If you look at the Outlook express help menu regarding importing messages
from other mail program, it should give you a clue. I'm not using win2k;
however, in Outlook express 5.50, that I'm using with win98, the
instructions are as follows:

"To import messages from other mail programs Using the Outlook Express
Import wizard, you can easily import mail messages from a variety of popular
Internet e-mail programs such as Netscape Communicator and Eudora, as well
as from Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook.

On the File menu, point to Import, and then click Messages.

Select the e-mail program you want to import messages from, and then click
Next.

Verify the location of your messages and then click Next.

Choose All folders to import all the messages and click Next. You can also
choose Selected Folders to import messages from one or more folders.

Click Finish."

Therefore, you should be able to export to Microsoft (Exchange or Outlook),
and then import from the Microsoft (Exchange or Outlook) file.


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I use win2k, OE 5.5 is my email program. The problem is, I recently changed
a harddisk (to replace 2 smaller HDDs), so that I did rebuild my system,
most of stuff I have backup on CDR, but I have a major problem that I want
to transfer my email messages (from my old HDD) to the new HDD.

I know that I can forward them to myself, but there are too many of them, so
that it is not a good idea. I did try copying inbox.dbx and related files to
new HDD, but OE won't work with "old" inbox files (I know win9x will work,
but I use win2k); I also tried to export message, but there is no option I
can export messages to a files (OE told me that export to Outlook or MS
exchange only).


Any solution for this problem?

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