Outlook Express: easy way to keep old emails on new system?

[TwoRails]

I'm switching to XP Pro from Win 98.2. I can boot from either, but by swapping HDs.

I want to keep all my email -- thousands of them in numerious folders -- but I'm not sure of an easy way to do this...

I was originally thinking of just copying over the files (which has worked for me in the past) but there is just too much data and would take longer than I want to spend on it...

Any ideas for speeding this up??

Thanks !!

[DrZaius]

Hi TwoRails,

Just copy over and import the mail folder(s) as decribed here. Hope this helps.

[Force Flow]

Wait, are you dual booting or changing O/S's?

C:\windows\Application Data\Identities\{long number}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Just copy all of the files from this location on 98SE to the same location on winXP. Then in XP, go into outlook, file > import > messages > (Outlook version) > browse > import all

C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book
Follow the same basic steps for importing your address book.

Hope this helps

If you are dual booting, there are a few other things that you would need to do.

[TwoRails]

Hi DrZaius and Force Flow,

Thanks!! That looks just like what I need!! I printed it out and will give it a try when I can.

No not dual-booting. I have a HD tray so I can slide out either "system" at will. Since I'm doing my personal build in my spare time, I figured this way was the easiest.

For my "normal" system, I slid the Win98.2 drive in. When I want to work on my "new" system, I slid the XP Pro drive in. I don't have much running yet on the new system. Just Internet access, standard Windows stuff, printer, video, and sound. Don't have *any* programs loaded yet!

Thanks for the tips!!

TwoRails

[Confused]

Here is a easy way to back it all up. Might be a good thing to do with that many emails.
http://www.iopus.com/guides/oe-backup.htm
Chas

[TwoRails]

Thanks Confused! Some good reading and links there.

TwoRails