Eudora 7.1 — How move from XP to Win7 64bit

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I am planning to get a Win7 64bit machine. What I’d like is to have a reliable step-by-step guide to migrating my Eudora 7.1 (not OSE)
program and data. I simply use it with POP access, and a single account. But, I’ve been searching for information and I find mostly problems and solutions that are too vague or don’t quite apply. Does anyone know of a simple, complete description of how to accomplish the switch?
I’d like to keep Eudora, and use another mailer occasionally, as I do now (TB or Eudora OSE for good unicode handling).
I sure hope there’s an answer.

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I installed Eudora 7 under Windows 7 and simply started using it. I may be able to help you with your query, but I need to know more; I didn’t anticipate any problems and didn’t encounter any.

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I installed Eudora 7 under Windows 7 and simply started using it. I may be able to help you with your query, but I need to know more; I didn’t anticipate any problems and didn’t encounter any.

Thanks. What would you like to know? Note the following 3 to begin with, and let me know what more you’d like:
a) It’s going to be a while before I get my Win7 64bit machine (I thought it would be soon, but an unexpected string of factors has interfered).
b) I’d like to transfer all my old data, i.e., addressbook and emails.
c) I’m using Eudora 7.1 in my XP machine, and using POP.

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I’ve never had any trouble moving my Eudora files from one machine to another, regardless of OS. I’ve been using Eudora since 1999 at least, and am currently running it on Win7Pro 64-bit with minimal problems. 1. Locate and copy to CD or flash drive all of your Eudora mailboxes and files containing your address book and set-up prefs. Generally, these files are located in the same folder as the Eudora .exe file. For example, C:Program Files (x86)QualcommEudora. You should back-up the following: *.mbx, *.toc, eudora.ini, NNdbase.txt, Nndbase.toc, rcpdbase.txt, deudora.ini, filters.pce; and these folders: Filters, Nickname, Sigs, Stationery 2. Install Eudora on your new computer. 3. Make sure that Eudora is NOT running. 4. Copy the files and folders from the CD or flash drive to the directory in which Eudora was installed, making sure that you overwrite the existing file each time. 5. Start Eudora and verify that all of your mailboxes are present. You may need to tweak some settings. 6. You will probably need to create a new mail account to connect Eudora to your mail server. The file(s) in the Personalities folder should have taken care of this, I think. I think at one point during a move, I didn’t worry about copying specific files and folders; I just copied everything in the entire old Eudora folder and pasted it over the new Eudora folder. If I remember correctly, everything worked just fine. I hope this helps.

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Many thanks, celkins, this is most encouraging! I will keep this for when I upgrade the PC.
Much appreciation.

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I agree with celkins.

In all my many hops from computer to computer (even having my mail run from two different machines using Eudora – can be a bit tricky…), all I’ve ever done is copy the contents of my “working” folder to the new location once Eudora has been installed.

This will also work if, like me, you have your “working” files in My Documents and with multiple users.

PS: Still haven’t found anything to beat Eudora. Now if only there was a way to view CSS sheets…

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I finally got a new Win7 Home Premium 64bit computer, and the foregoing suggestions have worked for me.
I did set all the settings (copied from the old PC) by hand.
Then I tried copying everything from the old Eudora (data) folder to the new one.
The only difficulty I ran into was that some folders were invisible, and I had to fix that
in Folder Options.
Just wanted to add this info for what it’s worth. Many thanks!

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I installed 7.1 on a new Windows 7 64-bit machine; but, I could not activate the MAILBOX option, or any other listed in options. Tried holding down CTRL and SHIFT keys prior to opening up OPTIONS for a new INI file but that did not work, only deleted the file and could not save it. Any ideas? Thanks.

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I’ve just installed Eudora 7.1 on a new Win 7 Pro 64 machine. It installed as normal, in Program files (x86). I copied the contents of my old Eudora directory across to the new one and, lo, everything is there, including all my settings, accounts and personalities. I was also able to choose where to locate the data directory during the install.

Thanks fore all the advice above. Eudora is indeed an excellent mail program, even at 7 years old. I have also tried ‘Penelope’ but don;t really like it.

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I set up Eudora in Windows 7 with no problems except for the Address book. I’ve tried putting the nndbase.txt file in several places, but it will not recognize it. Where exactly is it supposed to be?

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I’ve just installed Eudora 7.1 on a new Win 7 Pro 64 machine. It installed as normal, in Program files (x86). I copied the contents of my old Eudora directory across to the new one and, lo, everything is there, including all my settings, accounts and personalities. I was also able to choose where to locate the data directory during the install.

Thanks fore all the advice above. Eudora is indeed an excellent mail program, even at 7 years old. I have also tried ‘Penelope’ but don;t really like it.

Could you tell me where your address book files are located? I had no problems installing, but the only thing I wanted to take from my old Eudora was the addresses, and I can’t find where to put them. Tried putting them in with the Eudora files, but it never recognizes the addresses Thanks.

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I have Eudora 7.1 in Windows7 Home Premium 64bit. So, I looked for that file you mentioned, nndbase.txt. I’m puzzled. When I put that in the search box
(that I see when I click on the Start/Windows buttton at the left of the status bar), it gives me no results. However, if I go to the folder
Localdisk > Users > Myname > AppData > Roaming > Qualcomm > Eudora, then I see its name but size = 0 kilobytes, right now. That’s all I can report.
(I have no problems with my Eudora program. I’m just responding to Barb42’s “Missing Address Book” post.)

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Yerubal, are you using Eudora as your emailer? This is one of the files for the address book. The other would be a .toc file.
Thanks.

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I’m using Eudora as my main mailer, yes (and using Thunderbird when unicode is involved, or sometimes graphics). No problems with my addressbook.

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I followed the steps others have taken in previous posts in this thread, i.e. reinstalled my licensed Eudora 7.1.0.9, then copied over my original Eudora folders and files from my backup drive. I *can* get Eudora to run, and have successfully sent and received test messages. However, I get most functionality when I launch the program as an administrator, and even then, various errors pop up; one of them persistently:
36747-Eudora-linkhistory-error

The odd thing is that does exist! I opened it in Notepad and found several URLs.

The other errors popping up include:
36748-Eudora-AVG-startup-error
(This one may have to do with my AVG antivirus configuration in relation to Eudora.)
and:
36749-DEudora.ini-error
and variations of:
36750-Eudora-access-error-x86

I’ve tried installing and uninstalling 4 times now. The first 3 times I placed all Eudora files into the Program Files (x86) folder when prompted during the install process. The last time I selected the option to place some of Eudora’s data into a Users Roaming folder. Still getting errors, and now I can’t find those files.

I wonder if one possible cause is that my original files were in the Windows XP Program Files folder, whereas these ones are in the Program Files (x86) folder, so if there are lines in some files that point to an older path that has no (x86) in it, they could be the culprits.

I love Eudora and would rather not migrate to Thunderbird! Any suggestions much appreciated.

Eudora configuration report from Help menu:
—-System Information
Platform: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 [actually it’s Win7 Pro 64 bit!]
Machine Type: Intel
System Version: 6.01.7601
Processor: Pentium Pro, II, III, or 4 Model 5888, Stepping 10
Physical RAM Installed: 4095 MB
Eudora: Version 7.1.0.9
Mode: Paid Mode
MSHTML Version: 8.00
WININET Version: 8.00

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Update: I have eliminated the little AVG error by deleting the AVG .dll file in my Eudora folder.
Now trying to figure out whether or not to simply delete all the text in the LinkHistory.dat file or to delete that file altogether…will try one, then the other.

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Barb, click Help > About Eudora and note where it says your Data directory is. That’s where your address books go.

The address book has a TOC as you say, but the other file can be either TXT or NNT [that’s related to hiding the address book from viruses]. My Data directory has nndbase.nnt and nndbase.toc

Btw this is also where the file History.lst goes, that’s the file which does auto-complete as you type addresses. If you use Nicknames function, that uses separate address books which go in the Nickname sub-directory, ie DataNicknames.

I don’t use Eudora anymore, but I did when I originally moved to Win7 x64. No problems with Eudora 7.1, as the others said above. I always liked how easy it was to move Eudora between machines and across OS changes.

ETA put the Data folder somewhere that gets backed up regularly, eg in My Docs.

Lugh.
~
Alienware Aurora R6; Win10 Home x64 1803; Office 365 x32
i7-7700; GeForce GTX 1060; 16GB DDR4 2400; 1TB SSD, 256GB SSD, 4TB HD

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Thanks! I didn’t know that the Help/Eudora would show where it was going. Windows 7 did give me the address, but I didn’t copy it down. Eudora says it’s a C:usersbarbAppDataRoaming/Eudora. But, when I go to UsersBarb, there is no AppData – just Roaming and Eudora isn’t listed under it. I do know that the Eudora application is in the correct place under the Program Files, though. This has me puzzled. XP was easy compared to this. 🙂

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You need to enable seeing hidden files and folders, then you’ll see the AppData folder.
In WinExplorer, Tools > Folder Options > View tab > tick/untick the appropriate choice .

Lugh.
~
Alienware Aurora R6; Win10 Home x64 1803; Office 365 x32
i7-7700; GeForce GTX 1060; 16GB DDR4 2400; 1TB SSD, 256GB SSD, 4TB HD

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Again, thanks, Mike!! I finally got it all figured out. Addresses are back perfectly!! Everything is working. Thank you so much for your help!

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Thanks, Mike. I hadn’t thought about it being a hidden file. Got that fixed, placed the NNdbase.txt file in there, but it still doesn’t open. I suppose there may be something else I haven’t done. Eudora has been my emailer since it first came out (I even purchased it), and I’ve never had any trouble until now.

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This sounds interesting to me (I’d never heard of Eudora). I’ve used Yahoo.com since 1998 as my email. Yahoo makes “improvements” about every 6 months and screws up everything. I also have agmail acct but don’t like it much.

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Eudora has been an excellent desktop email client. The first time I tried it was 1996 on a Mac with one of those old, tiny screens. Then purchased and installed a PC version and kept upgrading until the end of new releases.
At times I have transferred all my email (saved folders, address book) to Thunderbird on PC and on Mac, then back. I hope I can get it to function properly on Windows 7.

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Apparently the solution is to run Eudora as an Administrator:
http://objectmix.com/eudora/378043-error-accessing-file.html

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Apparently the solution is to run Eudora as an Administrator:
http://objectmix.com/eudora/378043-error-accessing-file.html
or better yet, install Eudora in Windows 7 in its own folder, as explained here
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/75c40c0b-29a3-42cf-a8f5-2344330ff0e0/eudora-7109?forum=w7itproappcompat

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Migrating Eudora 7 from Windows XP to Windows 7 Professional (32- & 64-bit versions)

Here is how I migrated an old installation of Eudora 7 from Windows XP
to Windows 7 Professional — to both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Right click on the Eudora 7 installable (Eudora_7.1.0.9.exe), and run
it as Administrator. Install this fresh copy of Eudora onto your
Windows 7 system, and direct it to put the data files into
C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora, not into a custom
folder. (Substitute your own user name for “YOURNAME” above.)

Run Eudora once. During the final configuration, “skip directly to
advanced account setup.” (I configured it to pull mail from my own
account.) During this first run and pulling mail, Eudora will create
directory C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora (which
does not yet exist when you start the run).

No need to set up spam filtering for this run; we will overwrite all
of it with your earlier old installation of Eudora in a moment. Clean
out the stray attachment and embedded files that came in during that
first email pull.

Now copy your earlier old installation of Eudora into C:Program
FilesQualcommEudora (for 32-bit systems) or C:Program Files
(x86)QualcommEudora (for 64-bit systems) , right on top of the fresh installation.
Create directory TEMP in …QualcommEudora.

Edit shuffle_Eudora7_files_in_Win7.bat (below) and replace “YOURNAME”
with your user name. Launch the “Command Prompt” program (DOS
interface), and change directory to …QualcommEudora . [DO THE
NEXT STEP CAREFULLY! I AM NOT SURE IT MOVES OR COPIES WHOLE
DIRECTORIES CLEANLY; MAY BE A PERMISSIONS PROBLEM. PERHAPS RUN THE
FIRST .bat COMMANDS ONE-AT-A-TIME.] Run that .bat file. Verify that
all commands succeeded; if not, do ’em manually. Then read the
comments at the bottom of that .bat file.

If your system is 64-bit, move all the “attachment” folders from
C:Program Files (x86)QualcommEudora to C:Program
FilesQualcommEudora, creating the latter directory if
necessary. This way your emails’ attachment links will continue to
work.

Check whatever files and folders remain in C:Program
FilesQualcommEudora (for 32-bit systems) or C:Program Files
(x86)QualcommEudora (for 64-bit systems). In general you should
move any files that change while Eudora is being used into
C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora .

Finally, move everything from TEMP into …QualcommEudora, and
then delete TEMP (which is now empty).

[Not sure if necessary: In Windows Explorer, right click on the Eudora
folder at C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora, select
Properties and then uncheck Read-only for all its contents.]

Set Eudora to run as Administrator. Run Eudora and set its current
attachment directory to C:Program
FilesQualcommEudoraAttachments2014 or some other name in
…Eudora.

shuffle_Eudora7_files_in_Win7.bat:

copy “Emoticons” TEMP
move “Emoticons24” TEMP
move “Emoticons32” TEMP
move “extrastuff” TEMP
copy “Imap” TEMP
copy “plugins” TEMP
move “RootCerts” TEMP

move “american.clx” TEMP
move “american.tlx” TEMP
move “british.clx” TEMP
move “british.tlx” TEMP
move “dbghelp.dll” TEMP
copy “deudora.ini” TEMP
move “DirServ.dll” TEMP
move “Eudora.cnt” TEMP
move “Eudora.exe” TEMP
move “eudora.fts” TEMP
move “eudora.gid” TEMP
move “EUDORA.hlp” TEMP
move “eudora.htm” TEMP
move “eudora.tip” TEMP
move “EudoraBk.dll” TEMP
move “EudoraCCProfiles.xml” TEMP
move “EudoraNS.dll” TEMP
move “EudoraRes.dll” TEMP
move “EudUnInst.dll” TEMP
move “EuGraph.ocx” TEMP
move “EuLang.dll” TEMP
move “EUMAPI.DLL” TEMP
move “EuMAPI32.dll” TEMP
move “EuMemMgr.dll” TEMP
move “EuShlExt.dll” TEMP
move “finger.ini” TEMP
move “FlameLex.dat” TEMP
move “Imap.dll” TEMP
move “ISock.dll” TEMP
move “Ldap.dll” TEMP
move “LDAPinit.ini” TEMP
move “libeay32.dll” TEMP
move “libexpat.dll” TEMP
move “License.txt” TEMP
move “Manual.pdf” TEMP
move “mfc71.dll” TEMP
move “mfc71u.dll” TEMP
move “msvcp71.dll” TEMP
move “msvcr71.dll” TEMP
move “NSImport.eif” TEMP
move “OEImport.eif” TEMP
move “OLImport.eif” TEMP
move “Paige32.dll” TEMP
move “Ph.dll” TEMP
move “ph.ini” TEMP
move “plstclnt.dll” TEMP
move “Qckstart.pdf” TEMP
move “QCSocket.dll” TEMP
move “QCSSL.dll” TEMP
move “QCUtils.dll” TEMP
move “QuickRf.pdf” TEMP
move “Readme.txt” TEMP
move “RelNotes.txt” TEMP
move “rootcerts.p7b” TEMP
move “SPELL32.DLL” TEMP
move “ssleay32.dll” TEMP
move “swEudora.exe” TEMP
copy “updateurl.htm” TEMP
move “Whatsnew.pdf” TEMP

move “Embedded” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Emoticons” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “EudPriv” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Filters” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “icons” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
copy “Imap” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “LinkHistory” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Nickname” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “plugins” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “SavedSearches” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Sigs” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “spool” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Stationery” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Search” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “*.fol” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora

move *.mbx C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move *.mbx.* C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move *.toc C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move *.toc.* C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move *.log C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Audit.log” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “descmap.pce” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “deudora.ini” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “DoNotDel.tmp” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “esoteric.epi” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “eudora.ini” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “eudora.log” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Eudora61Stats.xml” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “EudoraCrashDump.dmp” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “EudoraCrashDump.dmp.001” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “EudoraCrashDump.dmp.002” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “EudoraCrashDump.dmp.003” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “EudoraCrashDump.dmp.004” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “EudoraCrashDump.dmp.005” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “EudoraStats.xml” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “eudorlog.old” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Exception.log” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Filters.pce” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “Filters.pce.backup” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “History.lst” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “LinkHistory.dat” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “lmos.dat” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “OWNER.LOK” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “uchange.tlx” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “uignore.tlx” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “updateurl.htm” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “usuggest.tlx” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora

REM I copied a few files above to both TEMP and
REM C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora because I was not
REM sure to which directory they belonged.

REM Not sure where to move the following files or others I hadn’t
REM thought of if they show up, but in general you should put any
REM files that change while Eudora is being used into
REM C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora .

REM move “DeIsL1.isu” ?
REM move “DeIsL2.isu” ?
REM move “eud.bat” ?
REM move “ihole.ocx” ?
REM move “scripts” ?
REM move “SWMAPI.EXE” ?
REM move “usercerts.p7b” ?

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Very nice, detailed explanation, Common Ground – thanks!

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You bet. Most of the “move” commands I wrote were simply based on
where I observed the initial, fresh installation of Eudora 7 had
placed each file — either into …QualcommEudora or
C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora . A few were based
on reasonable guesses as to whether I expect the file to remain
unchanged (so put it into …QualcommEudora) or be changed during
future uses of Eudora (so put it into
C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora). I had no clue
about a few files (so put copies into both directories).

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P.S. One erratum — add these 2 commands to the .bat file (these cover Nicknames, etc.):

move “NNdbase.txt” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora
move “RCPdbase.txt” C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora

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I’ve used Eudora for over 10 years, with Win2k, XP, and recently with 7. I’ve found it to be remarkably versatile and adaptable to these OSs, and CommonGround’s instructions, while they may work, are unnecessarily complicated.

When I recently moved from XP to Win7, Eudora worked, but when sending or downloading email, it would often run on and on, which others have also had a problem with. In a discussion of this here, someone said his would run for 45 minutes before stopping. Mine wasn’t that bad, but it did run for a couple of minutes or so.

The most likely suggestion in that thread is that Eudora continues running because Win7 virtualizes it, and running it through that extra layer of software prolongs the send/receive times. The author of the post says, basically, that Win7 considers anything installed in the Program Files (x86) folder a legacy application and virtualizes it. He suggests creating a new, “non-system” folder called “Program Files (compatibility)” and installing Eudora there.

The virtualization aspect may be true, but I’m not sure it applies to everything in that folder, and I didn’t find it necessary to create a new folder. I transferred my files and apps using a transfer program (PCMover), which ports whatever you select to the new OS, including registry entries. Generally it works pretty well, but for Eudora it didn’t. So I uninstalled Eudora, cleared out all the registry keys using Revo (or the uninstall program may do it, or CCleaner), rebooted, and did a clean install in Program Files (x86). This worked fine. I didn’t need to run it in compatibility mode or as an administrator. I tried compatibility mode (XP SP3 and SP2), but it didn’t change anything. Eudora does run on a little bit sometimes, but not for very long. I can’t say it’s any worse than it was under XP.

I also tried creating a “Program Files (compatibility)” folder and installed there too. I ran with both apps open, sending and receiving from one, then the other, but I didn’t notice any difference, so I uninstalled the second one and deleted the PF compatibility folder.

As far as transferring your mailboxes and other Eudora application and data files, you can just drag them all from the old folder(s) to the new one(s) and let them overwrite the default installation files.

One other thing I did that may have helped is to shut off Windows Defender. It’s on by default, and if you have some other antivirus/firewall app, like Norton, WD isn’t really necessary and takes up resources. Theoretically it runs only once a day, but it does have real-time protection options, and I’m not convinced something isn’t running in the background. Anyway, shutting it off (in Services) seems to have reduced what small run-on effect was left after reinstalling Eudora.

The only difference I notice running Eudora in Win7 is that when downloading, the blue progress bar at the lower right flickers noticeably, which didn’t happen before. It’s distracting but not a major annoyance.

I’m posting this here and not at the MS site linked above, because creating an account to log in there requires giving them all kinds of personal information. “When you sign in with your Microsoft account to any Microsoft service or device, your experiences are more personal and connected.” Thanks, Bill, I’ll pass.

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You bet. Most of the “move” commands I wrote were simply based on
where I observed the initial, fresh installation of Eudora 7 had
placed each file — either into …QualcommEudora or
C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora . A few were based
on reasonable guesses as to whether I expect the file to remain
unchanged (so put it into …QualcommEudora) or be changed during
future uses of Eudora (so put it into
C:UsersYOURNAMEAppDataRoamingQualcommEudora). I had no clue
about a few files (so put copies into both directories).

I am attempting to migrate from XP to Win 7 64bit Home Premium. Been a Eudora user since 1998. I purchased 7.0.0.16 in Nov 2005 and another purchase in June 2006 of the latest (last) version.

My first big problem is that there is no 7.1.0.9 application file in my Qualcomm directory! Really I’ve used the Windows search too and it is nowhere to be found. How is that even possible? I’m definitely running this version, I have the registration number and have the tiny 2596KB ‘Eudora” application file that launches the Desktop icon for this version…but no app for the program itself! I do have the app program for the earlier version.

What to do? I tried downloading the 7.1.0.9 from eudora.com but this is sponsored mode and I couldn’t find anywhere to add my registration key to it.

I’m struggling to understand all the processes to migrate successfully, but without the program I’m not even on first base.

Your help much appreciated.

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Have you tried this download:
http://www.eudora.com/download/

Before you wonder "Am I doing things right," ask "Am I doing the right things?"

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Qualcomm has removed all traces of Eudora from their site. All links are dead.

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Might check this out from http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/eudora_ose.html:

Eudora OSE is the Open Source Edition of one of the internet’s most pioneering and enduring applications. It is a re-imagining and re-implementation of classic Eudora features on top of the Mozilla Thunderbird codebase. It is more than just an extension, as certain functionality required changes to the core of the application. Some of these have been accepted into and become part of Thunderbird, while others are still awaiting acceptance. Eudora OSE integrates so tightly with specific versions of the underlying code that it is highly recommended for users to install the entire application, rather than trying to run the extension on top of Thunderbird.

Eudora OSE offers users the classic look and feel of the toolbars and menus they’re used to, plus more powerful interface customization than ever before. Where these options were formerly defaults limited to the particular operating system you were running, now both the 2- and 3-pane layouts from the classic Mac and Windows versions of Eudora are available in one integrated package. You can choose whichever one suits your taste or matches your operating system all with just the click of a button.

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What is the name of the application file you are searching for? Is it eudora.exe, or one of the dll files?

A Windows search does not search through all folders, even if you specify a search of the whole drive. So there are many files it will not find in a normal search.

The location to enter the registration number is in the Help, Payment & Registration menu item. Is that not showing?

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