OE can't find Outloook to import messages and settings

[TS Mathews]

I just had to reformat my hard drive and re-install all my software and have
run into something totally foreign to me. As until OE (okay, it's not gonna
happen until Windows Mail comes out, I know) has a calendar and can sync
with my pda without an extra sync program, I use Outlook for my default mail
program and just leave copies of everything on the server then re-download
them on OE for actual handling.

So, I setup my server program (Choicemail) and as I did the first time I set
things up, I configured Outlook as my default e-mail program, inputting all
the addresses etc. Everything worked fine and I was able to find an
archived PST file so I even recovered most of my old mail folders.

The problem came when, to save time, I was just going to import the Outlook
mail settings and messages--just like I had done before--but for some reason
when I click on import and either mail settings or messages, I get a prompt
that OE can't find any other e-mail programs.

Anyone have a clue as to how this could be happening?

Tim

I'm cross posting this on the Outlook group as well as, to be honest, I
don't know whether the problem is an OE one or based on Outlook.

 

[BillR [MVP]]

Why use OE at all?

 

[Brian Tillman]

The problem came when, to save time, I was just going to import the
Outlook mail settings and messages--just like I had done before--but
for some reason when I click on import and either mail settings or
messages, I get a prompt that OE can't find any other e-mail programs.

I don't believe Outlook Express can import mail account settings from
Outlook. It can, however import messages from Outlook.

 

[Christian Goeller]

Brian Tillman, you wrote on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:46:05 -0400:

I don't believe Outlook Express can import mail account settings from
Outlook. It can, however import messages from Outlook.

Outlook Express can import account settings but only from Outlook 2000.


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[TS Mathews]

I prefer it.

Why use OE at all?

 

[TS Mathews]

I don't believe Outlook Express can import mail account settings from
Outlook. It can, however import messages from Outlook.

Interesting, I could have sworn I did it "way back when" but, perhaps I had
already setup OE and did the initial import the other way around, as far as
the mail settings goes. I know the messages import quite nicely. Anyway,
thanks for the help. There is a workaround...by locating an archived PST
file on my D drive, I was able to locate the iaf files and, thus, by using
the import on an individual basis from inside the OE accounts setup page, I
did it.

Tim