A problem in OE 6 - can't import messages anymore [Outlook Express]

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From: carlos on 2 Feb 2010 18:47

"Zac Thompson" <ZThompson0901(a)microsoft.com> escribi� en el mensaje
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> "William Thompson" <WThompson09(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uJwEvEVnKHA.1552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
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>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message
>> news:6AE617CE-4BC5-4592-A446-C9C4F5573973(a)microsoft.com...
>>> Hi Ron,
>>>
>>> Corruption of folders.dbx would not affect browsing to the folder to
>>> import messages. The path sometimes when one browses in WinMail (see
>>> www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx) gets messed up and so the actual path has to
>>> be specified so that the files show up.
>>>
>>> How about if you move all the files to another simple directory such as
>>> C:\messages. Then File | Import | Messages and choose OE6 format and
>>> then specify import from a directory and then browse to C:\messages.
>>> See if that works.
>>>
>>> steve
>>>
>>> "Ron Hirsch" <ronhirsch1439(nospam)@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:O$w4NbPmKHA.3972(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> Steve,
>>>>
>>>> I do thank you for all the info you and others have offered.
>>>>
>>>> I do have a general question re the "folders.dbx" file. If that file
>>>> were indeed corrupted, would that still block the ability to browse for
>>>> a path in the Import Messages window?
>>>>
>>>> I would seem to me that if it were corrupt, the system would not
>>>> recognize that until one had selected the path/folder it was in. but if
>>>> one is unable to see a folder tree and select that (or any other)
>>>> folder, how would Windows know the file was corrupted until one tried
>>>> to use it?
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>> +++++++++++++++++
>>>>
>>>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:DCA9C887-B465-46D3-A41F-56A081C13926(a)microsoft.com...
>>>>> Yes, its quite possible folders.dbx is corrupted. Alternatively the
>>>>> actual path that OE is loading for the directory of dbx files could be
>>>>> wrong, as it often is when importing in Winmail (see the import steps
>>>>> for Winmail at www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm)
>>>>>
>>>>> It could be something else as well, but since he doesn't wish to
>>>>> pursue it, we can just drop it.
>>>>>
>>>>> steve
>>>>>
>>>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer(a)nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OcgQxy5lKHA.1540(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Steve,
>>>>>> Hidden, system files is a problem when you are looking in Windows
>>>>>> Explorer for the OE message store. I did not know that it could be a
>>>>>> problem when using OE import.
>>>>>> The files will not display if folders.dbx is missing. Is it possible
>>>>>> the folders.dbx is corrupted?
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:B174A101-C5C6-4F6E-A5B0-DF6B3E737D92(a)microsoft.com...
>>>>>>> The files are hidden so you have to enable showing hidden files and
>>>>>>> folders. Its possible you may also need to show protected and OS
>>>>>>> files to see them. Check Control Panel | Folder Options | View.
>>>>>>> Also if searching you need to include hidden files and folders in
>>>>>>> the advanced search properties.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> steve
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Ron Hirsch" <ronhirsch1439(nospam)@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:OMTlJWqlKHA.2780(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Hi Steve,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No, they're not read-only.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My problem was not the inability to import a selected file(s), but
>>>>>>>> the inability to get anything at all to display in the browser
>>>>>>>> window to point to the path/folders involved.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ron
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:eHMUIHqlKHA.2680(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> Make sure the files are not read only. OE won't import from read
>>>>>>>>> only files.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You can manually import also. See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> steve
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

From: scotty jennings on 23 Feb 2010 21:37

"Petar Petrovic" <neko(a)micrcoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Ron Hirsch" <ronhirsch1439(nospam)@comcast.net> pisao u poruci diskusione
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>> Hi Bruce,
>>
>> Creating a new identity did not change anything. The import window was
>> still totally blank when it came up and I tried to import all the message
>> files.
>>
>> This machine will be relegated to my number 2 spot shortly, as I am
>> starting work on my new system. So I may just ignore this problem.
>>
>> I see that Windows Live Mail can be used in XP. Do you think it's worth
>> switching over to it?? Of course, my new machine will be using Windows 7
>> Pro 64 bit, and will certainly use Windows Live Mail.
>>
>> Can Windows Live Mail import all my messages from OE6? And when Windows
>> Mail is installed in XP, does that remove OE6? Or can one choose to
>> revert back to OE6 if desired? I would hope that this is like the
>> situation in browsers. One can have several installed, and choose the one
>> to be the default.
>>
>> Ron Hirsch
>>
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>>
>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam(a)mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:OqXC6uhlKHA.4408(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> OE is part of IE6, not IE8. Create a new identity and see if you can
>>> import the messages there, If you can, import all your messages and dump
>>> the current identity.
>>> --
>>> Bruce Hagen
>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ron Hirsch" <ronhirsch1439(nospam)@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:uqsNzphlKHA.6096(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> My system C drive on my main machine failed the other day with a
>>>> refusal to even have any OS recognized. So I replaced it, and restored
>>>> an image from True Image from the recent past.
>>>>
>>>> Apparently there was some small corruptions in that image. And I have a
>>>> strange situation in Outlook Express 6.
>>>>
>>>> All works well, except for when I click on FILE>IMPORT>MESSAGES to
>>>> import some dbx files from the past, or another machine running OE6. I
>>>> have these DBX files stored in a folder on my main machine, and the
>>>> import has always worked very nicely.
>>>>
>>>> But now, when the import screen comes up, it is totally blank - nothing
>>>> in it.
>>>>
>>>> I know a work around to do the import. But I'd prefer it it worked
>>>> normally. I can create a new folder in LOCAL FOLDERS, and name it to
>>>> what I'd like. Then I can go into my DBX archive folder, pick a DBX
>>>> file, and rename it to what I just created in my OE. Then replace the
>>>> new blank folder with the folder from the archive, by just overwriting
>>>> it. That does work - I tried it, and it still does work OK.
>>>>
>>>> I clicked on FILE>IMPORT>ADDRESS BOOK, and a "good:|" window did show
>>>> there.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to "repair" OE6? I am running IE8, so some of the
>>>> suggestions I've seen won't work, as they imply that OE is part of IE,
>>>> and I don't want to mess with OE8.
>>>>
>>>> Ron Hirsch
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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From: scotty jennings on 27 Feb 2010 20:22

"carlos" <carlosama18(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Zac Thompson" <ZThompson0901(a)microsoft.com> escribi� en el mensaje
> news:%2384NYEenKHA.5520(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "William Thompson" <WThompson09(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:uJwEvEVnKHA.1552(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message
>>> news:6AE617CE-4BC5-4592-A446-C9C4F5573973(a)microsoft.com...
>>>> Hi Ron,
>>>>
>>>> Corruption of folders.dbx would not affect browsing to the folder to
>>>> import messages. The path sometimes when one browses in WinMail (see
>>>> www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx) gets messed up and so the actual path has
>>>> to be specified so that the files show up.
>>>>
>>>> How about if you move all the files to another simple directory such as
>>>> C:\messages. Then File | Import | Messages and choose OE6 format and
>>>> then specify import from a directory and then browse to C:\messages.
>>>> See if that works.
>>>>
>>>> steve
>>>>
>>>> "Ron Hirsch" <ronhirsch1439(nospam)@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:O$w4NbPmKHA.3972(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Steve,
>>>>>
>>>>> I do thank you for all the info you and others have offered.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do have a general question re the "folders.dbx" file. If that file
>>>>> were indeed corrupted, would that still block the ability to browse
>>>>> for a path in the Import Messages window?
>>>>>
>>>>> I would seem to me that if it were corrupt, the system would not
>>>>> recognize that until one had selected the path/folder it was in. but
>>>>> if one is unable to see a folder tree and select that (or any other)
>>>>> folder, how would Windows know the file was corrupted until one tried
>>>>> to use it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron
>>>>> +++++++++++++++++
>>>>>
>>>>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:DCA9C887-B465-46D3-A41F-56A081C13926(a)microsoft.com...
>>>>>> Yes, its quite possible folders.dbx is corrupted. Alternatively the
>>>>>> actual path that OE is loading for the directory of dbx files could
>>>>>> be wrong, as it often is when importing in Winmail (see the import
>>>>>> steps for Winmail at www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It could be something else as well, but since he doesn't wish to
>>>>>> pursue it, we can just drop it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> steve
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer(a)nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:OcgQxy5lKHA.1540(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Steve,
>>>>>>> Hidden, system files is a problem when you are looking in Windows
>>>>>>> Explorer for the OE message store. I did not know that it could be
>>>>>>> a problem when using OE import.
>>>>>>> The files will not display if folders.dbx is missing. Is it
>>>>>>> possible the folders.dbx is corrupted?
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:B174A101-C5C6-4F6E-A5B0-DF6B3E737D92(a)microsoft.com...
>>>>>>>> The files are hidden so you have to enable showing hidden files and
>>>>>>>> folders. Its possible you may also need to show protected and OS
>>>>>>>> files to see them. Check Control Panel | Folder Options | View.
>>>>>>>> Also if searching you need to include hidden files and folders in
>>>>>>>> the advanced search properties.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> steve
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Ron Hirsch" <ronhirsch1439(nospam)@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:OMTlJWqlKHA.2780(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> Hi Steve,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No, they're not read-only.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My problem was not the inability to import a selected file(s), but
>>>>>>>>> the inability to get anything at all to display in the browser
>>>>>>>>> window to point to the path/folders involved.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ron
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:eHMUIHqlKHA.2680(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> Make sure the files are not read only. OE won't import from read
>>>>>>>>>> only files.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You can manually import also. See
>>>>>>>>>> www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> steve
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

From: scotty jennings on 27 Feb 2010 20:35

From: scotty jennings on 27 Feb 2010 21:29

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