"WadeBart" wrote:

> I get the following error when I try to import my Outlook Express email into
> Windows Mail. I'm trying to import from from the folder that has all the
> *.dbx files
>
> "No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running
> that has the required files open. Please select another folder or try
> closing applications that may have files open."

"bill" <bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "WadeBart" wrote:
>
>> I get the following error when I try to import my Outlook Express email
>> into
>> Windows Mail. I'm trying to import from from the folder that has all the
>> *.dbx files
>>
>> "No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
>> running
>> that has the required files open. Please select another folder or try
>> closing applications that may have files open."

See
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
especially the part about the path, which WinMail tends to mess up.

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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