Need help, Can't find my saved emails

[DAVE SPARKS]

Hi everyone,

I had a lot of important emails saved into different folders in Microsoft
outlook. I was using window 98 second edition at the time. This pass week I
upgraded my system to windows xp and outlook express. I tried to save the
email folders onto a back up disk but couldn't find a way to do it. I saved
the entire Microsoft office folder email included onto a cd. After I had
windows xp and outlook express installed I tried to find my old emails. I
can't find the right folder which holds my emails. Do anyone know how I can
get my old email back???

Thanks for any of your help

Dave Sparkes

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

1) Were you using Outlook or Outlook Express on your Windows 98 PC?
2) If you didn't back up your PST file (for Outlook) or your .dbx
files/folder (for OE), your data was not included in whatever you backed up.
3) How did you install XP - as an upgrade in place, or a new install?

 

[DAVE SPARKS]

(1) I was using Outlook.
(2) Not sure if the PST file or the .dbx was backed up. I saved the entire
Microsoft office folder.
(3) Do you know how I can find the PST or .dbx file or folder?
(4) The XP was a new install.

Thanks for your help

Dave


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[DAVE SPARKS]

Someone must know how to help me out on this one.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

(1) I was using Outlook.
(2) Not sure if the PST file or the .dbx was backed up. I saved the
entire Microsoft office folder.

Neither OE or Outlook data files are stored in the program files folder
(which is a Good Thing).

(3) Do you know how I can find the PST or .dbx file or folder?

Search your hard drive - include hidden/system folders

(4) The XP was a new install.

If you didn't back up your documents&settings folder (where both OE and
Outlook store files by default), the data is probably gone...

Thanks for your help

Dave


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

1) Were you using Outlook or Outlook Express on your Windows 98 PC?
2) If you didn't back up your PST file (for Outlook) or your .dbx
files/folder (for OE), your data was not included in whatever you
backed up. 3) How did you install XP - as an upgrade in place, or a
new install?