Importing outlook.pst file into Windows Mail. - Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM |
Friday, June 22, 2007 8:39 AM
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You cannot import into WinMail from a PST file unless Outlook is installed
and using that as its default.
The easiest war is to import into Outlook Express 5 or 6 on the old machine
and then follow the instructions here:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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i am also trying too recover some old emails for my dad, i did a fresh install - zr2e |
Friday, June 22, 2007 12:49 PM
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i am also trying too recover some old emails for my dad, i did a fresh
install on vista on his same machine that he was running OE 6 on, so i still
have the windows.old folder with everything in it, i am just not sure how too
import his old mail, his service provider does not keep any copies of these
unfortunately. so would i have to find a way too install OE 6 on vista just
too be able to import these messages?? i tried the message import but i dont
know where too find the files, it doesnt seem too pull them up under the OE 6
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Look in windows.old to see if you can find .dbx files (messages) and a . - Dave |
Friday, June 22, 2007 1:16 PM
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Look in windows.old to see if you can find .dbx files (messages) and a .wab
(address book)
On my XP computer, they are in
Data\Identities\{16F20AB5-A9A2-4231-8683-5BAA4260160C}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express"
and
If you find them, copy them all to a temporary directory.
If you can't copy them, you may have a permissions problem.
If you can copy them, open WM and import them.
You can't install OE6 on Vista. |
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Hi, Dave.And be sure to include Folders. - R. C. White |
Friday, June 22, 2007 2:14 PM
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Hi, Dave.
And be sure to include Folders.dbx, which is the key to all the other .dbx
files.
For more guidance, see Steve Cochran's website: http://www.oehelp.com/
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64) |
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hey it worked! - zr2e |
Friday, June 22, 2007 3:38 PM
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hey it worked!, thanks i appreciate your help, you guys are awsome. and
everyone else said it couldnt be done HA! |
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