How do I move from Outlook to Windows Mail?

[Gösta Knochenhauer]

I have been using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 to handle e-mail.´
I'm not interested in any of the other functions in Outlook.
I now have a new computer with Windows Vista.
On it, I've installed the home version of Office 2007, in which Outlook is
missing.
However, the standard program Windows Mail is quite enough for my needs.
But I have not found out if it is possible to import messages and address
book from Outlook.
Does anyone know? I would greatly appreciate any help.

Sincerely,
Gösta Knochenhauer

 

[Gordon]

I have been using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 to handle e-mail.´
I'm not interested in any of the other functions in Outlook.
I now have a new computer with Windows Vista.
On it, I've installed the home version of Office 2007, in which Outlook is
missing.
However, the standard program Windows Mail is quite enough for my needs.
But I have not found out if it is possible to import messages and address
book from Outlook.

It is.

You have two options. Either import mail and addresses to Outlook Express on
the old machine and do this:
Copy ALL the mail files from OE (including the one called Folders.dbx) and
paste them into a folder you have created on your new machine, to which you
have read/write permissions. A folder within your Documents folder would
seem to be the best place.
Then in Windows Mail, do File-Import-Messages, highlight Microsoft Outlook
Express, and click next.
Make sure that "Import from an OE6 Store directory is checked, (that's why
you need to copy the folders.dbx file, because that tells WM the folder is
an OE message store) and click on OK. Browse to the folder you created.

Or, install Outlook on the new machine (the trial version will do), transfer
your data from the old machine as here:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA010771141033.aspx
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm

and then within WM import.

HTH

 

[DL]

Outlook has to be installed and configured on the Vista PC before in Mail
you can import msgs
Or
On the old PC set up outlook express, export your Outlook mail to OE ( You
might also want to export Contacts to the wab (windows address book, as used
by OE)
Then transfer your OE store, and wab file to Vista PC, then in Mail you can
import
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx