Need Help to Find Files in Wins 8

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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On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 23:38:33 -0500, DianeLeMasson wrote:

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!!!

Well what is this mysterious email program called? Not all of them use
dbx files!

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On 1/12/2014 11:38 PM, DianeLeMasson wrote:
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

Windows now uses "federated search". Which is still relatively meaningless,
even to me. It allows mixing searches from all kinds of data stores,
into one search. Like, searching the contents of text files, as
well as searching your email contents.

Windows 8 scans both file names and content, and builds an index.

Now the fun part. The Indexer has a control, that controls where it
builds the index. As a user, you get to enjoy setting up your
search, instead of just using it :-)

In Vista, the search works roughly similar, except they made an
"escape hatch" for the software. If you did a search, and nothing
of interest showed up, there was a button to click, to effectively
"search everywhere". For guys like me, that was a bonus I wasn't
expecting. Because I didn't have to learn anything to (eventually)
find my file.

If you don't build an Index with the Indexer, the search will still
take place. But I don't know if it'll search file contents while
doing so. It's more likely to look at file names in that case. The
search finishes too fast, to have read every single file. That
would take hours. As it is, it takes three hours of full CPU, to
build the index for my small C: drive (~140K files).

*******

OK, that's the fluffy bit over with.

Click the Start thing in the lower left hand corner,
then when the tiles show up, type "Indexing". The first
entry should be "Indexing Options". Click that and
a window will open in the desktop.

http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Indexi...s-in-Windows-8

There is a "Modify" button, so you can modify the areas
that get indexed. The tricky part though, is telling the
stupid thing to index everything.

You can use this article as your "secret decoder ring".
The Indexing Options uses at least one three letter acronym
(CSC), and I didn't have a clue what that was. This article
decodes some of those for you.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...=vs.85%29.aspx

I did the best I could, and my Indexing options still has stuff
in the "Exclude" column.

Paul

DianeLeMasson wrote:

Just got a new computer with windows 8.

Hi. How did you get Outlook Express to run in Windows 8?

I exported my emails/messages into a different email program, not the
one Wins 8 has included. Works fine.

It just may help if you were to name that different email program.

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DianeLeMasson wrote, On 1/12/2014 11:38 PM:
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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If you copied the entire OE Message Store (including Folders.dbx) and
imported them into another email program (not the Win8 Mail app) which
email program might that be ?

If you imported OE's message store into another program it's unlikely
the files are in dbx format.


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

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


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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





---
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.

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.

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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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.

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.

--
Bill
Motion Computing LE1700 Tablet ('09 era) - Thunderbird v12
Centrino Core2 Duo L7400 1.5GHz - 2GB RAM - Windows 8 Professional

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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On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:09:11 -0600, BillW50 wrote:

On 1/14/2014 3:33 PM, DianeLeMasson wrote:

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.

Umm, it's basically OE they're talking about, the second worst email program
ever, second only to WLM. What's to be happy about? Oh, wait, CTRL-H! Sorry.

In ,
Char Jackson typed:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:09:11 -0600, BillW50 wrote:

On 1/14/2014 3:33 PM, DianeLeMasson wrote:

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.

Umm, it's basically OE they're talking about, the second worst email
program ever, second only to WLM. What's to be happy about? Oh, wait,
CTRL-H! Sorry.

Actually it isn't Outlook Express and it isn't developed by Microsoft.
It is just if you know how to use OE6, then you shouldn't have any
problems with Outlook Express Classic.

And I don't know why you say that OE is the second worse email program?
As I can find messages much faster and follow any subtopic I choose to
with far more speed with OE than anything else out there.

OTOH, Forte Agent isn't very popular among the masses, even when free.
Forte Agent was also very slow at supporting multiple email accounts. Me
personally I don't care much for the look or menu layouts.

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Motion Computing LE1700 Tablet ('09 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core2 Duo L7400 1.5GHz - 2GB RAM
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 SP2