copying emails back from external drive to new hard drive

Hi
I have read and followed all instructions on these posts but still cannot get thunderbird up and running with my backed up info. I have downloaded thunderbird about 8 times( having deleted each time all of the files) but it seems not to create a profile file until thunderbird is actually opened. This of course creates a different file than the one I copied across and changed file name.
Am running vista on a dell inspiron 6400
Thanks

Hi bimmer,

Please review this two page discussion and let us know if you still have a question :

http://www.emailquestions.com/mozil...a-thunderbird-email-profile-new-computer.html

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