Want to export Outlook Express Mail Messages

I went to export my mail messages from OE6 but the only options were to
Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange. I don't appear to have these
utilities. Is there any other way to save messages so they can be
re-installed (continue OE where I left off) after a reload of windows?

 

see

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175017/en-us

and

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257173/en-us

 

In SS spewed forth:

Three things come to mind pretty quick...

1) OE backup software (google for it)
2) copy emails to a folder (click and drag)
3) copy the store folder to a CD or other computer drive

If you need detailed instructions for any of the above, just ask

 

I've an interesting problem with OE that I haven't been able to sort out by
Googling. In regard to 2), if I want to drag emails into a folder I've made,
nothing happens. Tried right-click and copy, drag and drop etc. Tried this
on a folder made on C, and external USB drive and even floppy disk.

Any ideas on what I can do to resolve this please?

Tony(UK)

 

In Tony(UK) spewed forth:

That is weird. Have you tried a repair install?
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

 

I've modified the registry exactly as described in the article, Toolman,
rebooted and downloaded IE6. On reboot, Windows asks me if I want to remove
personilsed settings for IE and OE, so it recognises they are 'not
installed'. I run the setup for IE6 and...Setup has detected a newer
version, etc. Setup cannot continue.
Any help or suggestions, or shall I just live with the bloody annoyance?
Thanks alot for replying.

Tony(UK)

 

Your definitive site for OE backup and restore.......

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/

 

Thanks - drag and drop works fine - why didn't I ever think to try that! Of
course you can't drag a folder that does not work but you can multiple
select and drag emails so you could simply duplicate the folder names on
file manager. Also these files drag back fine though you can't do any 'copy
and paste'.

Regarding the store folder - where is that & how do you access it - more
importantly how to get back to OE after it has been relaoded.

 

In SS spewed forth:

The store folder location is shown in OE by clicking on Tools, Options,
Maintenance tab, Store folder button.

When I have to re-format a PC, I copy all the data to a backup drive. Then
after OE is set up, I import the messages back from the backup copy of that
store folder, import the addresses from the backup copy of the address book,
etc. So far, I've never lost anything <g>

 

One problem I found with option 2 is that if the message has the same name
(even though the time and date are different) the latest one tries to
overwrite the earlier one copied

 

In SS spewed forth:

That wouldn't surprise me. Probably a nested folder remedy would be in
order - file by date sort of system if needed.