Karen said:
I'd like to move my email folders and their contents from my
Windows XP computer to my Vista Laptop. On XP I use Outlook
Express and on Vista I use Windows Mail. Can anyone help me with
this?
Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:
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How to move from Outlook Express to Windows Mail
http://www.google.com/search?q=How+to+move+from+Outlook+Express+to+Windows+Mail
The first hit that is a Microsoft page:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/...ssages-into-Windows-Mail-from-Outlook-Express
Says this:
"If you are just transferring Outlook Express messages (and not all your
other files and settings) from a computer running Windows XP, you may find
it easier to use the manual method described here.
On the computer running Windows XP, do the following:
1. The folder that contains the Outlook Express messages is marked as a
hidden folder in Windows. To view this hidden folder, click Start, and then
click Control Panel. Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder
Options. Click the View tab, and under Hidden files and folders, click Show
hidden files and folders.
2. Locate the folder named Outlook Express. In Windows XP, this folder is
located here by default: C:\Documents and Settings\your user name\Local
Settings\Application Data\Identities\{your Windows user identity
number}\Microsoft\Outlook Express.
3. Copy the Outlook Express folder and all its contents to the Documents
folder on the computer running Windows Vista. (You can store this copy of
the Outlook Express folder in a location other than the Documents folder, as
long as you remember where to find it.) For information about how to copy a
folder, see Copy files to another computer.
On the computer running Windows Vista, do the following:
1. Open Windows Mail by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs,
and then clicking Windows Mail.
2. Click the File menu, point to Import, and then click Messages.
3. Click Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and then click Next.
4. Make sure Import mail from an OE6 store directory is selected, and then
click OK.
5. Click Browse, find the Outlook Express folder you copied to this
computer, and then click the folder once to select it. (Do not open the
folder when you select it.)
6. Click Select Folder, and then click Next.
7. Click All folders to import all the folders, or click Selected folders
and select which message folders you want to import, and then click Next.
8. Click Finish."
I would actualy visit the web page though - read the NOTES at the bottom.
Along those lines - you could also use the "Easy Transfer" wizard...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/...files-and-settings-frequently-asked-questions