using OE backup program in Vista mail question

[Pamela G]

Hi everyone. I recently had to replace my laptop, and of course, I was
forced to migrate to Vista and Windows mail. I have used OE Freebie backup
for years to successfully backup my OE files. I was able to import messages
and contacts, but cannot find how, or if it is possible to import the rest
of the settings such as message rules and such that reside on my backup.
Thanks
Pamela

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

When you first started up Vista, it should have displayed a
Welcome Center screen, on which "Transfer Files and Settings"
is prominently displayed. If you no longer have that screen,
you can go directly to Vista's Windows Easy Transfer, which will
transfer stuff like message rules.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Steve Cochran]

See also here: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm

Its very tricky to get the rules imported.

Here's what I've posted in the past:

Okay there are actually 4 issues, but I figured out two of them.

This is for a single rule at the moment. I'll try and program it so it
doesn't have to be done rule by rule.

First export the rule from the machine with OE:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
Express\5.0\Rules\Mail\002

where GUID is the Identity and this is rule 3

Then edit the reg file with Notepad.

Do replace for

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0

with

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail

Then save the file.

Then the search strings have been changed to Unicode so set the cursor where
the Rule Criteria start. Then do a second replace until the end of the file
and search for

,

replace with

,00,

Then in the last line of each criteria add

,00

Then save.

Then create a mock rule in the registry with WinMail and close WinMail.
Then delete that mock key in the registry. Make sure the rule number in the
saved reg file matches that that you just deleted.

Then merge the file into the registry.

Open WinMail and go to Tools | Message rules and you see the new message
rule spelled out okay when you click on it, except for the folder name. You
will still have to specify the folder names again because those are coded
numerically, I think.

Anyway, that will work, but its a bit involved to do manually.

steve