Slimer" wrote in message ...
On 14/01/2014 10:21 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

You don't have to pay for it. There are several free (text-only) news
servers: eternal-september.org and aioe.org are both good.


I checked aioe.org a while back but there was a 25-post limit on it
which I considered pretty lame. Eternal-september doesn't seem to have
one at all.

Bah, the 10$ a month isn't so bad when you realize that it allows you to
download all sorts of junk anonymously.


I used to pay monthly for newsgroups but I now I prefer to
buy a block (180 GB/ $25) from Astraweb. I find it's much
cheaper for me as I'm only a relatively light user.
(I paid $25 in August 2011 and I've only used 60 GB.)






  #42  
Old January 15th 14, 01:37 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Nil said on 1/14/2014 5:46 PM:
On 14 Jan 2014, BillW50 wrote in
alt.comp.os.windows-8:

You knew about this one and never mentioned anything? And how did
you hear about it?


I didn't mention it because it was crappy. Seems to be slightly less
crappy now. Maybe that's a trend.

Pro or free version. From reading I see "features" referred to that are
not available in the free version. But it's not real specific about what?

  #43  
Old January 15th 14, 02:34 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 14/01/2014 7:20 PM, Dave-UK wrote:

"Silver Slimer" wrote in message
...
On 14/01/2014 10:21 AM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

You don't have to pay for it. There are several free (text-only) news
servers: eternal-september.org and aioe.org are both good.


I checked aioe.org a while back but there was a 25-post limit on it
which I considered pretty lame. Eternal-september doesn't seem to have
one at all.

Bah, the 10$ a month isn't so bad when you realize that it allows you to
download all sorts of junk anonymously.


I used to pay monthly for newsgroups but I now I prefer to
buy a block (180 GB/ $25) from Astraweb. I find it's much
cheaper for me as I'm only a relatively light user.
(I paid $25 in August 2011 and I've only used 60 GB.)


I'll have to consider cancelling this subscription then.
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  #44  
Old January 15th 14, 09:23 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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BillW50 wrote, On 1/14/2014 5:09 PM:
On 1/14/2014 3:33 PM, DianeLeMasson wrote:
Thank you everyone who have responded.
Sorry not responding but have been sick with the flu.


Sorry to hear that, it seems it is hitting some really hard. Hope it
ends very soon.

The computer I'm writing on now is still my PC XP which does have OE6
on it.
The email program I'm talking about is OEClassic. It has everything
OE6 has.


Oh my Gawd! You know how long I was wishing for such a program? Thank
you, thank you, thank you for telling us about this gem.


Possibly a program for the OE lover for the full 'Pro' version at $25.

The comparison chart has a few errors (apparently from a lack of
understanding or use with respect to WLM in the Message storage, up to
date, automatic backup, user support, easily move to new machine.



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  #45  
Old January 15th 14, 09:26 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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DianeLeMasson wrote, On 1/14/2014 4:33 PM:
"DianeLeMasson" wrote in message
...
Hi

Just got a new computer with windows 8.
I exported my emails/messages into a different email program, not the one
Wins 8 has included. Works fine.
My question is: How do I find them on this computer/hard drive?
I've read through the help, books, anything I can get my hands on, still
not able to.
It's probably right in my face & not seeing it.
Yes I've unhidden files, if I did this correct in 'search' typed *,dbx,
.dbx & dbx,, nothing!!!
In Wins XP it was so simple to do, search files & folders.

Can some kind person please explain the method of finding it or point me
in the right
direction? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Diane


---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus
protection is active.
http://www.avast.com



Thank you everyone who have responded.
Sorry not responding but have been sick with the flu.

The computer I'm writing on now is still my PC XP which does have OE6 on it.
The email program I'm talking about is OEClassic. It has everything OE6 has.

Forgive me if my terminology isn't correct, it's the only way I know.

I imported from OE6 (all .dbx files, folder.dbx) onto a thumb drive.
Then exported into (new) OEClassic. So far very happy with it.
Everything I had in OE6 (XP) went into OEClassic (Wins 8) with no problem.

I email the OEClassic owner, still waiting for their reply.
Meanwhile as I wait I figure I'll get some help with this NG.

Good point about the extension name in this program. Never enter my mind it
could be different than from OE6.

My real issue is learning how to use Wins 8, getting familiar with what is
in it, where
all my stuff goes. One being since this is my first download, where my email
files, address book are.
So when I couldn't find them no matter what I did I've become focus on
finding where they are.
Maybe obsessive is more like it! lol
In Wins 8 to search for files on the HD is the 'Search' feature within the
charm bar the same as using
'find', 'files & folders'? Cause if it is I'm not having any luck! Or I am
doing it all wrong.

I have to end now, feeling ill. I have printed all your messages & will be
back to answer what I can.
Thank you all for your help!!

Diane





---
This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active.
http://www.avast.com

Diane,
Thanks for clarifying some of the details.

As another poster noted regarding your terminology.

Your statement
"I imported from OE6 (all .dbx files, folder.dbx) onto a thumb drive.
Then exported into (new) OEClassic."

Should read...
"I **exported** from OE6 (all .dbx files, folder.dbx) onto a thumb
drive. Then **imported** into (new) OEClassic."

Get well and return when you can.


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