Outlook Express help needed

[winker12]

My computer came with an 80 gb harddrive that I replaced with a 250gb 2 years ago. The 250 failed so I purchased a 320gb to replace it. I installed the original 80gb as the master and slaved the new hd. I then used Acronis to make a copy of the 80gb drive to the new drive. I then made the new drive the master and tried the bad 250 gb drive as the slave. It worked! But when I open outllook, it has emails from 2 years ago. I went to the slave drive (e) and found outlook express in the program files and it looks the same-old messages and some email addresses missing from the interim 2 years. Where are those messages and adresses and how do I get them back? I tried to import/export from within outlook but it didn't work.

[glc]

Messages are stored in the documents and settings structure.

Docs and settings\username\local settings\application data\identities\a bunch of numbers and letters\microsoft\outlook express. The .dbx files are your mail folders, and you can import those using the import wizard, import from a store directory.

The address book is easier to find - docs and settings\username\application data\microsoft\address book - the .wab file is your address book.

You MUST enable display of hidden and system files to find them - and I also recommend you unhide extensions of known file types. This is done in folder options, view.

[winker12]

Thanks.
I tried the file wizard but I get to a point where I couldn't find an option to import from the slave drive. It asked to import from another computer, or a network, and I couldn't figure it out.
I'll mess around because I see the files so it's just a matter of moving the right ones. GLC,
I know I probably messed this up by copying my older drive to the new one. Theres a bunch of files, programs, etc. that are on the slave drive that I'd like to get over to the new one. Is there an easy way to do this? I started moving a few things but there's many more. What I'd like to do is move what I need over then wipe the slave clean.

[glc]

File
Import -> Messages
Microsoft Outlook Express 6
Import mail from a OE6 store directory
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Find the folder as I've already indicated. It's a standard Explorer tree that should show all your drives. The old drive you are trying to find messages on will NOT be the "C" drive.