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I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on
my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under StartControl PanelFolder OptionsView. References: Backup & Restore OE Data http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx OE Files & Settings http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/index.htm Importing OE Data http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5 http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx OE Freebie Backup http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff (Please read the caveats about Outlook Express) http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP Are You Ready for WinXP SP2? http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx WinXP SP2 Release Notes http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;835935 AumHa Forums http://forum.aumha.org Gregg Strand wrote: I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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Open Windows Explorer
Tools | Folder Options | Views tab Select "Show all files" Uncheck "Hide file extensions for known file types" Click Apply then OK Now search for Inbox.dbx "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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Pa & DGuess,
I already had set up to Show all Files and had unchecked "Hide file extensions for known file types." Pa, I'm going to start reading some of the links you sent. Thanks. "DGuess" wrote in message ... Open Windows Explorer Tools | Folder Options | Views tab Select "Show all files" Uncheck "Hide file extensions for known file types" Click Apply then OK Now search for Inbox.dbx "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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When I try to access my old system drive where my email folers are at
C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings, I get an error message. When I right click the Local Settings folder I see that it's a hidden file so I uncheck the box but I get another error message not allowing me to do this. Since I am the only person using the computer and am the only administrator that's ever been on either drive, I don't know why this is happening. Any ideas? "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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And the error message is...?
Gregg Strand wrote: When I try to access my old system drive where my email folers are at C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings, I get an error message. When I right click the Local Settings folder I see that it's a hidden file so I uncheck the box but I get another error message not allowing me to do this. Since I am the only person using the computer and am the only administrator that's ever been on either drive, I don't know why this is happening. Any ideas? "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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Error message when I click on Local Settings:
C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings is not accessible. Access denied. "PA Bear" wrote in message ... And the error message is...? Gregg Strand wrote: When I try to access my old system drive where my email folers are at C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings, I get an error message. When I right click the Local Settings folder I see that it's a hidden file so I uncheck the box but I get another error message not allowing me to do this. Since I am the only person using the computer and am the only administrator that's ever been on either drive, I don't know why this is happening. Any ideas? "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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Do you have the requisite permissions to access C:\Documents and
settings\User\Local Settings? Are you logged on as Administrator? Are the contents of C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings marked Read Only? References: Backup & Restore OE Data http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx OE Files & Settings http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/index.htm Importing OE Data http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5 http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx OE Freebie Backup http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff (Please read the caveats about Outlook Express) http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm -- ~PA Bear Gregg Strand wrote: Error message when I click on Local Settings: C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings is not accessible. Access denied. "PA Bear" wrote in message ... And the error message is...? Gregg Strand wrote: When I try to access my old system drive where my email folers are at C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings, I get an error message. When I right click the Local Settings folder I see that it's a hidden file so I uncheck the box but I get another error message not allowing me to do this. Since I am the only person using the computer and am the only administrator that's ever been on either drive, I don't know why this is happening. Any ideas? "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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Are you sure that the second XP install was on D:\?
What I don't understand was why you didn't put the old C drive on as D and the new install on the C drive. Or I missed something somewhere. "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... Error message when I click on Local Settings: C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings is not accessible. Access denied. "PA Bear" wrote in message ... And the error message is...? Gregg Strand wrote: When I try to access my old system drive where my email folers are at C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings, I get an error message. When I right click the Local Settings folder I see that it's a hidden file so I uncheck the box but I get another error message not allowing me to do this. Since I am the only person using the computer and am the only administrator that's ever been on either drive, I don't know why this is happening. Any ideas? "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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You may have to "take ownership" of your other drive.
This is what I had to do recently. 1.. Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder you want to take ownership of. 2.. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab. 3.. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab. 4.. In the Change owner to box, click the new owner. 5.. (Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects within the tree, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. -- Kath Adams MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE) Gregg Strand wrote: Error message when I click on Local Settings: C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings is not accessible. Access denied. "PA Bear" wrote in message ... And the error message is...? Gregg Strand wrote: When I try to access my old system drive where my email folers are at C:\Documents and settings\User\Local Settings, I get an error message. When I right click the Local Settings folder I see that it's a hidden file so I uncheck the box but I get another error message not allowing me to do this. Since I am the only person using the computer and am the only administrator that's ever been on either drive, I don't know why this is happening. Any ideas? "Gregg Strand" wrote in message link.net... I bought a new mobo and cpu. I had been running XP Home with no problems on my C drive. I also have a D drive. After replacing the mobo and cpu and trying to boot to my system drive (C) I got a message telling me that XP wouldn't load. I had a few options to choose from, like Load Windows Normally and Safe Mode but nothing worked, I kept going in circles. Finally I gave up and installed a new copy of XP on my D drive. When I finally booted to D and opened Outlook Express I couldn't find my old email folders to import. I searched the C drive but they're not there. I also can't get into my Documents and Settings folders on my C drive. Is that part of the same story? Any ideas what happened to my email folders? Thanks. |
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