OE 6 and Outlook 2007

[Harmon Koeltz]

I've been trying all day to transfer the dbx folders from an XP computer
running OE 6 to a new Vista computer with Outlook 2007-fulll retail version.
I copied all the dbx files onto a CD then from the CD to the documents
folder of the new Vista computer. I tried the import function and my address
book transferred to the Outlook contacts. Can't get my folders or messaged
to import or transfer.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Harmon

 

[Gordon]

I've been trying all day to transfer the dbx folders from an XP computer
running OE 6 to a new Vista computer with Outlook 2007-fulll retail
version. I copied all the dbx files onto a CD then from the CD to the
documents folder of the new Vista computer. I tried the import function
and my address book transferred to the Outlook contacts. Can't get my
folders or messaged to import or transfer.

You need to import into Windows Mail and then export to outlook.

 

[DL]

You have to make your msgs available in win.mail first.
Then you can *export* them from win mail to outlook

 

[Harmon Koeltz]

You need to import into Windows Mail and then export to outlook.

Wel, we tried to import to Windows Mail but no joy there either. Perhaps I
got to the dbx files the wrong way: I did a search for all files with a dbx
extension and copied them to a CD which I used to place them first on the
desktop and then in the documents folder.

Any other suggestions

Thanks again

harmon

 

[Peter Foldes]

Harmon

I don't know any way to import a single DBX file. Extract the contents as EML files using one of these programs and drag the EML files into WinMail

Then use the Export \Import to Outlook

 

[Gordon]

Wel, we tried to import to Windows Mail but no joy there either. Perhaps I
got to the dbx files the wrong way: I did a search for all files with a
dbx extension and copied them to a CD which I used to place them first on
the desktop and then in the documents folder.

Any other suggestions

Thanks again

harmon

Did you copy the file called Folders.dbx?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've been trying all day to transfer the dbx folders from an XP
computer running OE 6 to a new Vista computer with Outlook 2007-fulll
retail version. I copied all the dbx files onto a CD then from the CD
to the documents folder of the new Vista computer. I tried the import
function and my address book transferred to the Outlook contacts.
Can't get my folders or messaged to import or transfer.

In WIndows Mail, click File>Import>Messages, select "Outlook Express 6",
click Next, select the "Import mail from an OE6 store directory", click OK,
browse to where you placed the DBX files, click Next, and follow the
remaining prompts. After the import, still in Windows Mail, click
FIle>Export>Messages and select Outlook as the destination.

 

[Harmon Koeltz]

In WIndows Mail, click File>Import>Messages, select "Outlook Express 6",
click Next, select the "Import mail from an OE6 store directory", click
OK, browse to where you placed the DBX files, click Next, and follow the
remaining prompts. After the import, still in Windows Mail, click
FIle>Export>Messages and select Outlook as the destination.

Will try again but I don't recall seeing the option "Import mail from an OE6
store directory",
I will check when my wife gets home-she has the computer with her

Thanks

Harmon

 

[Peter Foldes]

Harmon

Also make sure that the Read Only attribute is not checked