18-10-2006
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         On the old machine, the easiest way to locate Outlook Express' email store
         is to ask Outlook Express. Fire it up, and then in Tools, Options, on the
         Maintenance tab there's a button labeled Store Folder. Click that, and it
         will tell you the folder containing your email folder.
         
         Copy the entire contents of that directory to a floppy, CD-ROM or share on
         your network.
         
         The address book we handle a little differently. Open up the address book,
         either from the accessories menu item on your Start menu, or by pressing
         Ctrl+Shift+B in Outlook Express. In the address book, select File, Export,
         and click on Address Book (WAB).... You can now select a location and
         filename for your address book to be placed. Again, you can copy it to
         floppy, CD-ROM or to a share on your network.
         
         Fire up Outlook Express on the new machine, and we'll just reverse the
         process.
         
         Select File, Import, Messages.... Choose Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and
         press Next. Select Import mail from an OE6 store directory and press Next.
         Now on the next screen Browse to the location that you've placed the message
         store we saved from your old machine. Import, and your messages should now
         be transferred.
         
         Note: if you've copied your mail folders to a CD-R, you'll need to first
         copy them to your local hard disk, and then unmark them from being read-only
         before you import. OE will not open read-only folders.
         
         The process for the address book is similar - even simpler. File, Import,
         Address Book..., select the address book we exported above, and import.
         
         Finally, you'll want to configure your email accounts in Outlook Express to
         access your email account from your ISP.