Can I import Outlook .PST files to Windows Mail?

[Steve]

Does Windows Mail have the ability to import Outlook files (MS Office XP
Small Business Outlook) into Windows Mail? I'd like to know before
configuring it.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Windows Mail can import from an Outlook PST file only if Outlook
is installed. WM needs the Outlook machinery to interpret the PST
file. You can do a temporary install of the free trial version of Office 2007.

 

[Steve]

Gary,
What would be so hard about adding the import feature to WM?
Can I grab the appropriate installation bits from Outlook on my XP machine
and splice them into WM?
Steve

Windows Mail can import from an Outlook PST file only if Outlook
is installed. WM needs the Outlook machinery to interpret the PST
file. You can do a temporary install of the free trial version of Office
2007.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

What would be so hard about adding the import feature to WM?

The import feature is there!
It just needs an interpreter in order to read the data from the
PST-file.

Can I grab the appropriate installation bits from Outlook on my XP
machine and splice them into WM?

NO.
In order to read from the PST-file Outlook has to be installed.
Period.

Rainald

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No.

Gary,
What would be so hard about adding the import feature to WM?
Can I grab the appropriate installation bits from Outlook on my XP machine
and splice them into WM?
Steve

Windows Mail can import from an Outlook PST file only if Outlook
is installed. WM needs the Outlook machinery to interpret the PST
file. You can do a temporary install of the free trial version of Office
2007.

 

[Steve]

OK,
I installed Office 2007 Outlook, ran WM and try to import the old Outlook
directory but still no joy. Do you have an instruction sheet?
Steve

Windows Mail can import from an Outlook PST file only if Outlook
is installed. WM needs the Outlook machinery to interpret the PST
file. You can do a temporary install of the free trial version of Office
2007.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

One of the Outlook experts will have to get back to you on this.
When it comes to Outlook, I only know enough to be dangerous.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Windows Mail can import from an Outlook PST file only if Outlook
is installed. WM needs the Outlook machinery to interpret the PST
file. You can do a temporary install of the free trial version of
Office 2007.

OK,
I installed Office 2007 Outlook, ran WM and try to import the old
Outlook directory but still no joy. Do you have an instruction sheet?

What do you mean by "still no joy"?
Any error messages?

Way to go:
File | Import;
from the context menu select "Messages";
in the next dialog select "Microsoft Outlook";
then choose the profile;
click on OK;
then select the folders to be imported.

Rainald

 

[Steve]

File > Import > Messages > MS Exchange <Next>
X Messages cannot be mported from the MAPI client. No profiles are
configured on this computer. <OK>

File > Import > Messages > MS Outlook <Next>
X Messages cannot be mported from the MAPI client. No profiles are
configured on this computer. <OK>

File > Import > Messages > MS Outlook Express 6 <Next>
* Import mail from an OE6 store directory <OK>
<Browse> to find my directory <Next>
X No messages can befound in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing the apps that may have
ththe files open. <OK>

How do I "configure the profiles"?

Steve

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

And is PST file you wish to import into Windows Mail now running in OL 2007?

NB: And you want to import the data into Windows Mail, you do NOT want to
export it (from OL) to Windows Mail.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Thanks for the reply, Steve.

The problem is the "profile" for Outlook.
You can create/configure that in the dialog of the "Mail" applet in the
Control Panel.

Rainald