Transfering rules from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007

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I'm upgrading to Outlook 2007 and want to transfer my email rules from
Windows Mail - how can I do that?
 
Vincenzo said:
I'm upgrading to Outlook 2007 and want to transfer my email rules from
Windows Mail - how can I do that?
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After you install Outlook
WinMail can export to Outlook (Exchange).
 
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
 
Vincenzo said:
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.
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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.
 
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
 
Vincenzo said:
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.
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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.
 
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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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
 
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

Vincenzo said:
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
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