importing mail from OUtlook Express (XP) to Windows Mail (Vista)

[Andy]

Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.

Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer over
files..etc..

I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the old XP
folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the vista
HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I navigate to
that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can see them! I've
made sure they aren't 'read only' too.

Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!

Cheers

 

[Ron Sommer]

Did you include folders.dbx?
--
Ronald Sommer

: Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.
:
: Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
: installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer
over
: files..etc..
:
: I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the old
XP
: folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the vista
: HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I navigate
to
: that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can see them! I've
: made sure they aren't 'read only' too.
:
: Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!
:
: Cheers
:
:

 

[Dave]

be careful when selecting the folder that the .dbx files are in... the
import routine puts an extra folder name in the path...

 

[Andy]

Thanks Dave, that seems to have solved it.

Cheers

Andy

 

[Guest]

How do you delete the extra folder name? The path does not seem to be
editable once selected. Creat the new duplicate sub-directory and then point
to the one above?

 

[Ron Sommer]

From http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
--
Ronald Sommer
(NOTE: Vista can put the wrong path in here sometimes, so instead of
c:\mypath it puts c:\mypath\mypath, so check the path to verify that it is
correct, and if it is not correct then fix it by clicking the Browse button
a second time and then leave the selection blank and clicking Okay.).


: How do you delete the extra folder name? The path does not seem to be
: editable once selected. Creat the new duplicate sub-directory and then
point
: to the one above?
:
: "Dave" wrote:
:
: > be careful when selecting the folder that the .dbx files are in... the
: > import routine puts an extra folder name in the path...
: >
: >
: > : > > Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.
: > >
: > > Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
: > > installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer
: > > over files..etc..
: > >
: > > I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the
old
: > > XP folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the
: > > vista HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I
: > > navigate to that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can
see
: > > them! I've made sure they aren't 'read only' too.
: > >
: > > Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!
: > >
: > > Cheers
: > >
: > >
: >