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Copy AOL 9 Email Old machine to new
Name: robdos Date: July 15, 2005 at 00:26:28 Pacific OS: XP SP2 CPU/Ram: 3.0 G intel, 1 gig Ram
Comment:
Hi
The guy next door use AOL. He's just bought a new PC, and we need to find out how we can copy all the old AOL9 email from the Old machine to the New machine.
Can anyone help - AOL is a bit of a mystery to me..
Name: Ray Peate Date: July 15, 2005 at 00:59:14 Pacific
Reply:
Put the AOL 9 disk into the new computer and you will be offered a number of choices which will include a transfer of the account to a new computer and then sign on as an existing customer.
Your mail box will transfer, too, together with your address book.
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Response Number 2
Name: robdos Date: July 15, 2005 at 01:00:42 Pacific
Reply:
Okay. Its the mail saved to the local hard disk that is the problem. I can see the saved on AOL mail......I tried to save it back to AOL but it wont let me.
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Response Number 3
Name: Ray Peate Date: July 15, 2005 at 03:01:58 Pacific
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I am not aware that AOL offers that service in 9. It was VERY difficult to do in previous versions but 9 does not contain the folder "Organise" - or it calls it by another name!!! It might be worth using their "Live help" and get any answers that way - then post back to let us know the result!!!
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