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Thread ID: 42500	2004-02-12 23:07:00	Outlook Express Backups	garyasta (1151)	Press F1

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214964	2004-02-12 23:07:00	I have recently had a system crash and am trying to rebuild my systems. I have OE6 and find that the backup of email and address data that i had on CD will not be accepted by OE, even after trying 'import', etc. Currently i am using the database that loaded from the OS, etc reinstall. Is there an other way to transfer the files? I have tried 'drag and drop' to OE in 'Program Files' which transfers the files but they do not get recognised and displayed when I load up OE. Another problem that has shown up, is that when I attempt to send an email, I get a 'MS Works' window popping up and asking me to load up the 'MS Works' disk. This i have to cancell out before the message will be sent. Cheers Gary	garyasta (1151)
214965	2004-02-12 23:20:00	Try loading the backups to a temp folder on the hard drive and removing the Read Only attribute from the files before importing them into OE. Post back with your results.	Fire-and-Ice (3910)
214966	2004-02-13 00:03:00	Hi Many thanks for that. It has done the job. However, when I try to do the same for the '.wab' folder of addresses, the file does not display in the 'import' window when I open up the 'temp' folder that I have copied it to. On checking the file properties, the 'read only' box is not checked. Cheers Gary	garyasta (1151)
214967	2004-02-13 00:26:00	Glad to hear that you got that one sorted out. ;-) No idea why your wab file won't show in the temp folder but if you do a search on your hard drive for *.wab files to locate the OE .wab file all you need do is copy your backed up wab file to the same folder to replace it. Note that if you are using WinXP you may find more than one wab file but the one you want will be in your username's folder. You may also need to enable "show hidden files and folders" in both Win Explorer and the search box. If you need more help just ask. :-)	Fire-and-Ice (3910)
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