transfer emails from old computer using Files and Settings Wizard

[Guest]

I am running out of ideas how to fix problems with newly acquired Microsoft
Windows XP Professional/ MS OFFICE 2003 - OUTLOOK. I've checked news groups
and tried all kind of advice - unsuccesfully.

THE PROBLEM:
I was able to trasfer Addresses but CANNOT TRANSFER OLD EMAIL messages from
old to new computer using Files and Settings Wizard.

MY EQUIPMENT:
My Old Computer has Outlook Express 6 on Windows 98SE.
New Computer has MS Office 2003 Outlook on Windows XP Professional with all
updates.
I am running Norton Security with all updates (yes I have tried to do
transfer with Norton Security disabled and it did not help).

MY STEPS were:
1. run Files and Setting Transfer Wizard selecting as follows:
Settings - Outlook Express
Specific Folders - none
File types - eml, msg, nws

the outcome was successful using USB memory stick.

2. when prompted to import the new account I selected in new computer Outlook:
File/Import/Outlook, Input Internet Mail and Addresses/ Outlook Express 4,5,6

the outcome: successfully created addresses, but failed to transfer old
email messages. The following message was displayed:

IMPORT ERROR: The mail folder could not be opened. If another application is
using this file, please close it and try again.
0 messages imported.

Needless to say I did not have any other application opened. What should I
do next? Please be very specific as I tried already general links and advice.
Thanks,
George

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Don't use FASTWIZ. Open Outlook Express, click file/export/messages. Load
them onto the USB stick, then invert the process in Outlook.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Rattleon]

Search www.google.com for "oebackupfull2.9.zip"
It will do the job for you.
Free and easy.

 

[Guest]

Hi Rick,
I tried that and still have a problem.
After selecting: File/Export/Messages I got an EXPORT MESSAGE: "This will
export messages from Outlook Express to Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft
Exchange". I pressed Ok and ...nothing happened. In other words, I could not
load it to the USB stick as I was not promted with such opportunity. Then I
tried to locate any .idx .mbx files. I have found them in Windows/Application
Data/Microsoft/Outlook Express/Mail. I have copied them to the stick and
tried to import to the new computer in Outlook but again with no luck.
Any new suggestions?
cheers
George

 

[Kath Adams]

I am running out of ideas how to fix problems with newly acquired
Microsoft Windows XP Professional/ MS OFFICE 2003 - OUTLOOK. I've
checked news groups and tried all kind of advice - unsuccesfully.

THE PROBLEM:
I was able to trasfer Addresses but CANNOT TRANSFER OLD EMAIL
messages from old to new computer using Files and Settings Wizard.

MY EQUIPMENT:
My Old Computer has Outlook Express 6 on Windows 98SE.
New Computer has MS Office 2003 Outlook on Windows XP Professional
with all updates.
I am running Norton Security with all updates (yes I have tried to do
transfer with Norton Security disabled and it did not help).

MY STEPS were:
1. run Files and Setting Transfer Wizard selecting as follows:
Settings - Outlook Express
Specific Folders - none
File types - eml, msg, nws

the outcome was successful using USB memory stick.

2. when prompted to import the new account I selected in new computer
Outlook: File/Import/Outlook, Input Internet Mail and Addresses/
Outlook Express 4,5,6

the outcome: successfully created addresses, but failed to transfer
old
email messages. The following message was displayed:

IMPORT ERROR: The mail folder could not be opened. If another
application is using this file, please close it and try again.
0 messages imported.

Needless to say I did not have any other application opened. What
should I
do next? Please be very specific as I tried already general links and
advice. Thanks,
George

You'll get better answers about problems with Outlook at one of these
links:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.ThirdPartyUtil

 

[Guest]

thanks to all who anwered,
I do not know what helped but my emails finally were imported to new
computer. When I clicked on your first recommended link, immediatelly I got
promped to MIGRATE files from older Outlook Express (??? may be some patch
got downloded). I ended up with 8 duplicates of all emails (probably from all
previous failed attempts with FASTWIZ) - but that's OK I am happy.
NOw I am figuring out how to best back up my emails and the hard disk. I
spent 2 days updating all newly bought software and do not want to go through
it again!
Any suggestions regarding back-up - I heard DRIVE IMAGE is good?
Regards
George