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Very nice, detailed explanation, Common Ground – thanks!

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

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

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.

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.

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