why did you change outlook express?

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I want to know if there is a way to have multple email users on this new
Windows mail, that I can switch back and forth from easily, I don't want all
the email users dumping all emails to one file and I don't want to set up
multiple users for the pc, only my mail serivice or How do I get back to
Outlook Express?
 
Gary said:
I want to know if there is a way to have multple email users on this new
Windows mail, that I can switch back and forth from easily, I don't want
all
the email users dumping all emails to one file and I don't want to set up
multiple users for the pc, only my mail serivice or How do I get back to
Outlook Express?
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The short answer to that is No. Windows Mail does not allow you to setup
multiple identities on a single user account.

The recommendation now is that you setup a user account for each user
requiring access to email and setup a Windows mail profile inside each
account.

You could always re-consider your choice of email client if you still want
to maintain multiple accounts under one login. Mozilla Thunderbird offers
this capability by default and can be used on Vista as well.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/
 
Gary said:
I want to know if there is a way to have multple email users on this new
Windows mail, that I can switch back and forth from easily, I don't want
all
the email users dumping all emails to one file and I don't want to set up
multiple users for the pc, only my mail serivice or How do I get back to
Outlook Express?
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Yes, if you buy WMIDs from www.oehelp.com
 
Frank:

Thank you so very much! I support Jason's comments. I just bought it.

Cheers,
 
Hi

I had a motherboard crash and have taken the old hard drive and put it into
a new computer running Vista. I want to import all my old outlook express6
files into new Windows Mail.

I've located the .dbx files all intact but can't get Windows mail to
recognise them, let alone import them. I have tried what seems to be the
recomended action ie File -> Import -> Browse

Any suggestions please
 
jamie said:
Hi

I had a motherboard crash and have taken the old hard drive and put it
into a new computer running Vista. I want to import all my old outlook
express6 files into new Windows Mail.

I've located the .dbx files all intact but can't get Windows mail to
recognise them, let alone import them. I have tried what seems to be the
recomended action ie File -> Import -> Browse

Any suggestions please
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Make sure you have permissions for the folder they're in. Then point to the
folder, not the DBX files themselves.
 
This is from DGuess:
--
Ronald Sommer

1) Create a folder in Explorer and name it C:\Old Mail



2) Copy ALL the dbx flees from OE6 to the C:\Old Mail folder on the Vista

machine. Be sure to include the Folders.dbx file, it is

required...................



3) File | Import | Messages

4) Select Microsoft Outlook Express 6

5) Press NEXT

6) Import mail from an OE6 store directory should be selected.

7) Press OK

8) Press BROWSE



Now, when you press the Browse button, Explorer will open.

There are three window panes. The two on the left are the ones we are

interested in and then only the one named FOLDERS is one we want to look

thru, it's the one with the scrollbar.



At the top next to the forward and back buttons (two round buttons with

arrows) you should see an icon then your username and next to each of those

is a small triangle.



On the triangle to the right of the icon, click on it and select Computer

Now, you should see the hard drive and the CD drives. double click on the C

drive icon. Probably named Local Disk (C:)



****

Now, in the right windows pane, you should see the Old Mail folder you

created and put the dbx files.

Double click on it to open it.



Ok, in the left windows pane, there should be some light highlighting for

the Old Mail folder to show it as selected.



At the bottom there is a line named Folder and probably shows Old Mail

listed there.



Delete the text Old Mail from the Folder line and then press the Select

Folder button on the bottom right. Yes it should be empty.



When you select the Select Folder button, you are taken back to the browse

location and it should read C:\Old Mail



If it reads C:\Old Mail\Old Mail, go back and repeat the steps on the folder

select just below the **** above.



If it does read C:\Old Mail then you are ready to finish the import.

Press NEXT and finish the import.

: Hi
:
: I had a motherboard crash and have taken the old hard drive and put it
into
: a new computer running Vista. I want to import all my old outlook
express6
: files into new Windows Mail.
:
: I've located the .dbx files all intact but can't get Windows mail to
: recognise them, let alone import them. I have tried what seems to be the
: recomended action ie File -> Import -> Browse
:
: Any suggestions please
:
 
Are you saying we can buy OE, install it, and get rid of WIN MAIL, for
24.99??
That's pretty cheap.........;-)
Has anyone done this yet?

Thanks
Cindy
 
Cynthia said:
Are you saying we can buy OE, install it, and get rid of WIN MAIL, for
24.99??
That's pretty cheap.........;-)
Has anyone done this yet?
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Why aren't you changing to one of the dozens of free alternatives if you
don't like WM?
 
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