copying emails to/from XP Outlook

[Ron]

How can I copy emails from Windows mail (Vista) to Outlook (XP HE) & vice
versa? I need to do this to synchronise mail folders between my laptop &
desktop PCs.

TIA.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Your best bet would be to install Outlook on the Vista machine; keeping
Outlook synced on two machines is fairly simple, while keeping Outlook on XP
synced with WM on Vista can be quite a challenge. The problem is, Outlook
must be installed on the machine doing the transfer; Outlook has to be there
to access the .PST data file. Ordinarily, you'd transfer from Outlook to OE
on the XP machine, take the OE .DBX files to the Vista machine, and import
them into Windows Mail; this is a one way street, however, since WM won't
readily export to Outlook Express .DBX files (Windows Mail saves everything
as discrete .EML files which would have to be copied, dragged and dropped
back into OE folders on the XP machine, then transferred back to Outlook
with Outlook Express). If you install Outlook on the Vista machine, syncing
is then a matter of merely copying the .PST file back and forth between the
two machines:

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.asp
Synchronizing Outlook on Two Machines

Hal
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Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
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[Ron]

Bad news! £300 + VAT is a lot to pay just for this facility. I have no other
reason to buy MS Office for my laptop.

I guess I always have the option of sending myself copies, using a separate
webmail account, if I can work out the logistics.

Ron

 

[Steve Cochran]

My OEX program (www.oehelp.com/OEX/) lets you import from dbx files and also
from directories of eml files and it works both in XP (OE) and Vista
(WinMail). It doesn't actually do a synchronization, but you can use those
features to manually synchronize.

steve

 

[Ron]

I don't use OE, it's Outlook.

My OEX program (www.oehelp.com/OEX/) lets you import from dbx files and
also from directories of eml files and it works both in XP (OE) and Vista
(WinMail). It doesn't actually do a synchronization, but you can use
those features to manually synchronize.

steve

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Well, if your ISP offers IMAP service in addition to POP3, you could have
them change your account type; IMAP leaves everything on the server so it's
available from anywhere. You might also want to check your current
Office/Outlook EULA. I believe you may be allowed two installations, one on
a desktop, the other on a notebook.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

 

[Steve Cochran]

Sorry, I misread that.

steve

I don't use OE, it's Outlook.