Transfer Outlook Express to Outlook

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Jan Groshan

I have just purchased a new computer which will have Outllook 2007
installed. I currently use Outlook Express as my email reader. Will it be
possible to transfer all of my OE folders and messages to the new Outlook,
and if so, how easy (or complicated) will that be ?
 
Yes. Outlook will probably prompt to do that on first run. If it doesn't
then it's easy enough to do.
 
You'll need to reconnect them to OE on the new system and import them into
outlook. A good source for Outlook Express info can be found here:
http://www.insideoe.com/

Unless you need the other features in Outlook you should consider staying
with OE - especially if you have vista. The Vista calendar is nearly
identical to Outlooks and great for someone who doesn't need to power of
outlook.
 
Unless you need the other features in Outlook you should consider staying
with OE - especially if you have vista.
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Diane

OE is not available in Vista. It is Windows Mail

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Diane Poremsky said:
You'll need to reconnect them to OE on the new system and import them into
outlook. A good source for Outlook Express info can be found here:
http://www.insideoe.com/

Unless you need the other features in Outlook you should consider staying
with OE - especially if you have vista. The Vista calendar is nearly
identical to Outlooks and great for someone who doesn't need to power of
outlook.


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Jan Groshan said:
I have just purchased a new computer which will have Outllook 2007
installed. I currently use Outlook Express as my email reader. Will it be
possible to transfer all of my OE folders and messages to the new Outlook,
and if so, how easy (or complicated) will that be ?
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"Reconnect them" ????? I didn't opt for Vista on the new computer. I
haven't heard much good about it. I'm sticking with XP.
 
You'll need to move the dbx files to the new system and get OE to see
them - see insideoe.com for help with that.
 
Jan Groshan said:
I have just purchased a new computer which will have Outllook 2007
installed. I currently use Outlook Express as my email reader. Will
it be possible to transfer all of my OE folders and messages to the
new Outlook, and if so, how easy (or complicated) will that be ?
Click to expand...

It's fairly easy. Outlook may prompt you when you install it, but allow it
to import only the mail account. Do not let it import your messages.
Instead, after Outlook is installed and operational, start Outlook Express
and used File>Export>Messages to send your messages to Outlook. Importing
them from within Outlook will change the received dat to the time of import.
Exporting them from Outlook Express will preserve that date.
 
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