Good luck. Feel free to come back when you need more help.
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"Lin Kypta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:684BC721-969A-4886-971D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Wow!! Excellent idea. I can do that - when I have a little time, I surely
> will do that. Thanks again ...
> Lin
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> You're very welcome.
>> You can do a temporary install of Outlook on your Vista system,
>> import that PST file, export it from there using CSV format, which
>> Windows Mail can use.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "Lin Kypta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7B243464-6267-4240-BB08-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I know you know this - but I will mention it anyway - might be of use to
>> > others. The one main shortcoming of Outlook was in backing up that very long
>> > very valuable adr list. Well - my XP system died and took all that data with
>> > it. While I do have backups (PST format) I understand that there is no way
>> > to xfr PST files into the VISTA contacts list. (I have a similar problem
>> > with "Notes".) And I can't spare the time right now to tackle some more
>> > problems that are well beyond me and my limited understanding of some of
>> > these systems.
>> > Very nice of you to follow up on this - as I may have mentioned, I do
>> > appreciate.
>> > Lin
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You are welcome to install Outlook (version 2003 or later) on your Vista
>> >> machine. Windows Mail was never meant to replace Outlook, only
>> >> Outlook Express.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Lin Kypta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:114C0090-7993-424E-AF6E-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Many thanks, Sir ... I do appreciate.
>> >> > Both of your "solutions" will work, of course, however I am already
>> >> > overloaded with the excessive "operations" necessary to get simple jobs done
>> >> > in VISTA.
>> >> >
>> >> > It looks to me like the very few USEFUL things in Outlook have been dropped
>> >> > in Windows Mail / VISTA and many annoying features have been added (to the
>> >> > VISTA version). The VISTA system is useable in my work, but excessively
>> >> > inefficient in managing adr lists and email.
>> >> > Thanks again ...
>> >> > Lin
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Not directly. But you can either copy and paste the Word document
>> >> >> or else make it an attachment.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Lin Kypta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:79B84554-2440-4B3B-AF13-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> > In Windows XP, it was possible to get Outlook to create email text in one of
>> >> >> > the MS Word formats. A Word report form was especially useful to me. Is it
>> >> >> > possible to get the same arrangement with Windows Mail in VISTA?
>> >> >> > Lin
>> >> >> >
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