Importing emails into Windows Mail from Outlook Express

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I just purchased a new laptop and I am now running Windows Mail. I was using
my wife's laptop previously and all of my business emails were being accessed
using Outlook Express. I cannot figure out exactly how to import my messages
from the hard-drive on my wife's laptop to my new computer. My former email
account used a different email address and I mention that because I don't
know if that will complicate the whole process. Any help would be
appreciated as I am about to pull what little hair I have left, out!!
 
Thank you for the help. The link you provided helped me step-by-step and I
was able to work through the import flawlessly. Much abliged!!

John
 
Hal,

I have one additional question for you...Can I do the same thing with my
contacts? Is there a link that you might be able to provide to allow me to
do the same thing?

Best regards,

John
 
OE contacts are held in a Windows Address Book ([username].wab) file. Copy
this file to your Vista machine where you should be able to import it.

Hal
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Hello All,

I have been using Outlook at the office all the time. But recently I left
the company and had brought back a private outlook file that I would like to
keep some of my communications with friends.

Could anyone here help share how do I transfer a outlook data file to
windows mail.

Thank you.

vstlee
 
If you have the .pst file, then you need to have Outlook installed in order
to transfer the data to Windows Mail.
 
Can only offer moral support at the moment, I am in the same boat, with a bit
of hair left, but still needing to know how to transfer addresses from
Outlook Express to Windows Mail. It says its possible but HOW is the all
encompassing hair puller ............. if you find out please let me know.
thanks.
 
Susan Souter said:
Can only offer moral support at the moment, I am in the same boat, with a
bit
of hair left, but still needing to know how to transfer addresses from
Outlook Express to Windows Mail. It says its possible but HOW is the all
encompassing hair puller ............. if you find out please let me know.
thanks.
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Open the OE Address Book>its file menu>export>wab

copy the file to thumb drive etc, stick it in the Vista machine.

From the contacts folder, Import.
 
That's all right for contacts but how do you import the recent email
messages from Outlook Express into Microsoft email?
 
J.Rippetoe said:
I just purchased a new laptop and I am now running Windows Mail. I was using
my wife's laptop previously and all of my business emails were being accessed
using Outlook Express. I cannot figure out exactly how to import my messages
from the hard-drive on my wife's laptop to my new computer. My former email
account used a different email address and I mention that because I don't
know if that will complicate the whole process. Any help would be
appreciated as I am about to pull what little hair I have left, out!!
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