Well John ,, I am out of store bought answers, if you can dbl. click on any *.dbx file (with OE shut down) and it opens OE, then the DBX extension assosiation is OK. Your problem appears to be network related and I know very little about networks. I have found out that OE will not Import from "Removable Media" ,,,, if you still have those files on a floppy, copy them onto your hard disk and try the import again. If it still doesn't work, rename your current Inbox.dbx to Inbox.dbx.old and copy the other Inbox.dbx file into your mail store folder to replace it. ,,,, if this works, we can then combine the two. Bob Hays _________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Stevens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [OE] importing messages from another client machine > That was the first thing I checked. > It seems to be the same for everyone not just me and not just > at our site. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert Hays <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 2:01 AM > Subject: Re: [OE] importing messages from another client machine > > > > WELL ,,,,, That is the same error msg. you get when OE cannot find a .dbx > file. > > OK,, lets check your DBX file extension association: > > > > Dbl. click on the "My Computer" icon on desktop ,,, click on View / Folder > Options / File Types tab,, scroll down the list > > to "DBX File" ,,, Opens with: should have MSIMN > > 1. Upper right ,, click on "Edit" > > under "Actions" should be "open" ,,, click on it ,, then click on > "Edit" > > 2. In the window for "Application used to perform action:" should be > "C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" ,,, > > including quotes > > > > If this is not what is in there, browse to where MSIMN.EXE is stored ,, > click on it ,, do what is needed to enter it into > > the window. Be sure the entry includes the quotes. ,,, OK all the way out > and try again. > > Lets see where this takes us. > > Bob Hays > > _________________________________ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Stevens" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 11:34 AM > > Subject: Re: [OE] importing messages from another client machine > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > Thanks for your reply, I have done exactly that but still the same error > message as when trying to access > > > over the network. > > > It says the following: > > > No messages can be found in this folder or another application is > running that > > > has required files open. > > > Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have > files open. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > John Stevens > > > MAM Software Ltd > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Robert Hays <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:48 PM > > > Subject: Re: [OE] importing messages from another client machine > > > > > > > > > > John ,,,, I don't exactly understand why you can Import the address > book and not the msg.'s. One thing you might try > > is > > > > to copy the folders to be imported on to a floppy and insert the > floppy into the machine to be Imported into and > > Import > > > > from there. > > > > The files you want to copy are: > > > > 1. Inbox.dbx > > > > 2. Sent Items.dbx > > > > > > > > During the Import process, be sure to select the "Import mail from an > OE5 store directory" option, then navigate to > > the > > > > disk drive. > > > > The problem you may be having now is you may not be selecting the > correct mail store folder, if the Import process > > > > does not find a .dbx file, you will get an error msg. and the > import will stall. > > > > Keep us posted if you need more help. > > > > Bob Hays > > > > _________________________________ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "John Stevens" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:00 AM > > > > Subject: [OE] importing messages from another client machine > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me or give me a link that can show me how > > > > > to import messages form another machine on the network. > > > > > I shared the the outlook express folder within the identities root > > > > > but it will not let me access the folder over the network when > finding > > > > > it via the import location. I know I am doing something wrong but my > mind has gone blank. > > > > > I can import address books fine but am having a problem with the > messages. There are some people that > > > > > have moved around the office and I have set up the mail accounts > fine but obviously > > > > > they want there messages from their inbox and sent items folder. > > > > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > John Stevens > > > > > MAM Software Ltd > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > > > > > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > > > > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > > > > > > > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > > > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > > > > > > > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm >