migrating outlook express to window mail

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I have "exported" my Outlook Express 6.0 messages per instructions (copy the
message store to another directory) to a memory stick. I have move the stick
to a Vista (Basic Home, if that matters) system and have done file/import.
When I browse to the directory which holds the message store, Windows Mail
claims there is nothing to import.

It looks straight forward, but I seem to be missing something any suggestions.
 
Steve,
I have checked the properties and unchecked the Read Only and the dbx files
keep reverting to read only and WM won't recognize that they are in the file
folder.
What do I do???? I'm getting very frustrated with importing my Outlook
files into WM and would appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks,
Marme
 
Doing that while the files are still on the memory stick may not work.
Also, Windows Mail often has problems reading through a USB
connection. Copy them to a directory on your hard disk and see if
you can make them read-write there.
 
Hi Robert,
I did copy the files to a folder I named OE6 under My Documents. I've had
problems with other settings that seem to keep reverting under Vista.
 
Hi Steve
Thank you for valuable posts.
Followed your recommended steps.
WM shows an "Imported Folder" under "Local Folders" with following problems:
1. Cannot see contents of folders (see error msg below)
2. In my XP OE, I had numerous folders organised in a structured tree (eg
top-level folder, with sub-folders, with sub-folders etc). However, the
import only managed to import the first (in alphabetical order) top-level
folder with all its sub-folders; subsequent top-level folders only have the
first sub-folder showing, the rest are missing. Due to problem #1, I cannot
see any data anyway.

As I need my email, I then installed Outlook2003 and tried to import OE.
However, when i point the import program to the folder containing the OE data
(in Users\Name\Documents\OEdata), it informs that another program has control
of this folder and it cannot be accessed.

MS makes it VERY frustrating to migrate from XP to Vista!

Folder could not be displayed
Windows Mail could not open this folder.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Possible causes are:
Low disk space.
Low memory.

Yet I have TENS of GB available on HDD, and have 2GB RAM.
Any help would be much appreciated.
 
CarlosN said:
Hi Steve
Thank you for valuable posts.
Followed your recommended steps.
WM shows an "Imported Folder" under "Local Folders" with following
problems:
1. Cannot see contents of folders (see error msg below)
2. In my XP OE, I had numerous folders organised in a structured tree (eg
top-level folder, with sub-folders, with sub-folders etc). However, the
import only managed to import the first (in alphabetical order) top-level
folder with all its sub-folders; subsequent top-level folders only have
the
first sub-folder showing, the rest are missing. Due to problem #1, I
cannot
see any data anyway.

As I need my email, I then installed Outlook2003 and tried to import OE.
However, when i point the import program to the folder containing the OE
data
(in Users\Name\Documents\OEdata), it informs that another program has
control
of this folder and it cannot be accessed.
Click to expand...

Outlook and Outlook Express are not the same program. Don't confuse them.

Outlook Express won't run under Vista.
MS makes it VERY frustrating to migrate from XP to Vista!

Folder could not be displayed
Windows Mail could not open this folder.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Possible causes are:
Low disk space.
Low memory.

Yet I have TENS of GB available on HDD, and have 2GB RAM.
Any help would be much appreciated.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:
Click to expand...

This is often the kind of error message you get if the problem is due
to interference from an antivirus program. What if any antivirus
programs do you have, and have you ever had a Norton or McAfee
antivirus program on that computer, even one of the free trial
versions that often come already installed on new computers?

Also, Windows Mail often has problems reading files not on the
main hard drive, and for imports, it often has problems with files
that are readonly instead of read-write.

 
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