From: someone@microsoft.com   
      
   I used e-backup  its free and it worked perfectly   
   just back it all up and than restore on the new machine   
      
      
      
   "relic"  wrote in message   
   news:x4SXf.23886$w86.15707@tornado.socal.rr.com...   
   > Chris F. wrote:   
   >>  I recently bought a new machine with Windows XP Pro, and I'm   
   >> wondering how I can transfer my Outlook Express files (saved   
   >> messages) from the hard drive of my old Win98 machine. In Win98, the   
   >> files are of course located in the WINDOWS\ALLUSERS.... directory, it   
   >> used to be as simple as copying the entire directory to a CD-R. But   
   >> WinXP doesn't have that directory, and I can't determine where it   
   >> even stores the saved messages or user information for OE.   
   >>  Is there any way to do this?   
   >   
   > Easiest way is to just use OE's Import function. Import from an OE6 Store   
   Directory, not an   
   > Identity.   
   >   
   > XP's OE6 Store Directory is:   
   > C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Local Settings\Application   
   > Data\Identities\{12EF-long_number-10EC}\Microsoft\Outlook Express   
   >   
   > Different location for each account.   
   >   
   > --   
   > They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.   
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