Transferring OE folder from PC to Outlook on laptop

[jenny0905]

We've just bought a laptop which is connected to the Internet via a Netgear
wireless router. I have a folder on my PC in outlook express which I would
like to transfer to Outlook on the laptop. I have no idea how to do this! I
much prefer OE to Outlook and wish there was some way of getting it onto the
laptop. My PC's OS is Windows XP and the laptop has Windows Vista. I'd
really appreciate all the help I can get!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Windows Mail on Windows Vista is the successor of Outlook Express. You can
directly transfer your current dbx-files of OE to Windows Mail.

You can ask for more details on how to move your data in this newsgroup;
windows.vista.mail

Migrating from Outlook Express on Windows XP to Microsoft Office Outlook on
Windows Vista also means that you first have to migrate your data to Windows
Mail. If you indeed want to use Microsoft Office Outlook instead you can
then choose Export from within Windows Mail.

 

[jenny0905]

Thanks for this info. I successfully used Export/Import to get my folder
from OE to Outlook (on XP) and from there copied it to both a DVD-RW & my USB
stick , however am having no luck getting the back up onto Windows Mail on
the (Vista) laptop. I've delved into "howto-outlook.com" but as a golfing
grandma who's only minimally computer literate, I'm obviously not reading the
directions correctly! Having inserted the disc or the USB stick into the
laptop, I'm at a loss what to do next!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You mean this article?
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

You'll need to copy the pst-file from the DVD or USB stick to your hard disk
(don't overwrite any existing pst-files). Then remove the Read Only file
attribute. Once you've done that you can start Outlook and use File-> Open->
Outlook Data File...

 

[jenny0905]

Yes, that's the article I read. I've put the USB stick into the port on the
laptop which resulted in a window opening up giving me the contents of the
stick. I left-clicked on the relevent ?file/folder and then right-clicked to
find its properties [type of file: Microsoft Office Outlook Personal Folders
(.pst). Name: backup.pst).] I then proceeded to click on copy but have no
idea where to put it on my hard drive! At this point the Read Only attribute
isn't ticked.

Sorry to be so tedious about this, but at least I'm learning how to do
something new.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You can put it anywhere you like. As the article suggests; I prefer to put
it in the "My Documents\My Outlook" folder which I created to conveniently
store my all my pst-files.



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Yes, that's the article I read. I've put the USB stick into the port on
the
laptop which resulted in a window opening up giving me the contents of the
stick. I left-clicked on the relevent ?file/folder and then right-clicked
to
find its properties [type of file: Microsoft Office Outlook Personal
Folders
(.pst). Name: backup.pst).] I then proceeded to click on copy but have
no
idea where to put it on my hard drive! At this point the Read Only
attribute
isn't ticked.

Sorry to be so tedious about this, but at least I'm learning how to do
something new.

You mean this article?
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

You'll need to copy the pst-file from the DVD or USB stick to your hard
disk
(don't overwrite any existing pst-files). Then remove the Read Only file
attribute. Once you've done that you can start Outlook and use File->
Open->
Outlook Data File...

 

[jenny0905]

Thank you! Thank you! Hallelujah! With your invaluable help, Robert, the
folder is now safely in Outlook on the laptop.

I can't thank you enough!

Jenny

You can put it anywhere you like. As the article suggests; I prefer to put
it in the "My Documents\My Outlook" folder which I created to conveniently
store my all my pst-files.



-----

Yes, that's the article I read. I've put the USB stick into the port on
the
laptop which resulted in a window opening up giving me the contents of the
stick. I left-clicked on the relevent ?file/folder and then right-clicked
to
find its properties [type of file: Microsoft Office Outlook Personal
Folders
(.pst). Name: backup.pst).] I then proceeded to click on copy but have
no
idea where to put it on my hard drive! At this point the Read Only
attribute
isn't ticked.

Sorry to be so tedious about this, but at least I'm learning how to do
something new.

You mean this article?
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

You'll need to copy the pst-file from the DVD or USB stick to your hard
disk
(don't overwrite any existing pst-files). Then remove the Read Only file
attribute. Once you've done that you can start Outlook and use File->
Open->
Outlook Data File...



Thanks for this info. I successfully used Export/Import to get my
folder
from OE to Outlook (on XP) and from there copied it to both a DVD-RW &
my
USB
stick , however am having no luck getting the back up onto Windows Mail
on
the (Vista) laptop. I've delved into "howto-outlook.com" but as a
golfing
grandma who's only minimally computer literate, I'm obviously not
reading
the
directions correctly! Having inserted the disc or the USB stick into
the
laptop, I'm at a loss what to do next!

:

Windows Mail on Windows Vista is the successor of Outlook Express. You
can
directly transfer your current dbx-files of OE to Windows Mail.

You can ask for more details on how to move your data in this
newsgroup;
windows.vista.mail

Migrating from Outlook Express on Windows XP to Microsoft Office
Outlook
on
Windows Vista also means that you first have to migrate your data to
Windows
Mail. If you indeed want to use Microsoft Office Outlook instead you
can
then choose Export from within Windows Mail.



We've just bought a laptop which is connected to the Internet via a
Netgear
wireless router. I have a folder on my PC in outlook express which
I
would
like to transfer to Outlook on the laptop. I have no idea how to do
this!
I
much prefer OE to Outlook and wish there was some way of getting it
onto
the
laptop. My PC's OS is Windows XP and the laptop has Windows Vista.
I'd
really appreciate all the help I can get!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You're welcome!



-----

Thank you! Thank you! Hallelujah! With your invaluable help, Robert, the
folder is now safely in Outlook on the laptop.

I can't thank you enough!

Jenny

You can put it anywhere you like. As the article suggests; I prefer to
put
it in the "My Documents\My Outlook" folder which I created to
conveniently
store my all my pst-files.



-----

Yes, that's the article I read. I've put the USB stick into the port
on
the
laptop which resulted in a window opening up giving me the contents of
the
stick. I left-clicked on the relevent ?file/folder and then
right-clicked
to
find its properties [type of file: Microsoft Office Outlook Personal
Folders
(.pst). Name: backup.pst).] I then proceeded to click on copy but
have
no
idea where to put it on my hard drive! At this point the Read Only
attribute
isn't ticked.

Sorry to be so tedious about this, but at least I'm learning how to do
something new.

:

You mean this article?
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

You'll need to copy the pst-file from the DVD or USB stick to your
hard
disk
(don't overwrite any existing pst-files). Then remove the Read Only
file
attribute. Once you've done that you can start Outlook and use File->
Open->
Outlook Data File...



Thanks for this info. I successfully used Export/Import to get my
folder
from OE to Outlook (on XP) and from there copied it to both a DVD-RW
&
my
USB
stick , however am having no luck getting the back up onto Windows
Mail
on
the (Vista) laptop. I've delved into "howto-outlook.com" but as a
golfing
grandma who's only minimally computer literate, I'm obviously not
reading
the
directions correctly! Having inserted the disc or the USB stick
into
the
laptop, I'm at a loss what to do next!

:

Windows Mail on Windows Vista is the successor of Outlook Express.
You
can
directly transfer your current dbx-files of OE to Windows Mail.

You can ask for more details on how to move your data in this
newsgroup;
windows.vista.mail

Migrating from Outlook Express on Windows XP to Microsoft Office
Outlook
on
Windows Vista also means that you first have to migrate your data
to
Windows
Mail. If you indeed want to use Microsoft Office Outlook instead
you
can
then choose Export from within Windows Mail.



We've just bought a laptop which is connected to the Internet via
a
Netgear
wireless router. I have a folder on my PC in outlook express
which
I
would
like to transfer to Outlook on the laptop. I have no idea how to
do
this!
I
much prefer OE to Outlook and wish there was some way of getting
it
onto
the
laptop. My PC's OS is Windows XP and the laptop has Windows
Vista.
I'd
really appreciate all the help I can get!