I'll check it out before doing the install. Thank you. Sharyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <lance.b.4u@gmail.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:20 PM Subject: RE: [SR-NEWBIE] Saving Messages in OE to a CD > Sharyn, your OE files are all contained in a ".DBX" file. Again, the > InsideOE site offers help in this area. Read about a handy backup utility > here: > http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/ > And this page offers advice on importing your folders: > http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5 > > Probably, what did occur when you last changed is that you allowed that > service to install a new version of Internet Explorer as part of their > setup. Outlook Express is a component of IE. This could have removed your > ability to "see" your old ".dbx" folders, even though they may have been (or > still are) there. Do a search for "*.dbx" files and see what you find. May > work. > > Lance >