Moving specific folders to Outlook 2007

[GBernstein]

I am currently running Outlook 2007 and Outlook Express on my laptop. I have
an older version of Outlook Express (6.x) that I was running on another PC
and wanted to move my older emails and address book to my laptop. I followed
the instructions and created a file containing all of my .dbx files and a csv
version of my address book, copied the file to my laptop, then attempted to
update Outlook 2007. I was successful with the address book, but no so with
the emails and folders. I was able to import my old emails into Outlook
Express (well, sort of) but not to Outlook. More details:

On import, all of my folders moved to Outlook Express except for the Inbox.
It exists in the backup and it exists in the OE datestore on the laptop, but
does not appear when I start up OE (from the Outlook 2007 menu by clicking on
NEWS). What I really want to do is to import SELECTED folders/emails from OE
to Outlook 2007 and only use OE for browsing Newsgroups but from all of the
help postings I've seen, I can't see how you can selectively move emails and
or entire folders from OE to Outlook.

Can you recommend other references of offer specific help?

Thanks!
George

 

[DL]

It may be that you incorrectly connected your old OE Files
http://www.insideoe.com/ for info
The msgs have to be avilable in OE before you can move them to OL
You Export msgs fro OE to OL, I dont believe there is any way of selectively
exporting
(You may be able to drag a folder to your desktop, then later drag that file
into OL, I dont know as I dont use OE)

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am currently running Outlook 2007 and Outlook Express on my laptop.
I have an older version of Outlook Express (6.x) that I was running
on another PC and wanted to move my older emails and address book to
my laptop. I followed the instructions and created a file containing
all of my .dbx files and a csv version of my address book, copied the
file to my laptop, then attempted to update Outlook 2007. I was
successful with the address book, but no so with the emails and
folders. I was able to import my old emails into Outlook Express
(well, sort of) but not to Outlook. More details:

Outlook cannot import from DBX files.

On import, all of my folders moved to Outlook Express except for the
Inbox. It exists in the backup and it exists in the OE datestore on
the laptop, but does not appear when I start up OE (from the Outlook
2007 menu by clicking on NEWS).

That's because clicking the News item in Outlook starts Outlook Express with
the /outnews command switch, which "skins" OE as the "Outlook Newsreader"
and disables all mail functions.

What I really want to do is to import
SELECTED folders/emails from OE to Outlook 2007 and only use OE for
browsing Newsgroups but from all of the help postings I've seen, I
can't see how you can selectively move emails and or entire folders
from OE to Outlook.

Start Outlook Express, click FIle>Export>Messages. Click OK. Select the
folders you want to export. Click OK.

 

[GBernstein]

Your suggestion worked great. Thank you very much.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Your suggestion worked great. Thank you very much.

You're welcome.