You have not desctibed anything that could possibly import a DBX file into
Windows Mail.
If you used Outlook Express on the old computer, see
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm

"Ole Man" <ZeroMail@Verizon.net> wrote in message
news:uunCWpBuIHA.1872@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi: Thanks for the 2 replies. I found my lost email folders by doing a
> search on inbox, drafts and etc. Before that I had imported my email
> folders from Windows XP. Then I changed the location of my backup
> (maintenance) to a location in the 'C' directory. I then copied the found
> files into my backed up email folders on the 'C' drive. Now I am thinking
> I should have left the original Windows Vista maintenance location alone
> instead of changing to my location on the 'C' drive?
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:25CD8B8D-0E98-4420-B284-5C1415CAA901@microsoft.com...
>> "Ole Man" <ZeroMail@Verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:O2QJUQvtIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Unfortunately I imported a backup folder for my email (.dbx) files
>>> without exporting the existing folder which I was going to replace from
>>> another pc.
>>> The original folder contained recent email files.I have done numerous
>>> searches but alas no avail to a former location for my Windows Mail
>>> original
>>> folder. I have Windows Vista - Home Premium and the former email folder
>>> was the original folder with a new PC (Dell Inspiron 530). Any
>>> suggestions. Thankx - JohnL.
>>>
>>
>> Importing a folder into Windows Mail does not remove what is there.
>>
>> How did you import a DBX file into WinMail?