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I think I have it figured out but will have to laplink over the DBX files
since they are so large. Thank all this got me on the right track. One note
I had to activate show hidden files to find the DBX location under Win2000
which were in a much different location.
don ewers
----- Original Message -----
From: "NHBob" <rehhrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Don Ewers" <dbewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega List"
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: OE5


> far as I can tell, have 2 choices; export the messages from old system, to
> floppy or zip disk, then import on new system.  Alternative, move to OE
5.5,
> which will import prior OE5 messages directly, although you have to point
> the way usually.  Search for the *.DBX files, in W2K they are in a subdir
of
> Documents and Settings I believe.
> No expert I, just had to go thru it when  version of WinPoet coupled with
> Netscape was installed on my system as part of a DSL setup.  Uninstalling
> both trashed much of my mail system.
>
> NHBob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Ewers" <dbewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 11:33 AM
> Subject: OE5
>
>
> > I am trying to import email messages from one laptop to an older laptop
to
> > newer machine.
> >
> > Exporting then importing the address book went fine but I am having
> > difficulty getting any messages to move.
> >
> > Has anyone else done this that could walk me through?
> >
> > When I do export, messages I get a window that says this will export
from
> OE
> > to Outlook or Microsoft express (no choice), then a window comes up that
> > says choose profile. Their is "windows Messaging Setting" automatically
> > there, then a window that says selected folders you want to export from
> OE.
> > All is automatically selected, when I say ok it exports them but does
not
> > say to where. I found them under  Programs , Windows messaging, clicking
> > that it opens a window and the messages can be see, I then did a save as
> > (say inbox, since I was going to do each folder at a time). I saved them
> to
> > disc.
> >
> > When I take the disc to the other machine is where I have the import
> > problem, saying I have no profiles??
> > don ewers
> >
> >
>





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