Importing OUTLOOK

[Jennifer]

I have just puchased a new computer using the Vista format. I have all of
my contacts in a PST file and would like to import them. I have
OUTLOOK....not Outlook Express. Help

 

[Guest]

I have just puchased a new computer using the Vista format. I have all of
my contacts in a PST file and would like to import them. I have
OUTLOOK....not Outlook Express. Help

You have two choices: 1. Install Outlook on your Vista computer,
preferably version 2003 or later. Versions 2000 and 2002 will also
run under Vista, but with problems. Windows Mail needs to use
part of Outlook to be able to understand .pst files. Some, but not
all, versions of Microsoft Office include Outlook:

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

2. Import the .pst file into Outlook Express on an older computer
that also has Outlook installed. Then, import from Outlook Express
to Windows Mail:

<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 Vista computer, make sure the
copies are read-write instead of readonly before you import them into
Windows Mail.

If this import does not bring in your old contacts, start Windows Mail, then
click Tools, then Windows Contacts, then Import, then Windows Address
Book File (Outlook Express contacts), then Import, then find the .wab file
and click on it, then click on Close, then close the Contacts window.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Jennifer

Never export/import to transfer data between one Outlook and another.
Instead, simple copy the original PST.It will cause corruption See this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[Vince]

I am also waiting with baited breath for a real answer to Jennifer's
question.
I too just bought a computer with Vista, and among my many disappointments,
losing all of my Outlook (not Outlook Express) messages is one of them.
We are not asking to move data between one Outlook and another, we want to
transfer the data to the new windows.vista.mail and are trying to learn how.
I opened the link Peter provided and it has no information regarding this
task
Vince

Jennifer

Never export/import to transfer data between one Outlook and another.
Instead, simple copy the original PST.It will cause corruption See this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[Guest]

You have two choices: 1. Install Outlook, preferably version 2003 or
later,
under Vista. Versions 2000 and 2002 will also run under Vista, but with
some
problems. Windows Mail needs to use part of it to be able to import the
..pst
files which contain the Outlook messages. Some, but not all, versions of
Microsoft Office include Outlook.

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

2. First, import the messages from Outlook into Outlook Express on an older
computer which has both of them installed. Then, import from Outlook
Express to Windows Mail.

<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 new computer, make sure the copies
are read-write instead or readonly before you import them into Windows Mail.

If you want your old contacts, and the import didn't bring them in, start
Windows Mail, then click Tools, then Windows Contacts, them Import,
then Windows Address Book File (Outlook Express contacts), then Import,
then find the .wab file and click on it, then click on Close, then close the
contacts window.