OEViewer

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OEViewer is a great little program that lets you view/read all your email. I have on occasion experienced difficulty importing backed up email into a new installation of Outlook Express both versions 5 and 6.

As you can see in the screenshot, you can see the whole email and do whatever you like with it and any attachments. You can save the .dbx file, which contains all your emails, as individual .eml files so that you can open individual emails at any time.

Download Instructions

You will need a zip program to open the download. If you don't have one, there are plenty of free ones available on the net. Click Here to be taken to a site with info and links about zip programs.

• Make a new folder in the Program Files folder and call it OEViewer
• Click the Download button and select Save from the options
• Save the zip file to your desktop
• Right click the zip file that is now on your desktop and choose Extract - this may vary depending on what zip program you are using
• Extract to the OEViewer Folder
• Make a shortcut to the convert.exe file (See shortcuts)

You can delete the zip file once you have backed it up

**Thanks to Michal Mutl of the Czech Republic for the programme.**