alan holmes wrote:
:: In attemptng to preserve some of my files during a breakdown I
:: used a backup programme which produced some files labeled .dbx.
::
These are used by outlook express..inbox .dbx uk.rec.gardening .dbx etc
etc...they are to let OE know which messages you have read and which are
highlighted etc.

:: For some inexplicable reason I am unable to restore them to the
:: original places, but it would be helpful if I could see what is in
:: them and perhaps get them ito a folder where I can see them and
:: work on them.

you can view them as text but they are a garbled mess...there is a free
trial here of a mail repair programme, for OE6
http://mail-repair.com/
this will allow you to reinstall your .dbx files
::
:: And, how can I get the spell checker to work?

AFAIK it's part of M$ office, mine doesn't werk since uninstalling office
:-p
::
:: I'm using win xp home, if it makes a difference.
::