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08-08-2008
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| | Re: .bak files Keithpix wrote: Quote: > when I went from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail a couple of > months ago I lost saved emails. I still have them stored in the form > of .bak and .dbx files and I've tried to open them with no success. > It asks me to convert .bak files to read them and then it wants my > information on my Microsoft Office...I'm getting nowhere and I want > to have those backed up emails. Can anyone help me? Thank you. Maybe the following article will offer some ideas: Windows Vista - Import messages into Windows Mail from Outlook Express http://tinyurl.com/2kkcmm or http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...7994f1033.mspx -- John Inzer MS Digital Media MVP Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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08-08-2008
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| | Re: .bak files Hi, John - and Keith. That article is for Windows Mail, but the same steps should work for Windows Live Mail. Right? RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@xxxxxx Microsoft Windows MVP (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1) "John Inzer" <oobie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:et-dnffUI97XzAHVnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > Keithpix wrote: Quote: >> when I went from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail a couple of >> months ago I lost saved emails. I still have them stored in the form >> of .bak and .dbx files and I've tried to open them with no success. >> It asks me to convert .bak files to read them and then it wants my >> information on my Microsoft Office...I'm getting nowhere and I want >> to have those backed up emails. Can anyone help me? Thank you. > Maybe the following article will offer some ideas: > > Windows Vista - > Import messages into Windows > Mail from Outlook Express > http://tinyurl.com/2kkcmm > or > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...7994f1033.mspx > > -- > > John Inzer > MS Digital Media MVP |
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08-09-2008
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| | Re: .bak files Well, not exactly..the method is about the same, but the screen and directions are not... e.g. Step 4 in the KB article is not an available selection(see step 5 below or follow the instructs in the link below) Migrating Messages in Accounts from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com...90CA!219.entry From the Windows Live Mail Support Blog 1) Open Windows Live Mail (close Outlook Express if its currently running) 2) Click on "File" (If you do not see the Menu on the top part of the program, this means it's hidden. In order to see the menu, hit ALT+M and select 'Show all menus') 3) Then click on "Import" and select "Messages" 4) From the new window that popped up, select the program you want to import from 5) If you are importing from Outlook Express 6, and haven't changed the default store location of the folders, click "Next" (if you did change the location of the store folder, please choose the location by clicking the "Browse" button) 6) Click "Next" (keep the default selection of "All folders") 7) Once all the data has been imported, click "Finish" You can view this migrated folder under "Storage Folders" > "Imported Folders" in Windows Live Mail -- ...winston ms-mvp mail "R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:unHaDSW#IHA.4628@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, John - and Keith. > > That article is for Windows Mail, but the same steps should work for Windows Live Mail. Right? > > RC > -- > R. C. White, CPA > San Marcos, TX > rc@xxxxxx > Microsoft Windows MVP > (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1) > > "John Inzer" <oobie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:et-dnffUI97XzAHVnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >> Keithpix wrote: Quote: >>> when I went from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail a couple of >>> months ago I lost saved emails. I still have them stored in the form >>> of .bak and .dbx files and I've tried to open them with no success. >>> It asks me to convert .bak files to read them and then it wants my >>> information on my Microsoft Office...I'm getting nowhere and I want >>> to have those backed up emails. Can anyone help me? Thank you. >> Maybe the following article will offer some ideas: >> >> Windows Vista - >> Import messages into Windows >> Mail from Outlook Express >> http://tinyurl.com/2kkcmm >> or >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...7994f1033.mspx >> >> -- >> >> John Inzer >> MS Digital Media MVP |
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