How to transfer Outlook EXPRESS email from old XP PC to Vista

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Hi there,

We bought a new PC but need to transfer our email from Outlook Express
to the new Vista PC.

How can we do this?

Thanks
 
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM wrote:::
::
:: If you used Outlook Express on the old computer, see
:: http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm

Thanks. I am confused though. The old XP PC has many folders. Will they
all be transferred? I thought I read somewhere that the date order is lost
and only the most current date of import is used and all imported messages
will have that date.

The instructions for importing/transferring from OE to Vista Mail are here:
Importing from Outlook Express

OE dbx files cannot be individually imported into Windows Mail. Windows Mail
will only import (File | Import | Messages) from dbx files in an intact
message store that contains a non-corrupt version of folders.dbx (note that
the files MUST NOT be read only). In order to import dbx files into Windows
Mail, they must first be incorporated into an Outlook Express (or possibly
Outlook) message store and then imported using File | Import | Messages.

To import from the Outlook Express message store into the Windows Mail
message store, do the following:
1. Create a directory under the current user's Documents, such as
Documents\OEMail. This directory needs to be within the user's space, such
as under Documents, in order to prevent possible access permissions
problems.
2. Copy all the dbx files from one Outlook Express Identity into this
directory, ensuring that folders.dbx is included.
3. Go to Edit | Select all in Windows Explorer and select all the dbx
files. Then right click on the selection and choose Properties and ensure
that the read only attribute of the files is unchecked.
4. In Windows Mail go to File | Import Messages and choose Outlook Express
6 format and choose to import from a directory.
5. Then use the Browse button to browse to the directory of dbx files.
Make sure that when you set the directory that what is listed in the path is
correct (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.).
6. Then select the files from which you wish to import messages and click
Import.
 
Since this newsgroup is dedicated to Windows Mail issues, you are
asking in the wrong place. Try one of the Outlook newsgroups:
microsoft.public.outlook.general
 
Did you ever get an answer? I am having the same exact problem. I saved my
emails to the desktop on the new computer, however, I don't know how to load
them or my address book into Outlook. Please help. Nicolle
(e-mail address removed)
 
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