lost email folders

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.

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

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AumHa Forums
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.