Retreiving Outlook express messages

[yellohut]

Windows must have been corrupted on my computer, as I can't get it to boot properly. I installed a fresh copy on another hard drive, and slaved my original. Now, I'm trying to get me Outlook Express Email and Settings off the original Hard Drive, but I don't know where or how they're saved.

[glc]

Settings can't be recovered unless you previously exported them to an .iaf file. The address book is a .wab file, the mail folders are a bunch of .dbx files, location is dependent on what version of Windows you have - but they will always be under an Identities folder. The address book can be directly imported with the wizard, so can the mailboxes when you find them - you use the import wizard and choose from a store directory.

[Statica]

I'd recommend the following ..
create the identities and mail accounts (this will have to be done manually) on your new Outlook express.
Go to Tools > Options > Maintenance > store folder button and note down the location you are using (lets call it C:\blah\)
Close Outlook express
Do a search on your old drive's windows partition for *.dbx; they should likely lead you to all the mailboxes.
Copy the files from that folder into your C:\blah\

You can do the same for the windows address book file. Replace any .wab file from the new drive with one that you find from the old one.

HTH

[govigov]

i got a doubt...

i got a cust today who wants to change the email client from Outlook express to another mailbox.

i exported the emails and stuff in csv code.. but there are no time or date stamps on it... how do i go about getting the time and date stamps on it?

[glc]

Can you be more specific as to which other program you want to export it to?

[govigov]

ooops .. it is called the total access mailbox from earthlink.

[glc]

That's going to be difficult - TA is webmail. Why not just integrate OE into the TA task panel? You still get all the filtering.