copying Outlook Express identities to Windows Mail on a new computer

[Thomas Hupfeld]

I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old
computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook Express
used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are.

I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different
mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need to
do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities" folders,
in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the
different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well as
my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail on
the new computer? Thanks so much.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

There are four solutions:

1. If you need the extra privacy, use separate Windows user logins.

2. Purchase an add-on: http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs

3. You can separate incoming mail with message rules so that mail gets
sorted into different folders.

4. You can upgrade to the free Windows Live Mail beta, which has a separate
inbox for each account:
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

Hal
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[Thomas Hupfeld]

Hal,

Believe me, I understand about the accounts. I had my normal ISP email
account defined, as well as multiple email accounts associated with my web
site. All emails from all of the accounts were received into one OE Inbox,
which was great. I'm not trying to imply any security issue - all of the
emails are "mine" - just different accounts (one from my ISP, multiple ones
from my web host).

I obviously want to set up all of the same accounts on the new computer
also. The issue is this: on the old computer, I had created "many"
"personal folders" once I read emails from the Inbox, and moved them
manually. I need to be able to copy the entire "structure" of my OE emails
(mails AND Contacts) to Windows Mail on the new computer. Not just the
"structure", but all of the emails that are still on thee old computer's
hard drive within OE Identities.

Thanks.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Vista's Windows Easy Transfer will do that.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Believe me, I understand about the accounts. I had my normal ISP email
account defined, as well as multiple email accounts associated with my web
site. All emails from all of the accounts were received into one OE
Inbox, which was great. I'm not trying to imply any security issue - all
of the emails are "mine" - just different accounts (one from my ISP,
multiple ones from my web host).

I obviously want to set up all of the same accounts on the new computer
also. The issue is this: on the old computer, I had created "many"
"personal folders" once I read emails from the Inbox, and moved them
manually. I need to be able to copy the entire "structure" of my OE
emails (mails AND Contacts) to Windows Mail on the new computer. Not just
the "structure", but all of the emails that are still on thee old
computer's hard drive within OE Identities.

see
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm