Restore MSN Mail Backup into Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta?

I am beta testing Vista Beta 2 and have an msnbak file from MSN before I
upgraded the OS that I'd really like access to. Can I (or will I be able to)
import this into Windows Live Mail Desktop? This backup includes mail from a
pop account that was previously stored in the Local Folders area.

dhartop <> wrote:

>I am beta testing Vista Beta 2 and have an msnbak file from MSN before I
>upgraded the OS that I'd really like access to. Can I (or will I be able to)
>import this into Windows Live Mail Desktop? This backup includes mail from a
>pop account that was previously stored in the Local Folders area.
Discussion on Windows Live Mail Desktop beta belong in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail.
That being said, there is currently no option to restore the MSN Backup file
made with MSN Explorer into WLMD. I can't tell you if this will change, though.
You can restore this into MSN Explorer. Once restored into MSN Explorer, all
messages are saved as individual messages in the hidden \db folder on the PC and
can be opened in WLMD one at a time (if WLMD is the default email handler) by
copying the individual files found at \Documents and Sedttings\%USERID%\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN\db\ and renaming them to be account*.eml
files and then double clicking on the .eml files. Note that the accountname.sdf
files are not emails, only the files named accountname.1a0, .1a1, .686, etc.

-steve
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