Import ALL Messages.

[JC]

Using WM. When I first opened it, it seemed to import all messages\folders
from my Archive folder (created in OL 2002), and that's cool.
Now I want to import all other (current) Messages\Folders.
I can't Export from OL 2002 to OE format (which seems to be the way to
import into WM), because OE format is not available when exporting.

Ay ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
JC

 

[Guest]

Using WM. When I first opened it, it seemed to import all messages\folders
from my Archive folder (created in OL 2002), and that's cool.
Now I want to import all other (current) Messages\Folders.
I can't Export from OL 2002 to OE format (which seems to be the way to
import into WM), because OE format is not available when exporting.

Ay ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
JC

I think I've read that if you have OE and OL installed on the same machine,
OE can import from OL.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Assuming you have Outlook 2002 installed on your Vista machine (your words
about automatic import would suggest you do), open Windows Mail and Import
from there - both Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange are listed and
both will allow import from Outlook. If you do NOT have Outlook installed
on your Vista machine, you have two choices:

1. Install Outlook on your new Vista PC. With Outlook closed on the old PC,
make a COPY of your Personal Folders (.PST) file. Take this copy to your
Vista machine and place it in a folder where it will NOT OVERWRITE any
existing .PST files. Make sure the copy is NOT set Read Only. Open
Outlook, go to 'File|Open|Outlook Data File' and navigate to the .PST copy.
Open the file. You'll now have access to all your old email, contacts,
calendars, tasks, etc.; you can either continue to use Outlook, or import
mail and addresses from it with Windows Mail's Import feature.

2. Export everything in Outlook on your old PC to Outlook Express on your
old PC. Make copies of all your Outlook Express .DBX files (including
Folders.dbx) and your .WAB file and place them in a folder on your Vista PC.
Use these instructions to import your email from OE to WM:

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

To import contacts from the .WAB file, double click it and follow the import
wizard prompts.

Hal
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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!"
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[JC]

Thanks for responding.
Yes I do have Outlook (2002) installed. Problem is, when I try to import
from WM, I get the 'MAPI is not installed' message.
Thoughts??

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

That message means Outlook is not installed, or isn't installed/configured
correctly (Outlook is the MAPI client from the error message). Is Outlook
setup with a profile that's attached to the .PST (Personal Folders) file
containing the data you want to import?

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

 

[JC]

Definitley installed, OL is pointing to my Personal Folders.
When I first started WM, it pulled in my Archive Folders.
Thanks