On 23 June 2010 14:56, Andrew Bryant <and...@brilyant.org> wrote: > A friend has an XP system that no longer boots, and is quite excited at > the thought of installing Ubuntu. > > Ubuntu running from CD-ROM can mount the XP hard drive, and so far as we > can tell most of the filesystem is OK. > > In order to transfer Outlock Express data (both the emails and the > address list) do we need to get the windows system repaired first, or > can we copy the relevant folders across and work some magic in Ubuntu? > > (The info I've found online about changing from OE to > Thunderbird/Evolution assumes the XP system is still working.) > > You should be able to import the data files into Thunderbird if you can get them out of the Windows file system. The files should be in drive:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook. Mail should be in the .pst file or files and address books in the .pab and .oab files.
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