Hadn't thought of that, but will the fact that the path to the files is
different matter? The HDD from the original PC was drive c: Its now hooked
up to another PC through a usb2 IDE adaptor and is being seen as drive f:


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Can you open OE on the old HDD? If you can, go to Tools | Accounts and
export each account as an iaf file. get them on the new HDD and import
them.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"bill" wrote in message
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Thanks for the advice. All messages duly imported. Account settings will
have to follow!!

I can see the whole HDD. All system files the lot. It would really help
to at least be able to see what accounts were being picked up in the
original OE6. It was being used to pickup multiple email accounts.

Regards.
Bill.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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What exactly *can* you see on this HDD? If only the files in Windows
Explorer, you will probably need to set up the accounts from scratch.

As far as your messages go:

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel |
Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder
Options | View.

The path to the message store will be very similar to this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{Long string of letters & numbers}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express

Copy the *ENTIRE* OE message store folder to a flash drive. (Folders.dbx
must be included). Place this on the Desktop or other location. Open OE
and: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and point to
where you saved it.

Note: I am not sure if messages already on the new HDD will be
overwritten. To be safe, before you import, create new folders in OE
with a name that is not in the backup. Eg: Move all your messages out of
the Inbox so when you import the old Inbox, it won't over write those
messages. You can merge them later.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"bill" wrote in message
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The motherboard on my old PC has blown but the HDD is ok and can be
hooked up to another PC. I would like to import all my OE6 mail and
accounts settings from the recovered HDD onto OE6 on the other PC. Can
anyone point me at a link that documents that process please. All my
searches so far (which I admit have been hasty) are pointing at
slightly different processes.
Thanks for any help.

Bill