Transferring messages and contacts from Outlook Express to Windows Mail

[Kim and Donnie Tate]

We used to use Outlook Express but now have switched to Windows Mail on
Vista. How can I transfer the messages that I have on Outlook because there
were some on there with files that I need and our contacts?

 

[Guest]

We used to use Outlook Express but now have switched to Windows Mail on
Vista. How can I transfer the messages that I have on Outlook because
there were some on there with files that I need and our contacts?

To transfer from Outlook Express:

<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>

Transferring from Outlook is harder. You have two choices: 1. Install
Outlook
(not Outlook Express) under Vista to help with the transfer. Version 2003
or
later runs well under Vista, version 2002 runs but with a few problems. A
trial
version will run long enough to help with the transfer. 2. Transfer from
Outlook
to Outlook Express first on the old computer. Then do the Outlook Express
to
Windows Mail transfer.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

We used to use Outlook Express but now have switched to Windows Mail on
Vista. How can I transfer the messages that I have on Outlook because
there were some on there with files that I need and our contacts?

If you used Outlook Express on the old computer, see
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm