A problem in OE 6 - can't import messages anymore
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From: Ron Hirsch on 15 Jan 2010 14:39 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
From: Bruce Hagen on 15 Jan 2010 14:49 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 >
From: Ron Hirsch on 15 Jan 2010 18:39 Hi Bruce, Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a whirl. Ron +++++++++++++++++++ "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
From: Ron Sommer on 15 Jan 2010 18:53 Is folders.dbx included in the folder on the main machine? -- Ron Sommer MS MVP-Mail "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 >
From: Ron Hirsch on 16 Jan 2010 05:36
Hi Ron, Yes, that folder is in my storage folder for all my dbx files. I set a custom store folder, off the C drive on the D drive. This keeps my messages from being impacted anytime I have occasion to restore an earlier image to my C drive, when any "problems" occur. Also, that DBX folder on D is also included in my backup scripts, which also archive all the dbx and loads of other stuff in several other places. Ron Hirsch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Ron Sommer" <rsommer(a)nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message news:%23AkQz3jlKHA.4772(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Is folders.dbx included in the folder on the main machine? > -- > Ron Sommer > MS MVP-Mail |