Windows Mail not able to use existing mail store?

[Steve Cochran]

See here (www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm) and follow the directions
exactly.

steve

I tried it and did not work. The message that I get is "Messages cannot be
imported from the MAPI client". I use to run a windows 2000 pro and now I
am
running a Vista.

Outlook Express stores it messages in database files with a DBX
extension.
If using Windows 2000 or XP, those DBX are hidden by the operating
system,
so when doing a search for files ending with DBX, you have to modify the
search criteria to include "search for hidden files." They are normally
stored in the My Documents folder for the user account but many users
have
relocated them.

Once you've found them, not the folder filepath and write it down. That
is
the folder you should point the Import wizard to and all should then go
off
without a hitch, although some users have reported problems with
importing
in build 5456. Your experience may be different.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express


"Michael Short-McGirr" <Michael (e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message

I go into the File> Import> Messages. But I have no idea where my stored
messages would be to try and find them. Please could you tell me where
OE
stores the old messages if you know, by default that is, I neve changed
any
of the OE settings.

:

Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds
like
what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your old
OE
location and that will not work since the databases are very different
in
the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it to
proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store and
all
of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.

--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.


message I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to
set
it
up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express
directoy
on
my
datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected
is
not
empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
several
years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to
have
to
start a new one if possible.

The error text is:

[Window Title]
Windows Mail

[Main Instruction]
The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
for your new store location.

[OK]

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I tried it and did not work. The message that I get is "Messages cannot be
imported from the MAPI client". I use to run a windows 2000 pro and now I
am
running a Vista.

See http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
It is important that the DBX files are in a folder you have permissions for
and that you point to the folder, not the DBX files themselves.

 

[Guest]

Hi, I've just upgraded from XP and have a similar problem, but with a slight
variation. Both myself and wife use the same Email address, and have got
around thisin OE by using the store folder option, but cannot change either
users' settings to do this in Vista.
Any help on this problem would be appreciated

Thanks

Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds like
what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your old OE
location and that will not work since the databases are very different in
the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it to
proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store and all
of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.

--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.

I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to set it
up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express directoy on
my
datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected is
not
empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
several
years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to have
to
start a new one if possible.

The error text is:

[Window Title]
Windows Mail

[Main Instruction]
The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty directory
for your new store location.

[OK]

 

[Ron Sommer]

This is a post in thread Re: Two Vista accounts sharing one e-mail address?
--
Ronald Sommer

Thanks...

.... I didn't exactly follow what you wrote, but it told me enough to figure
it out. I didn't create a different directory outside of both user
profiles... I just added permissions to one of the mail stores and then
pointed the other account's Windows' Mail at it. Worked great... with the
exception of having to Login again ever time... which is good enough for me.
I saw your other post on a way to use batch files to overcome this, but I
think I'll stop here. Thanks.

That's why I said a directory outside of both user profiles, and I meant
to
imply that.

steve

: Hi, I've just upgraded from XP and have a similar problem, but with a
slight
: variation. Both myself and wife use the same Email address, and have got
: around thisin OE by using the store folder option, but cannot change
either
: users' settings to do this in Vista.
: Any help on this problem would be appreciated
:
: Thanks
:
: "Jim Pickering" wrote:
:
: > Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds
like
: > what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your old
OE
: > location and that will not work since the databases are very different
in
: > the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it to
: > proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store and
all
: > of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.
: >
: > --
: > Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
: >
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
: > Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
: >
: >
: > message : > >I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to set
it
: > > up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express directoy
on
: > > my
: > > datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected
is
: > > not
: > > empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
: > > several
: > > years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to
have
: > > to
: > > start a new one if possible.
: > >
: > > The error text is:
: > >
: > > [Window Title]
: > > Windows Mail
: > >
: > > [Main Instruction]
: > > The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
: > > for your new store location.
: > >
: > > [OK]
: > >
: >
: >

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the prompt reply...... I've tried to create a different directory
outside of both user accounts but, despite pointing to it, the changes will
not take effect, even though I'm logged on as an administrator.
I'm afraid it's either leave the wife or return to good old XP, and given
all of the other probs then XP it is !!!!

This is a post in thread Re: Two Vista accounts sharing one e-mail address?
--
Ronald Sommer

Thanks...

.... I didn't exactly follow what you wrote, but it told me enough to figure
it out. I didn't create a different directory outside of both user
profiles... I just added permissions to one of the mail stores and then
pointed the other account's Windows' Mail at it. Worked great... with the
exception of having to Login again ever time... which is good enough for me.
I saw your other post on a way to use batch files to overcome this, but I
think I'll stop here. Thanks.

That's why I said a directory outside of both user profiles, and I meant
to
imply that.

steve

: Hi, I've just upgraded from XP and have a similar problem, but with a
slight
: variation. Both myself and wife use the same Email address, and have got
: around thisin OE by using the store folder option, but cannot change
either
: users' settings to do this in Vista.
: Any help on this problem would be appreciated
:
: Thanks
:
: "Jim Pickering" wrote:
:
: > Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds
like
: > what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your old
OE
: > location and that will not work since the databases are very different
in
: > the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it to
: > proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store and
all
: > of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.
: >
: > --
: > Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
: >
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
: > Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
: >
: >
: > message : > >I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to set
it
: > > up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express directoy
on
: > > my
: > > datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected
is
: > > not
: > > empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
: > > several
: > > years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to
have
: > > to
: > > start a new one if possible.
: > >
: > > The error text is:
: > >
: > > [Window Title]
: > > Windows Mail
: > >
: > > [Main Instruction]
: > > The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
: > > for your new store location.
: > >
: > > [OK]
: > >
: >
: >

 

[Steve Cochran]

Create the directory and then set the permissions on the directory for all
users to have read / write access. Then see if it will work. You might
need to go to Safe mode and take ownership of the directory.

See also www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm to share the store between users.

Or you can get WMIDs as an alternative: www.oehelp.com/WMIDs/

steve

Thanks for the prompt reply...... I've tried to create a different
directory
outside of both user accounts but, despite pointing to it, the changes
will
not take effect, even though I'm logged on as an administrator.
I'm afraid it's either leave the wife or return to good old XP, and given
all of the other probs then XP it is !!!!

This is a post in thread Re: Two Vista accounts sharing one e-mail
address?
--
Ronald Sommer

Thanks...

.... I didn't exactly follow what you wrote, but it told me enough to
figure
it out. I didn't create a different directory outside of both user
profiles... I just added permissions to one of the mail stores and then
pointed the other account's Windows' Mail at it. Worked great... with
the
exception of having to Login again ever time... which is good enough for
me.
I saw your other post on a way to use batch files to overcome this, but I
think I'll stop here. Thanks.

That's why I said a directory outside of both user profiles, and I
meant
to
imply that.

steve

message
And it would have to be a directory that both users have permissions
for.

You would have to equate the registry entries for both users.
Particularly the Store Root value would have to be in a separate
directory outside of both user profiles. See
www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm

steve

message I've got two Vista accounts (one standard and one administrator)
that
I
want
to share a single e-mail account. I can create e-mail accounts for
both
Vista accounts, but they have separate local folders (deep in the
AppData
folder) so when I download e-mail from my POP server in one Vista
Account, I
can't see it in the other Account. When I move an e-mail to a
local
folder
in one Vista Account, I can't see it in that local folder in the
other
Vista
Account.

How can I "point" the second Vista account to the same e-mail local
folders
in use by the other Vista Account... any ideas?

: Hi, I've just upgraded from XP and have a similar problem, but with a
slight
: variation. Both myself and wife use the same Email address, and have
got
: around thisin OE by using the store folder option, but cannot change
either
: users' settings to do this in Vista.
: Any help on this problem would be appreciated
:
: Thanks
:
: "Jim Pickering" wrote:
:
: > Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds
like
: > what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your
old
OE
: > location and that will not work since the databases are very
different
in
: > the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it
to
: > proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store
and
all
: > of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.
: >
: > --
: > Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
: >
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
: > Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.
: >
: >
in
: > message : > >I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to
set
it
: > > up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express
directoy
on
: > > my
: > > datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy
selected
is
: > > not
: > > empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I
have
: > > several
: > > years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want
to
have
: > > to
: > > start a new one if possible.
: > >
: > > The error text is:
: > >
: > > [Window Title]
: > > Windows Mail
: > >
: > > [Main Instruction]
: > > The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
: > > for your new store location.
: > >
: > > [OK]
: > >
: >
: >

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Seems like you have less drastic options than going back to XP:

1. Use separate WinMail data stores (which is the default for separate
Windows users), but ensure that both get a copy of all incoming emails.
2. Both of you access email under a common third user login.
3. If you really don't need separate Windows user logins, share one.

Gary VanderMolen

Thanks for the prompt reply...... I've tried to create a different directory
outside of both user accounts but, despite pointing to it, the changes will
not take effect, even though I'm logged on as an administrator.
I'm afraid it's either leave the wife or return to good old XP, and given
all of the other probs then XP it is !!!!

This is a post in thread Re: Two Vista accounts sharing one e-mail address?
--
Ronald Sommer

Thanks...

.... I didn't exactly follow what you wrote, but it told me enough to figure
it out. I didn't create a different directory outside of both user
profiles... I just added permissions to one of the mail stores and then
pointed the other account's Windows' Mail at it. Worked great... with the
exception of having to Login again ever time... which is good enough for me.
I saw your other post on a way to use batch files to overcome this, but I
think I'll stop here. Thanks.

That's why I said a directory outside of both user profiles, and I meant
to
imply that.

steve

And it would have to be a directory that both users have permissions
for.

You would have to equate the registry entries for both users.
Particularly the Store Root value would have to be in a separate
directory outside of both user profiles. See
www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm

steve

message I've got two Vista accounts (one standard and one administrator) that
I
want
to share a single e-mail account. I can create e-mail accounts for
both
Vista accounts, but they have separate local folders (deep in the
AppData
folder) so when I download e-mail from my POP server in one Vista
Account, I
can't see it in the other Account. When I move an e-mail to a local
folder
in one Vista Account, I can't see it in that local folder in the other
Vista
Account.

How can I "point" the second Vista account to the same e-mail local
folders
in use by the other Vista Account... any ideas?

: Hi, I've just upgraded from XP and have a similar problem, but with a
slight
: variation. Both myself and wife use the same Email address, and have got
: around thisin OE by using the store folder option, but cannot change
either
: users' settings to do this in Vista.
: Any help on this problem would be appreciated
:
: Thanks
:
: "Jim Pickering" wrote:
:
: > Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds
like
: > what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your old
OE
: > location and that will not work since the databases are very different
in
: > the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it to
: > proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store and
all
: > of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.
: >
: > --
: > Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
: >
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
: > Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
: >
: >
: > message : > >I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to set
it
: > > up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express directoy
on
: > > my
: > > datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected
is
: > > not
: > > empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
: > > several
: > > years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to
have
: > > to
: > > start a new one if possible.
: > >
: > > The error text is:
: > >
: > > [Window Title]
: > > Windows Mail
: > >
: > > [Main Instruction]
: > > The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
: > > for your new store location.
: > >
: > > [OK]
: > >
: >
: >

 

[Guest]

My big mistake was to buy a computer with Window Vista. I was not told that I
cannot go back to XP on this computer. I consider Windows XP much better and
friendlier than Vista. I have still not been able to figure out how to import
my e-mails from XP to Vista. Many files in Vista are not even accessible. It
is really not worthwhile changing from XP to Vista which I would definitively
not recommend. If you are new
buy Vista but if you have experience with XP do not even consider changing.

 

[Steve Cochran]

See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm The path is often incorrect so one has
to fix that.

steve

My big mistake was to buy a computer with Window Vista. I was not told
that I
cannot go back to XP on this computer. I consider Windows XP much better
and
friendlier than Vista. I have still not been able to figure out how to
import
my e-mails from XP to Vista. Many files in Vista are not even accessible.
It
is really not worthwhile changing from XP to Vista which I would
definitively
not recommend. If you are new
buy Vista but if you have experience with XP do not even consider
changing.

I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to set
it
up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express directoy on
my
datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected is
not
empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
several
years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to have
to
start a new one if possible.

The error text is:

[Window Title]
Windows Mail

[Main Instruction]
The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty directory
for your new store location.

[OK]

 

[Guest]

See here (www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm) and follow the directions
exactly.

steve

I tried it and did not work. The message that I get is "Messages cannot be
imported from the MAPI client". I use to run a windows 2000 pro and now I
am
running a Vista.

Outlook Express stores it messages in database files with a DBX
extension.
If using Windows 2000 or XP, those DBX are hidden by the operating
system,
so when doing a search for files ending with DBX, you have to modify the
search criteria to include "search for hidden files." They are normally
stored in the My Documents folder for the user account but many users
have
relocated them.

Once you've found them, not the folder filepath and write it down. That
is
the folder you should point the Import wizard to and all should then go
off
without a hitch, although some users have reported problems with
importing
in build 5456. Your experience may be different.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express


"Michael Short-McGirr" <Michael (e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message
I go into the File> Import> Messages. But I have no idea where my stored
messages would be to try and find them. Please could you tell me where
OE
stores the old messages if you know, by default that is, I neve changed
any
of the OE settings.

:

Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds
like
what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your old
OE
location and that will not work since the databases are very different
in
the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it to
proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store and
all
of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.

--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.


message I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to
set
it
up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express
directoy
on
my
datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected
is
not
empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
several
years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to
have
to
start a new one if possible.

The error text is:

[Window Title]
Windows Mail

[Main Instruction]
The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
for your new store location.

[OK]

 

[Guest]

Thanks, this link worked! key seems to be ENTIRE directory must be copied.
However, msft is kind enough to then let one select actual imports. My hair
got white over this !

See here (www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm) and follow the directions
exactly.

steve

I tried it and did not work. The message that I get is "Messages cannot be
imported from the MAPI client". I use to run a windows 2000 pro and now I
am
running a Vista.

Outlook Express stores it messages in database files with a DBX
extension.
If using Windows 2000 or XP, those DBX are hidden by the operating
system,
so when doing a search for files ending with DBX, you have to modify the
search criteria to include "search for hidden files." They are normally
stored in the My Documents folder for the user account but many users
have
relocated them.

Once you've found them, not the folder filepath and write it down. That
is
the folder you should point the Import wizard to and all should then go
off
without a hitch, although some users have reported problems with
importing
in build 5456. Your experience may be different.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express


"Michael Short-McGirr" <Michael (e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message
I go into the File> Import> Messages. But I have no idea where my stored
messages would be to try and find them. Please could you tell me where
OE
stores the old messages if you know, by default that is, I neve changed
any
of the OE settings.

:

Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds
like
what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your old
OE
location and that will not work since the databases are very different
in
the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it to
proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store and
all
of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.

--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.


message I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to
set
it
up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express
directoy
on
my
datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected
is
not
empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
several
years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to
have
to
start a new one if possible.

The error text is:

[Window Title]
Windows Mail

[Main Instruction]
The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
for your new store location.

[OK]

 

[Steve Cochran]

Make sure you make a backup, or you will lose all your hair.

steve

Thanks, this link worked! key seems to be ENTIRE directory must be copied.
However, msft is kind enough to then let one select actual imports. My
hair
got white over this !

See here (www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm) and follow the directions
exactly.

steve

I tried it and did not work. The message that I get is "Messages cannot
be
imported from the MAPI client". I use to run a windows 2000 pro and now
I
am
running a Vista.

:

Outlook Express stores it messages in database files with a DBX
extension.
If using Windows 2000 or XP, those DBX are hidden by the operating
system,
so when doing a search for files ending with DBX, you have to modify
the
search criteria to include "search for hidden files." They are
normally
stored in the My Documents folder for the user account but many users
have
relocated them.

Once you've found them, not the folder filepath and write it down.
That
is
the folder you should point the Import wizard to and all should then
go
off
without a hitch, although some users have reported problems with
importing
in build 5456. Your experience may be different.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express


"Michael Short-McGirr" <Michael
(e-mail address removed)>
wrote in message
I go into the File> Import> Messages. But I have no idea where my
stored
messages would be to try and find them. Please could you tell me
where
OE
stores the old messages if you know, by default that is, I neve
changed
any
of the OE settings.

:

Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder.
Sounds
like
what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your
old
OE
location and that will not work since the databases are very
different
in
the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it
to
proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store
and
all
of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old
store.

--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.


in
message I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying
to
set
it
up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express
directoy
on
my
datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy
selected
is
not
empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I
have
several
years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want
to
have
to
start a new one if possible.

The error text is:

[Window Title]
Windows Mail

[Main Instruction]
The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
for your new store location.

[OK]

 

[Guest]

Aargh !!
I have just started using Vista - and gave Windows Mail a new folder where I
wanted to store my emails. I then imported all my Outlook Express messages.
Initially all the 'old' messages where imported into a sub-folder named
'Imported Folder' - so I moved my folders and renamed 'old Inbox' etc.
When I reopened Windows Mail all the folders are empty.
I looked to see where Windows Mail was looking for messages - and it isn't
the folder I had originally set up.
At the moment Windows Mail refuses to remember a change to the store
location - as I thought I would start the whole process again.
Please can anyone help - this has already taken too long, and I need to get
back to work.
many thanks,
Wendy

 

[Guest]

Outlook Express stores it messages in database files with a DBX extension.
If using Windows 2000 or XP, those DBX are hidden by the operating system,
so when doing a search for files ending with DBX, you have to modify the
search criteria to include "search for hidden files." They are normally
stored in the My Documents folder for the user account but many users have
relocated them.

Once you've found them, not the folder filepath and write it down. That is
the folder you should point the Import wizard to and all should then go off
without a hitch, although some users have reported problems with importing
in build 5456. Your experience may be different.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express

I go into the File> Import> Messages. But I have no idea where my stored
messages would be to try and find them. Please could you tell me where OE
stores the old messages if you know, by default that is, I neve changed
any
of the OE settings.

Try File/Import/Messages pointing to the old OE store folder. Sounds
like
what you told it to do was change the message store folder to your old OE
location and that will not work since the databases are very different in
the two operating sytems. Just be thankful you did not instruct it to
proceed anyway, or you would have wiped out your old message store and
all
of its messages as Vista would have happily overwrote your old store.

--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
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message I installed Beta2 on my home system test partition and am trying to set
it
up. When I tried to point Windows Mail to my Outlook Express directoy
on
my
datastore, I get an error that telles me that "the directoy selected is
not
empty". Will Windows Mail not work with existing OE stores? I have
several
years of mail and NG postings in that store and really don't want to
have
to
start a new one if possible.

The error text is:

[Window Title]
Windows Mail

[Main Instruction]
The directory you selected is not empty. Please select an empty
directory
for your new store location.

[OK]