OE6 messages in Mail

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Chad Harris

The reason you cannot point them to a common folder as you can with outlook
so that you can use them both at once is that OE uses .dbx as a storage
format and Win Mail uses .eml. They use two different storage formats.
There may have been a hack developed by some of the OE MVPs--you'll have to
look around on the web, but as far as I know your choice is to back up your
OE mail and folders and copy it onto Vista.

If you google "backup OE" you'll find plenty. There is a public group for
Vista mail, so you might want to ask on it.

CH
 
I have Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5384 64 bit version installed. I have
managed to transfer my Outlook Express 6 address book in Windows Mail,
however when I try to import messages from O/E6 the dialogue box indicates
that the operation was conducted successfully but nothing happens. I copied
the .dbx files to a easily accessible folder at C:\AMI\e-mail, select import
mail from OE6 store directory and via browse path to the e-mail folder, this
shows the folders available, select all and next. As stated the dialogue box
indicates that the operation was successful but no messages.

Any help is appreciated.

Regards

Runner
 
Chad,

thanks for the response. It appears from the drop down menus that Windows
Mail can import OE6 messages, but in mine case or as general problem it
doesn't happen. I will take your advice and look for Google OE6 backup.

Runner
 
I could not import OE messages or account settings in either 32 or 64 bit
versions but I was able to import my contacts by by placing the exported
..CSV file from OE into the C:\Users\jojo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\Backup\new Folder and then use Windows Mail import function.

Any attempt to import from a Outlook 2000 PST file gives a MAPI not
installed error and I never got a chance to choose a file.


Rex Geissinger
 
Thanks Chad,

for the interesting but not relevant links. Your proposal that I visit the
newsgroup for Vista Mail did indicate that it is not a "how to" problem on
my part, it is that Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5384 64 bit version has a
problem and does not work correctly to import OE6 messages, many users have
the same problem. Apparently the 32 bit version does work OK.

Regards

Runner
 
Rex Geissinger said:
I could not import OE messages or account settings in either 32 or 64 bit
versions but I was able to import my contacts by by placing the exported
.CSV file from OE into the C:\Users\jojo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\Backup\new Folder and then use Windows Mail import function.

Any attempt to import from a Outlook 2000 PST file gives a MAPI not
installed error and I never got a chance to choose a file.
Click to expand...


Outlook has to be installed to import from Outlook.
 
Only because the import of messages from either OE or Outlook pose similiar
problems. Fortunately as Frank mentioned if you can install Outlook on the
target, you could import the PST into that, then have Microsoft mail import
those messages from Outlook.

But how do you get them Out of OE?. I had to install outlook on the old
machine export from OE into outlook then backup to a.PST install Outlook on
the new machine import the backup .PST from the old machine. then import
into winmail from Outlook! That! is alot of work.

When I upgraded from WinME to xp the files and settings transfer wizard
transfered all my e-mail and settings into the new version of OE Windows
easy transfer wizard in Vista needs to be changed to handle the same chore
other wise it's "the Not so Easy Transfer Wizard"

Rex Geissinger
 
Thanks Frank.

Yes I see now. Seems to be mixing Outlook which could be pointed to a
common folder and OE storage formats though unless I'm misreading him.

CH
 
Rex thanks--

This is good information. I continue to wrestle with the problem of getting
"concommitant activity" on a dual boot among OE on XP and Win Mail on Vista.
I thought from some of the posts on the Winmail Beta group that Tom Koch and
some others were working on a hack in this direction, but if you know of any
other ways, or Frank does I'd appreciate seeing them for sure. It's a
problem I haven't been able to solve and some people have told me because of
different mail storage formats mentioned above, that I won't be able to.
That sure is unfortunate. So I could either do what you've done, or back up
OE and parallel park the .dbx files from XP on Vista I guess.

CH
 
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