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01-24-2009
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| | Re: Dire need to restore Winmail.fol folders to Outlook Express On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:55:36 -0600, DiamondJim <DiamondJim.3miqg3@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > I don't know if this is the correct forum for this or not - but here > goes. > > I had to reformat and decided to go back to XP Pro, exported my Windows > Mail folders and forgot to export in Outlook Express format. They are > all on my data drive as winmail.fol. I've searched the web till I'm > exhausted to find a way to import the folders into Outlook Express with > no luck. I have hundreds of saved emails in these folder and some are > extremely important to me. > > I saved my contacts with no problem and have imported them correctly. > > Does anyone on this forum know how to import the .fol folders into OE? Burn your files to a CD and take them to the computer of a friend who runs Vista. Load them there, then export them in Outlook Express format and burn the results to a CD. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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01-24-2009
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| | Re: Dire need to restore Winmail.fol folders to Outlook Express I need to do the same but the only export option I find is to windows mail or exchange. Please expand on how to save in OE format. thanks "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:tkhmn4hri8esrslafm4so3mbo7ttp6gpsi@xxxxxx Quote: > On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:55:36 -0600, DiamondJim > <DiamondJim.3miqg3@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Quote: >> I don't know if this is the correct forum for this or not - but here >> goes. >> >> I had to reformat and decided to go back to XP Pro, exported my Windows >> Mail folders and forgot to export in Outlook Express format. They are >> all on my data drive as winmail.fol. I've searched the web till I'm >> exhausted to find a way to import the folders into Outlook Express with >> no luck. I have hundreds of saved emails in these folder and some are >> extremely important to me. >> >> I saved my contacts with no problem and have imported them correctly. >> >> Does anyone on this forum know how to import the .fol folders into OE? > > Burn your files to a CD and take them to the computer of a friend who > runs Vista. Load them there, then export them in Outlook Express > format and burn the results to a CD. > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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