Outlook Express Backup

I have been trying to backup Outlook Express email and when I try to open the
folder, everything is garbled, numbers or letters, and looks nothing like the
original emails. I am using WordPad to open the email backup folder and I
am not sure if this is the correct program. Can someone tell me what I am
doing wrong and tell me a better way to back up the emails?
Thanks for your help!!!
Sue

Bruce
Sat May 03 16:45:25 PDT 2008

I don't know what folder you are trying to open, but without a special tool,
only Outlook Express can read the dbx files.

I use this:

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

Don't confuse backing up with archiving. Backing up does just that. If
something goes wrong and you lose messages. a backup program like this can
restore them, but they cannot be read from this program.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"EllieSue" <EllieSue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7B247304-1CE9-461E-8DC9-54A19BA688FF@microsoft.com...
>I have been trying to backup Outlook Express email and when I try to open
>the
> folder, everything is garbled, numbers or letters, and looks nothing like
> the
> original emails. I am using WordPad to open the email backup folder and
> I
> am not sure if this is the correct program. Can someone tell me what I
> am
> doing wrong and tell me a better way to back up the emails?
> Thanks for your help!!!
> Sue

Larry
Sat May 03 16:54:49 PDT 2008

Hi EllieSue,

Here is a step-by-step procedure of doing that from Microsoft
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670
or
a good free backup program written my a MS MVP
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/oebackup.html
or
a program that will do it for you for $19.95
http://www.oe-backup.com/

You can't see the messages in Wordpad

Larry
Australia


"EllieSue" <EllieSue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7B247304-1CE9-461E-8DC9-54A19BA688FF@microsoft.com...
I have been trying to backup Outlook Express email and when I try to open
the
folder, everything is garbled, numbers or letters, and looks nothing like
the
original emails. I am using WordPad to open the email backup folder and I
am not sure if this is the correct program. Can someone tell me what I am
doing wrong and tell me a better way to back up the emails?
Thanks for your help!!!
Sue

EllieSue
Sat May 03 19:06:00 PDT 2008

What program will I be able to use to read or "see" my emails?
Sue

"Larry" wrote:

> Hi EllieSue,
>
> Here is a step-by-step procedure of doing that from Microsoft
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670
> or
> a good free backup program written my a MS MVP
> http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/oebackup.html
> or
> a program that will do it for you for $19.95
> http://www.oe-backup.com/
>
> You can't see the messages in Wordpad
>
> Larry
> Australia
>
>
> "EllieSue" <EllieSue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B247304-1CE9-461E-8DC9-54A19BA688FF@microsoft.com...
> I have been trying to backup Outlook Express email and when I try to open
> the
> folder, everything is garbled, numbers or letters, and looks nothing like
> the
> original emails. I am using WordPad to open the email backup folder and I
> am not sure if this is the correct program. Can someone tell me what I am
> doing wrong and tell me a better way to back up the emails?
> Thanks for your help!!!
> Sue
>
>
>

Bruce
Sat May 03 19:18:46 PDT 2008

Create a new identity and just keep them there. You don't have to set up an
account. You should still backup OE daily with a program like OEQB.

You can also save the messages to the Desktop, and if you want, save that to
CD.

Create a folder on your Desktop, then in Outlook Express open the folder
with the messages you want to save. Highlight one message, then Ctrl+A will
highlight them all, (or hold the Ctrl button down while you select only the
messages you want), Now, drag and drop them to the folder on your Desktop.

Now you can copy that folder to a CD and you will be able to read the
messages on the CD by double-clicking on them.

The downside of this is that messages that have the same subject will be
overwritten. To avoid this, purchase:

DBXtract:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"EllieSue" <EllieSue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:07488927-3900-4903-895D-B2DAC83F7117@microsoft.com...
> What program will I be able to use to read or "see" my emails?
> Sue
>
> "Larry" wrote:
>
>> Hi EllieSue,
>>
>> Here is a step-by-step procedure of doing that from Microsoft
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670
>> or
>> a good free backup program written my a MS MVP
>> http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/oebackup.html
>> or
>> a program that will do it for you for $19.95
>> http://www.oe-backup.com/
>>
>> You can't see the messages in Wordpad
>>
>> Larry
>> Australia
>>
>>
>> "EllieSue" <EllieSue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7B247304-1CE9-461E-8DC9-54A19BA688FF@microsoft.com...
>> I have been trying to backup Outlook Express email and when I try to open
>> the
>> folder, everything is garbled, numbers or letters, and looks nothing like
>> the
>> original emails. I am using WordPad to open the email backup folder and
>> I
>> am not sure if this is the correct program. Can someone tell me what I
>> am
>> doing wrong and tell me a better way to back up the emails?
>> Thanks for your help!!!
>> Sue
>>
>>
>>

Steve
Tue May 06 02:55:06 PDT 2008


"Larry" <reply@group.com> wrote in message
news:OKN%23YkXrIHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi EllieSue,
>
> Here is a step-by-step procedure of doing that from Microsoft
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670
> or
> a good free backup program written my a MS MVP
> http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/oebackup.html

The correct location for OEBackup is www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/

I would not trust a 3rd party distributor, who is unauthorized to distribute
the software.

steve

> or
> a program that will do it for you for $19.95
> http://www.oe-backup.com/
>
> You can't see the messages in Wordpad
>
> Larry
> Australia
>
>
> "EllieSue" <EllieSue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B247304-1CE9-461E-8DC9-54A19BA688FF@microsoft.com...
> I have been trying to backup Outlook Express email and when I try to open
> the
> folder, everything is garbled, numbers or letters, and looks nothing like
> the
> original emails. I am using WordPad to open the email backup folder and
> I
> am not sure if this is the correct program. Can someone tell me what I
> am
> doing wrong and tell me a better way to back up the emails?
> Thanks for your help!!!
> Sue
>
>