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| Charlie Pridham 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| Is it possible to copy the emails in folders for transfer to another
computer like you can with the address book? (win 98)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
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| David in Normandy 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| Charlie Pridham says...
> Is it possible to copy the emails in folders for transfer to another
> computer like you can with the address book? (win 98)
>
Yes, but you need to be more specific about what email
software you use? If you use Outlook Express it is easy and
will explain if that is what you use?
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David in Normandy. DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.
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| Mary Fisher 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
|
"David in Normandy" <DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr> wrote in message
news:MPG.225dc69c762a621c98985f@news.wanadoo.fr...
> Charlie Pridham says...
>
> Yes, but you need to be more specific about what email
> software you use? If you use Outlook Express it is easy and
> will explain if that is what you use?
I'd like to know ... please
Mary
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| Charlie Pridham 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| In article <MPG.225dc69c762a621c98985f@news.wanadoo.fr>,
DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr says...
> Charlie Pridham says...
>
> Yes, but you need to be more specific about what email
> software you use? If you use Outlook Express it is easy and
> will explain if that is what you use?
>
Sorry, yes I still OE but I am trying to transfer from win98 over to
vista which has windows mail (looks the same!) and no I can not network
could before vista but not now
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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
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| David in Normandy 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| Charlie Pridham says...
> In article <MPG.225dc69c762a621c98985f@news.wanadoo.fr>,
> DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr says...
> Sorry, yes I still OE but I am trying to transfer from win98 over to
> vista which has windows mail (looks the same!) and no I can not network
> could before vista but not now
>
Ahh! You've got me now. I think Vista uses something
different for email? To transfer OE mail between other
windows versions is easy. Hopefully someone else will
explain what is involved with Vista.
--
David in Normandy. DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.
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| David in Normandy 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| Mary Fisher says...
>
> "David in Normandy" <DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:MPG.225dc69c762a621c98985f@news.wanadoo.fr...
>
> I'd like to know ... please
>
> Mary
>
>
>
OK. I'll post a how to shortly. I'm just about to have my
tea now ... and the very first crop of our asparagus
planted three years ago.
--
David in Normandy. DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.
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| David in Normandy 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| Mary Fisher says...
>
> "David in Normandy" <DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:MPG.225dc69c762a621c98985f@news.wanadoo.fr...
>
> I'd like to know ... please
>
> Mary
>
>
>
OK. First thing to do is create a "dummy" mail folder on
the computer you want to transfer the folder to.
To do this, run Outlook Express on the TARGET pc, then
Click File > New > Folder
Give it the name that you want the new folder to be called
e.g. "Archive" (it can always be renamed later if needed).
Then go into your inbox and COPY any email from there to
your new folder. This step is important because it forces
OE to create a new file for your new folder. Now close the
OE program. This is important too.
Next, run OE on the other PC. You need to know where it
stores its email files/folders. So click:
Tools > Options > Maintenance (tab) > Store Folder
By default the folder is in a ridiculous long path
including an identity. Run Windows Explorer and navigate to
the folder specified above. In there you will find several
email files including inbox.dbx, sent items.dbx and
possibly others. Copy the file you want to transfer to a
memory stick etc and (importantly) rename the file to the
name of the folder you created on the other computer e.g.
"Archive". Leave the file extension unchanged at dbx (if it
is visible).
You need to find out where the target pc stores its emails
in the same was as above Tools > Options etc...
Copy the new file (Archive.dbx) into that directory
replacing the dummy copy of the file we created earlier.
Job done. Start Outlook Express on the target machine and
the new folder and all the emails in it will appear.
If you get stuck feel free to ask here or by private email
but remember to include the word FROG on the subject line
to get past my spam filter.
--
David in Normandy. DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.
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| Pete C 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| David in Normandy wrote:
> Charlie Pridham says...
>
> Ahh! You've got me now. I think Vista uses something
> different for email? To transfer OE mail between other
> windows versions is easy. Hopefully someone else will
> explain what is involved with Vista.
David,........a question.......What if Charlie installed donor hard drive as
a slave in the recipient machine. Then copied mails to an archive folder by
drag and drop. Would this be possible? 
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Pete C
London UK
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| Pete C 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| Charlie Pridham wrote:
> Is it possible to copy the emails in folders for transfer to another
> computer like you can with the address book? (win 98)
If you can't get a workable answer here, may I suggest posting in
uk.people.silversurfers some clever silvertops in there
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Pete C
London UK
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| David in Normandy 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| Pete C says...
> David in Normandy wrote:
>
> David,........a question.......What if Charlie installed donor hard drive as
> a slave in the recipient machine. Then copied mails to an archive folder by
> drag and drop. Would this be possible?
>
I don't know. I'm avoiding Vista like the plague. I'd heard
that Vista uses something different to OE so I don't even
know if the emails are in a compatible format for transfer.
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David in Normandy. DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.
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| Jeff Layman 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| David in Normandy wrote:
> Mary Fisher says...
>
> OK. First thing to do is create a "dummy" mail folder on
> the computer you want to transfer the folder to.
> To do this, run Outlook Express on the TARGET pc, then
> Click File > New > Folder
> Give it the name that you want the new folder to be called
> e.g. "Archive" (it can always be renamed later if needed).
> Then go into your inbox and COPY any email from there to
> your new folder. This step is important because it forces
> OE to create a new file for your new folder. Now close the
> OE program. This is important too.
>
> Next, run OE on the other PC. You need to know where it
> stores its email files/folders. So click:
> Tools > Options > Maintenance (tab) > Store Folder
> By default the folder is in a ridiculous long path
> including an identity.
Much easier to right-click on the folder in OE and select "Properties". It
will tell you where the folder is.
--
Jeff
(cut "thetape" to reply)
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| David in Normandy 2008-04-02, 1:25 pm |
| Jeff Layman says...
> Much easier to right-click on the folder in OE and select "Properties". It
> will tell you where the folder is.
>
Ooh yes, I've learned something new. I suspect there may be
other ways of transferring emails too, but I've never come
across an alternative (yet). Personally I don't use the
default folder location given in OE, I use one where all my
data and other files are which means emails are
automatically included in my backups.
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David in Normandy. DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.
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| Pete C 2008-04-02, 5:25 pm |
| David in Normandy wrote:
> Pete C says...
>
> I don't know. I'm avoiding Vista like the plague. I'd heard
> that Vista uses something different to OE so I don't even
> know if the emails are in a compatible format for transfer.
Indeed..with XP disappearing completely in June, I've just bought a spare CD
for my next machine
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Pete C
London UK
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| David in Normandy 2008-04-02, 5:25 pm |
| Pete C says...
> David in Normandy wrote:
> Indeed..with XP disappearing completely in June, I've just bought a spare CD
> for my next machine
>
Unfortunately I will have to buy a new computer with Vista
for software testing purposes (I'm a software developer).
However I will be installing Linux Ubuntu on it and
switching over all personal use to that. Microsoft are
already talking of dumping Vista in 2009 with Windows 7
I gather Vista has bombed and nobody wants it.
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David in Normandy. DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.
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| chris French 2008-04-03, 3:25 am |
| In message <MPG.225de576f2545989989863@news.wanadoo.fr>, David in
Normandy <DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr> writes
>Pete C says...
>
>I don't know. I'm avoiding Vista like the plague. I'd heard
>that Vista uses something different to OE so I don't even
>know if the emails are in a compatible format for transfer.
Vista uses what is now called Windows Mail. It has an import facility
for Outlook Express files. It seems straightforward enough.
Basically you copy the files across to the Vista machine and then import
them into Windows Mail.
<http://forums.techguy.org/windows-v...ransfer-mail.ht
ml>
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Chris French
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| Charlie Pridham 2008-04-03, 9:25 am |
| In article <4mb5hvRRyH9HNAbo@blackhole.familyfrench.co.uk>, newspost-c-
002@familyfrench.co.uk says...
> In message <MPG.225de576f2545989989863@news.wanadoo.fr>, David in
> Normandy <DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr> writes
>
> Vista uses what is now called Windows Mail. It has an import facility
> for Outlook Express files. It seems straightforward enough.
>
> Basically you copy the files across to the Vista machine and then import
> them into Windows Mail.
>
> <http://forums.techguy.org/windows-v...ransfer-mail.ht
> ml>
>
OK, thanks everyone. I am now dare I say it a fan of vista! mine after
initial problems due to hardware works very well and is lot faster that
either the machine running 98 or xp, my only gripe is the networking
where it does not see a 98 machine at all. but all my older programes
have worked and I have not had to buy any other software
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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
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| Granity 2008-04-03, 9:25 am |
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'David in Normandy[_7_ Wrote:
> ;782074']Pete C says...[color=blue][i]
> David in Normandy wrote:[color=green][i]
> Pete C says...[color=darkred][i]
> David in Normandy wrote:
> Charlie Pridham says...
> In article MPG.225dc69c762a621c98985f@news.wanadoo.fr,
> DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr says...
> Charlie Pridham says...
> Is it possible to copy the emails in folders for transfer to
> another computer like you can with the address book? (win 98)
>
>
> If all else fails, archive it then send it as an E-Mail attachment to
> yourself and recover it using the Vista M/C
--
Granity
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| David in Normandy 2008-04-03, 1:25 pm |
| Charlie Pridham says...
> OK, thanks everyone. I am now dare I say it a fan of vista!
>
Wash your mouth out with carbolic!!! :-)
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David in Normandy. DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.
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| Martin 2008-04-03, 1:25 pm |
| On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:55:37 +0200, David in Normandy <DavidinNormandy@yahoo.fr>
wrote:
>Charlie Pridham says...
>
>Wash your mouth out with carbolic!!! :-)
Jeyes Fluid!
--
Martin
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| someone 2008-04-03, 5:25 pm |
|
"Charlie Pridham" <charlie@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.225d81d66c4ac920989805@News.Individual.NET...
> Is it possible to copy the emails in folders for transfer to another
> computer like you can with the address book? (win 98)
> --
> Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
> www.roselandhouse.co.uk
> Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
> Lapageria rosea
Why not just pick your desired email then go File > Save As and choose your
desired folder anywhere on your hard drives or partitions. Admittedly you
will have to do this with each email you wish to save, however if you do
this as you go, it will make filing easier. Your emails get saved as *.eml
files in your chosen folder and you can open them any time if you are using
OE.
If you don't have a flash card you could probably WinZip the folder to your
address on the web and then pick it up there for importing to a different
computer.
someone
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