How do I import PST files into Windows Mail?

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I think you have to have Outlook installed. Then you can use File | Import
| Messages.

steve
 
I have the PST from Outlook.. How can I import them into Windows Mail?
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It's not possible to directly import .PST files into any
Microsoft-provided email clients ( such as Outlook Express or Windows
Mail) unless Outlook is installed in a Microsoft OS) without using a
third-party email conversion utility.

I use Aid4Mail to convert an Outlook pst into an Outlook Express
message store folder, then import that into Windows Mail. I don't
think Aid4Mail has Vista support yet (i.e., Aid4Mail can't convert
..PST files into Windows Mail store folders directly).

But if Microsoft Office Outlook is already installed in Vista, you may
directly import the existing Outlook store (the email/accounts
settings) into Windows Mail.

Get Aid4Mail Professional ($49.95) -- only the Pro license will
process .PST files -- here: http://www.aid4mail.com or
here: http://www.fookes.com

Do NOT attempt to use the Aid4Mail Trial to convert your mail, since
it only allows 50 emails per folder to be converted, and additionally,
adds a tag into the Subject line of all converted emails.

But over all, I suggest that the $49.95 would be an excellent
investment of your money, since the Pro version is excellent for
converting to and from MANY different email formats. It is especially
handy for converting between OS X/Windows/Linux/Unix mail.


NOTE: Aid4Mail does support conversions to and from *.eml files (the
Windows Mail native format), though it probably won't convert the
Windows Mail folders themselves, just the *.eml files. I haven't
tried this yet, so I really can't say for certain. I do know that
Aid4Mail Pro does convert to and from *.eml files.

I guess you could use Aid4Mail to process your *.PST folders into
*.eml files, then import them into Windows Mail, though it would be
easier (and cheaper, since you already have Microsoft Outlook, and
Aid4Mail Pro costs an additional $49.95) to directly import them into
Windows Mail from an existing instance of Microsoft Outlook using
Windows Mail's "File/Import" function.
 
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