Transfering rules from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007

[Guest]

I'm upgrading to Outlook 2007 and want to transfer my email rules from
Windows Mail - how can I do that?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I'm upgrading to Outlook 2007 and want to transfer my email rules from
Windows Mail - how can I do that?

After you install Outlook
WinMail can export to Outlook (Exchange).

 

[Guest]

Frank,

why would I want to do that? I've upgraded to Outlook 2007 - and that
program will allow me to import rules into it. I just need to know where Mail
stores the rules - is it a file or just in the registry. If it is just in the
registry then how can I transfer them to Outlook 2007.

Thanks,

Vincenzo

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Frank,

why would I want to do that? I've upgraded to Outlook 2007 - and that
program will allow me to import rules into it. I just need to know where
Mail
stores the rules - is it a file or just in the registry. If it is just in
the
registry then how can I transfer them to Outlook 2007.

I missed the word 'rules'. Sorry.
WinMail stores them in the Registry. I don't think there's a way to
transfer them to Outlook. The two programs are handled by different
programming teams that don't cooperate with each other.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info Frank,

So if I've got this right I've got to find a way to export the rules from
Windows Mail to Outlook Exchange. Then can I export the rules from Outlook
Exchange to Outlook 2007?

Unfortunately I'm being a bit thick about this so you might need to spell
out what I need to do - especially if I've got to find a copy of Outlook
Exchange.

Many thanks,

Vincenzo

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Thanks for the info Frank,

So if I've got this right I've got to find a way to export the rules from
Windows Mail to Outlook Exchange. Then can I export the rules from Outlook
Exchange to Outlook 2007?

Unfortunately I'm being a bit thick about this so you might need to spell
out what I need to do - especially if I've got to find a copy of Outlook
Exchange.

I don't know any way to export the rules. But you don't need a copy of
Exchange. When exporting you choose Exchange and then Outlook.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

As Frank says, message rules are stored in the registry, there's no way to
export or import them. As to Outlook Exchange, that line should read
Outlook/Exchange which means Outlook or Exchange (Outlook is the supplied
email client with Exchange Server, Microsoft's email server system).

Hal
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[Guest]

Hal,

Thanks for the message. So there's nothing I can do at all to get these
rules out of Mail and into something else?

Cheers,

Vincenzo

 

[Steve Cochran]

The rules are in the registry (see www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm) and you
can export the registry keys, but I don't know how Outlook handles the
rules.

steve

Hal,

Thanks for the message. So there's nothing I can do at all to get these
rules out of Mail and into something else?

Cheers,

Vincenzo