DBX File

Can DBX files be looked at directly ?
My reason for asking;
In C:\WINDOWS Opened: Identities OE DBX files.
Wanted to see what was contained in one that looked strange.
D/Ced it and file ID box came up (chose file type), and I checked the
file name, without noting that it was the 'always'. (big mistake ?)
Now all DBX files come up as "Explorer". When D/Ced.

Can this be changed ?

You need a special app to do it, one such program is offered he
http://chattanooga.net/~scochran/oe5faq.htm


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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"dan" wrote in message
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Can DBX files be looked at directly ?
My reason for asking;
In C:\WINDOWS Opened: Identities OE DBX files.
Wanted to see what was contained in one that looked strange.
D/Ced it and file ID box came up (chose file type), and I checked the
file name, without noting that it was the 'always'. (big mistake ?)
Now all DBX files come up as "Explorer". When D/Ced.

Can this be changed ?

Tried. TY !. Can't get to there from here.
Only Chat.Net, then no FAQS page.....

More importantly; will the change of file
association to eExplorer for the DBX files,
screw up OE in any way ? And can it be changed ?

I'm looking 'HOW' to change the association.....

"dan" wrote in message
...

More importantly; will the change of file
association to eExplorer for the DBX files,
screw up OE in any way ? And can it be changed ?

You do not need to change any File Associations
in order to browse an alien DBX file:
1. Note its filepath
2. In OE, create a new folder
and log to it
3. / File / Import
to import contents of the DBX file.
4. When satisfied, you can / Select / Move
particular emails; and then / Delete the folder.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

If you're familiar with Registry editing, you can go to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and delete the entire ".dbx" key (note the leading
period.)

That will remove the association you created. But that association is only a
nuisance, nothing more. Just means that when you d-click the file directly,
it will try to use Explorer. Doesn't affect OE operations.

--

Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.org/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.org/articles/security.htm
"Roll Your Own Free Security Suite"
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Roll_your...Security_Suite

dan wrote:
Tried. TY !. Can't get to there from here.
Only Chat.Net, then no FAQS page.....

More importantly; will the change of file
association to eExplorer for the DBX files,
screw up OE in any way ? And can it be changed ?

I'm looking 'HOW' to change the association.....

TY ! Don, Gary ) So.....If nothing else goes wrong here
in puterland from now till Christmas;
I'm taking this oppertunity to wish you guys and the rest
who share thier knowledge, with us (civillians as compared to code guys, ha)

A Happy and Joyous Holiday Season .....

Happy Holidays, Dan.

--

Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.org/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.org/articles/security.htm
"Roll Your Own Free Security Suite"
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Roll_your...Security_Suite

dan wrote:
TY ! Don, Gary ) So.....If nothing else goes wrong here
in puterland from now till Christmas;
I'm taking this oppertunity to wish you guys and the rest
who share thier knowledge, with us (civillians as compared to code
guys, ha)

A Happy and Joyous Holiday Season .....

Same to you & everyone not on Santa's naughty list: Happy Holiday.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"dan" wrote in message
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| TY ! Don, Gary ) So.....If nothing else goes wrong here
| in puterland from now till Christmas;
| I'm taking this oppertunity to wish you guys and the rest
| who share thier knowledge, with us (civillians as compared to code
guys, ha)
|
| A Happy and Joyous Holiday Season .....
|
|

Tried that just for interest, Ron, and apparently the link is bad:

"Not Found
The requested URL /~scochran/oe5faq.htm was not found on this server."

Ron Badour wrote:
You need a special app to do it, one such program is offered he
http://chattanooga.net/~scochran/oe5faq.htm


--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"dan" wrote in message
...
Can DBX files be looked at directly ?
My reason for asking;
In C:\WINDOWS Opened: Identities OE DBX files.
Wanted to see what was contained in one that looked strange.
D/Ced it and file ID box came up (chose file type), and I checked the
file name, without noting that it was the 'always'. (big mistake ?)
Now all DBX files come up as "Explorer". When D/Ced.

Can this be changed ?

Hi Bill

Strange--I tried the link before I made the post and it worked. Still not
working right now so must be a server problem or something.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
Tried that just for interest, Ron, and apparently the link is bad:

"Not Found
The requested URL /~scochran/oe5faq.htm was not found on this server."

Ron Badour wrote:
You need a special app to do it, one such program is offered he
http://chattanooga.net/~scochran/oe5faq.htm


--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"dan" wrote in message
...
Can DBX files be looked at directly ?
My reason for asking;
In C:\WINDOWS Opened: Identities OE DBX files.
Wanted to see what was contained in one that looked strange.
D/Ced it and file ID box came up (chose file type), and I checked the
file name, without noting that it was the 'always'. (big mistake ?)
Now all DBX files come up as "Explorer". When D/Ced.

Can this be changed ?