import from outlook express 6

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Robert

Hi y'all,

I've googled this and come up with nothing that works (I've tried copying,
adding myself with full privileges, etc.). I cannot import my outlook
express messages into Vista Mail. It keeps saying nothing is there or a
program has the files open. During the RC phase I imported mail from
outlook express (but I don't remember if mail was part of RC or not).
Should I have exported in CSV format or something like that before trying to
import? What gives?

Thanks for any help.

Robert
 
Robert said:
Hi y'all,

I've googled this and come up with nothing that works (I've tried copying,
adding myself with full privileges, etc.). I cannot import my outlook
express messages into Vista Mail. It keeps saying nothing is there or a
program has the files open. During the RC phase I imported mail from
outlook express (but I don't remember if mail was part of RC or not).
Should I have exported in CSV format or something like that before trying
to import? What gives?

Thanks for any help.

Robert
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See http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
 
1) Create a folder in Explorer and name it C:\Old Mail



2) Copy ALL the dbx fles from OE6 to the C:\Old Mail folder on the Vista

machine. Be sure to include the Folders.dbx file, it is

required...................



3) File | Import | Messages

4) Select Microsoft Outlook Express 6

5) Press NEXT

6) Import mail from an OE6 store directory should be selected.

7) Press OK

8) Press BROWSE



Now, when you press the Browse button, Explorer will open.

There are three window panes. The two on the left are the ones we are

interested in and then only the one named FOLDERS is one we want to look

thru, it's the one with the scrollbar.



At the top next to the forward and back buttons (two round buttons with

arrows) you should see an icon then your username and next to each of those

is a small triangle.



On the triangle to the right of the icon, click on it and select Computer

Now, you should see the hard drive and the CD drives. double click on the C

drive icon. Probably named Local Disk (C:)



****

Now, in the right windows pane, you should see the Old Mail folder you

created and put the dbx files.

Double click on it to open it.



Ok, in the left windows pane, there should be some light highlighting for

the Old Mail folder to show it as selected.



At the bottom there is a line named Folder and probably shows Old Mail

listed there.



Delete the text Old Mail from the Folder line and then press the Select

Folder button on the bottonmright. Yes it should be empty.



When you select the Select Folder button, you are taken back to the browse

location and it should read C:\Old Mail



If it reads C:\Old Mail\Old Mail, go back and repeat the steps on the folder

select (just below the **** above.



If it does read C:\Old Mail then you are ready to finish the import.

Press NEXT and finish the import.
 
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