Anyone know how to 'bodge' export of Outlook Express Messages?? I'm loading a new PC and can't use a P2P connection (no Ethernet on the old, no COM port on the new(Ye gods!!!)). I get an error (fault with MAPI process) when I try to export to disc on the old machine: and new machine will not import from a disc containing all the .dbx files, nor will it recognise them if I copy to the approriate "....identities....." Directory.

Hmm.... stumped

Phil

 

Don't know if you have tried this but anyway,

copy the .dbx files to a cd then copy from cd to a directory on the new pc, then import from here into the fresh install of outlook.

 

That ^ worked for me but only for Inbox; Sent Items were lost.

 

Thanks chaps.... I'll give those a go tomorrow. Another possibility is, that I need to set up the (old) folder structure (manually) in the new OE6 (thereby creating the DBX folders) and 'associating' the application with them, and then replacing?

Phil

 

That should work. I usually copy all the .dbx files to a folder called e-mails on my d:\ drive. I then then just point Outlook (Express) at that folder as the default location for mail. Works for me.


M