Import contacts from Outlook to Windows Mail?

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muskienut said:
How do I do this?
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In Windows Mail, you go to Contacts, click on Import, and see what is there.
Then you go to Outlook, and see if Outlook will export its contacts in a
format the WM can import.

QED. (That's Quite Easily Done for the non-Latin scholars...)
 
Open Outlook.
File - Import and Export... - Export to a file - Comma Separated Values
(Windows)
Next
select "Contacts"
Next, etc.

Open Windows Mail.
File - Import - CSV (comma separated values)
locate the file saved above, etc.
 
Dave said:
Open Outlook.
File - Import and Export... - Export to a file - Comma Separated Values
(Windows)
Next
select "Contacts"
Next, etc.

Open Windows Mail.
File - Import - CSV (comma separated values)
locate the file saved above, etc.
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Come on, let the Op do SOME work..... :-)
 
I'm on vacation, my computer crashed and the only backup i have is files i've
saves to my portable hard drive that i brought with me. I got new laptop,
and discovered i can use windows mail which is easier then using only my
online system.

is it possible to import pst files already saved on portable hard drive into
windows mail or can i conver them?

Is there a setting somewhere like in outlook where you can save email online
after it's downloaded?
 
ritzput said:
I'm on vacation, my computer crashed and the only backup i have is files
i've
saves to my portable hard drive that i brought with me. I got new laptop,
and discovered i can use windows mail which is easier then using only my
online system.

is it possible to import pst files already saved on portable hard drive
into
windows mail or can i conver them?
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You have two choices of how to handle this: 1. Install Outlook, preferably
version 2003 or later, under Vista. Versions 2000 and 2002 also run under
Vista, but with a few problems. Windows Mail needs to use part of Outlook
to be able to understand .pst files, which you can then import by clicking
File,
then Import, then Messages, then Microsoft Outlook, then Next, then probably
more which I can't try because I don't have Outlook installed. Outlook
comes
in some, but not all, of these software packages:

http://us1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/default.aspx?re_ms=oo&culture=en-US

2. Find a machine with an older version of Windows that includes Outlook
Express, and also has Outlook installed. Import the .pst file into Outlook
Express there, then transfer from Outlook Express on that machine to
Windows Mail on your newer machine.

<http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/email/import-dbx-files-outlook-express-windows-mail-vista-86458.html>

<http://www.vista4beginners.com/Migrate-from-Outlook-Express-to-Windows-Mail>

Bring along the .wab file if you want your old contacts. After you copy the
files to a directory on the hard drive of your newer computer, make sure
they are read-write instead of readonly before you import them into Windows
Mail.

You'll probably also want to delete the files containing the messages from
the older computer after this.

If this does not import the .wab file along with the messages, start Windows
Mail, then click on Tools, then Windows Contacts, then Import, then find
the .wab file and click on it, then click on Close, then close the Contacts
Window.
Is there a setting somewhere like in outlook where you can save email
online
after it's downloaded?
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For this, start Windows Mail, then click on Tools, then Accounts, then your
email account, then Properties, then Advanced. If there's no checkmark in
the box before Leave a copy of messages on server, click on this box, then
Apply. It's a good idea to also select one of the options for eventually
removing the messages from the server, to prevent it from having so many
of your messages that it refuses to accept any more, then click Apply.
Click on OK, then Close.
 
Dave you missed the boat on this one......Rob you nailed it...thanks!

Unfortunately, i do NOT have Outlook on my new laptop nor any means of
accessing a computer that does. FOrtunately, i called my internet provider
and they walked me through settings so i can now send email as well so i'm
good for now.

I will have to install Outlook when i get home and then import all pst files
from my portable hard drive.

..wab format....is this what windows mail uses??

For the future, what format should i export my outlook files so they can be
imported both into Outlook AND Windows mail? As i mentioned before, i have
been exporting from outlook in pst format and saving to my portable hard
drive. I need to be sure they are able to be imported to Windows mail for
next time i travel!!!!

thanks!
 
You're welcome.

Outlook Express is the only program I know that uses .wab files, and
Outlook is the only program I know that uses .pst files.

You could click on File, then Import, then tell it what you want to import,
and you should get a list of the file types Windows Mail can import.
If you then do the equivalent in Outlook, you should be on the way to
finding a file type both can import.

Once you find one that looks suitable, try importing a set of what you
export in that format, to make sure there are no problems with this.

Most internet providers offer a web page that offers instructions on
how to set up to use their email servers. You might want to find yours,
then make a paper copy of at least the web page name, if not its
full contents also.

If you have a choice, avoid a setup that uses port 25, to make sure
the setup will work properly on your trips.
 
FWIW, Outlook's .PST export/import function is broken and has been for some
time. Using it will cause data loss, plus you run the very significant risk
of corrupting the Outlook profile in use. The fix for this is easier than
using the export/import function in the first place - With Outlook closed,
make a copy of your .PST file. Should you ever need to recover data, open
this copy from within Outlook using 'File|Open|Outlook Data File' and drag
and drop whatever it is you need from the copy to the main .PST file.

Hal
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