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

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?
--
David in Normandy.
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.

"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
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?

I'd like to know ... please

Mary

In article ,
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)


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
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Charlie Pridham says...
In article ,
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)


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


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.
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.

Mary Fisher says...

"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
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?

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.
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.

Mary Fisher says...

"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
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?

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.
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.

David in Normandy wrote:
Charlie Pridham says...
In article ,
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)


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


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?
--
Pete C
London UK

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
--
Pete C
London UK

Pete C says...
David in Normandy wrote:
Charlie Pridham says...
In article ,
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)


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


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?


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.
--
David in Normandy.
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.

David in Normandy wrote:
Mary Fisher says...

"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
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?

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.

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)

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.

--
David in Normandy.
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.

David in Normandy wrote:
Pete C says...
David in Normandy wrote:
Charlie Pridham says...
In article ,
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)


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


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?


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
--
Pete C
London UK

Pete C says...
David in Normandy wrote:
Pete C says...
David in Normandy wrote:
Charlie Pridham says...
In article ,
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)


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


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?


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

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.
--
David in Normandy.
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.

David in Normandy wrote:
Pete C says...
David in Normandy wrote:
Pete C says...
David in Normandy wrote:
Charlie Pridham says...
In article ,
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)


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


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?


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

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.

Yep, W7 is being brought forward as quick as poss. Which will of course need
SP's within 3 months I didn't move to XP until well after SP2.
I still have one box running '98 You know anyone wants a 95 disc, still
sealed? lol
--
Pete C
London UK