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• The upgrade to Windows 7 using Outlook Express for email

  I am currently using Windows XP pro, and considering the purchase of a new PC which has Windows 7 installed. I use Outlook Express as my email program. What would be the procedure to "migrate" my address book and outgoing emails from Outlook EXpress in Windows 7.

  Thanks for any help - local retailers just say it may be possible, but not sure about the process.

  Windows 7 doesn't have a native email client integrated as previous versions of Windows, so you can decide what email client you use first.

  Bruce Hagen
  MS - MVP October 1, 2004 ~ September 30, 2010
  Imperial Beach, CA

• How do you get the e-mail links to use outlook instead of the windows mail app?

  I have Outlook (part of office 365) and Windows 8 - but when I click on any 'email' link it uses windows Messaging. In older versions, it would bring the outlook dialog.  Is it possible to change this?

  Because you have Outlook, I suppose you want to do all the stuff "e-mail associated" with Outlook.  If so:

  • Go to the start screen
  • Start typing "Default programs" without the quotes
  • Select "Default programs" when it comes to the top
  • Select "Set your default programs"
  • Search for "Outlook (office computer)" in the list on the left
  • Select "Set this program as default"

  If for some reason the last step does not work, you can try to replace this step with these:

  • Select "Choose default program"
  • Place a check next to "MAILTO URL: mailto" and save it

• Use Outlook Express (XP) and Windows Mail (Vista) at the same time.

  Can I have my mail sent to both Outlook Express on my PC and Windows Mail on my laptop?
  How to import mail from my XP computer on the Vista laptop?

  None of this is related to the Windows 7 forum. However:

  A: If both computers use the same e-mail address, on both machines:

  Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced - Check: leave a copy of messages on the server.

  On a single computer only, make sure to delete messages after X days to satisfy your allocated space that you get from your server.

  B: import messages into Windows Mail from Outlook Express
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/import-messages-into-Windows-mail-from-Outlook-Express

  Bruce Hagen MS - MVP [Mail]

• Have Wdws XP using Outlook Express. Recently had work on computer. All of a sudden all the old emails deleted coming on Inbox. (Over 2500) Back in early 2010. Electronic mail stops. What is the problem?

  I have Wdws XP and using outlook Express.

  Work done recently on my computer, and now all the old emails that I had deleted in early 2010 are coming into my Inbox, (over 2500). I guess it is the overload that stops at the email, so I can't receive new messages.

  Thases e-mails had been permanently deleted, supposedly. From which they come, and how can I fix it?

  You had a frame that says "leave a copy of messages on the server. There is another setting that says "remove when deleting server ', but it was not selected.

  Outlook Express knows the messages that he has already recovered, but this information is a lost if you, for example, recreate your e-mail account. Then all messages go down again if they were left on the server.

  If the extraction has ceased, it might be because...

  one) you forced by cancellation or may be disconnected from the internet (in which case there are more to come), or

  (b) he finished, in which case old emails cannot be retrieved again (unless you are replicating what just happened), all mail must be picked up

  To avoid what is happening in the future...

  (a) according to the State of the parameters mentioned above, you may need to delete messages via webmail, and/or

  (b) to change the settings

  To change the settings...

  • Click on tools
  • Click on accounts...
  • Click on the Mail tab
  • Highlight (click) your e-mail account and then click on the properties button
  • Click the Advanced tab

  3 background settings are what control the things...

  "Leave a copy of messages on the server.

  "Remove from server after x days.

  "Remove the server after deleting in" deleted items "

  Adjust them as see fit you.

  Tricky

• I use OUtlook Express for e-mail. Night that suddenly disappeared from the value of a full year of emails - for example from October 2011 to the today October 2012. How can I get back them?

  I have been using Outlook Express 6 for more than 20 years without a single problem so far. Value of a full year of emails has disappeared all of a sudden my box but all e-mail messages seem to be always in place of my sent folder.

  How can I recover these e-mails Inbox?

  Two reasons the most common for what you describe is disruption of the compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), or bloated folders. More about that below.
   
  Why OE insists on compacting folders when I close it? :
  http://www.insideoe.com/FAQs/why.htm#compact
   
  Why mail disappears:
  http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
   
  Recovery methods:
   
  If you are running XP/SP3, then you should have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin (or possibly the message store), copied as bak files.
   
  To restore a folder bak on the message store folder, first find the location of the message store.
   
  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.
   
  In Windows XP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in the Solution Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder options | View.
   
  Close OE and in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx to the file missing or empty file, then drag it to the desktop. It can be deleted later once you have successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the message store.
   
  Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the * exact * same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. For example: If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named saved. Open the new folder, and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue to the next step.
   
  First of all, check if there is a bak file already in the message. If there is, and you have removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it in dbx.
   
  If it is not already in the message, open the trash and do a right-click on the file bak for the folder in question and click on restore. Open the message store up and replace the .bak by .dbx file extension. Close the message store and open OE. Messages must be in the folder.
   
  If messages are restored successfully, you can go ahead and delete the old dbx file that you moved to the desktop.
   
  If you have not then bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin:
   
  DBXpress run in extract disc Mode is the best chance to recover messages:
  http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/default.aspx
   
  And see:
  
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
   
   
   
   
  A general warning to help avoid this in the future:
   
  Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They finally are damaged. Create your own folders defined by the user for mail storage and move your mail to them. Empty the deleted items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 300 MB, and also empty as is possible to default folders.
   
  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the CPUs, slows down sending and receiving and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes and has even been responsible for the loss of messages. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 
   
  And backup often.
   
  Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/default.aspx  

• When you send an e-mail using Outlook Express, I immediately get this message; "Some errors occurred while processing the requested tasks. Please see the list of errors below for more details"

  When you send an e-mail using Outlook Express, I immediately get this message; "Some errors occurred while processing the requested tasks. Please see the list of errors below for more details". Unfortunately, there are no errors listed below and the green bar is frozen on the screen. The message remains in my Outbox and repeated again and again sending. There is absolutely no record and file sent in my sent box. TIA - Ernie

  You have apparent dbx file corruption. A common problem.
   
  Spend most of your messages out of the Inbox and then create new folders to send and sent items box after having moved the messages you want to save to a local folder that you create.
   
  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.
   
  In Windows XP, Win2K & Win2K3 the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder Options icon | Opinion, or in Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder options | View.
   
  With OE closed, find the DBX files for the items in the Outbox and sent and delete them.  New ones will be created automatically when you open OE.
   
  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.
   
  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.
   
  General precautions for Outlook Express:
   
  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.
   
  Information on the maximum size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=903095
   
  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the CPUs, slows down sending and receiving and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes and has even been responsible for the loss of messages. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 
   
  Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
  http://thundercloud.NET/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm
   
  Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the program and reinstall in custom Mode and uncheck analysis when the option is the result of e-mail messages.
   
  Compact often as specified above.
   
  And backup often.
   
  Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/default.aspx 

• How can I move my registered e-mail, e-mail folders and contacts from my Windows 2000 computer using Outlook Express 6 on my new computer Windows 7 with I guess Windows Live Mail or Outlook 2010?

  Hello Microsoft...

  I just bought a new computer with Windows 7 coming next week... I was told to download Windows Live Mail (?), because Outlook Express is no longer used (?), and the new computer will also Microsoft Office 2010 student Addition as well... so my question is would you please, 'how can I move my email, files saved e-mail and contacts to my Windows 2000 machine using Outlook Express 6 to my new Windows 7 machine with I guess Windows Live Mail or Outlook 2010?  I'd appreciate any help available...

  Thank you very much

  Michael

  Transfer of data from Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail:

  For Messages:

  Copy the * ENTIRE * OE message store folder to a flash drive. (Folders.dbx must be included). Place it on the desktop or another location on the computer using WLMail. Open WLMail and: file | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and the point where it was saved.

  Location of OE message store:

  In OE: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, Win2K & Win2K3 the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder Options icon | Opinion, or in Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder options | View.

  For addresses:

  Open the address book in OE and file | Export | Address book (wab) and save it to the desktop. Copy it to a flash drive. Place it on the desktop or another location on the computer using WLMail.

  Open the Contacts list in WLMail, (go |) Contacts in the Menu bar) and the file | Import | Address book (wab) Windows and the point where you saved it.

  Note: If you use a CD or a DVD instead of a flash drive, after placing on the new machine you must remove the read-only attribute in the properties before you import.

  For the account settings:

  In OE: Tools | Accounts, select the account and export it to the desktop. This will be an .iaf file. Copy it to the new computer and WLMail desktop: tools | Accounts and import the settings from the location you saved the.

  Bruce Hagen ~ MS - MVP [Mail]
  Imperial Beach, CA

• One of the cases registered under disappeared from Outlook Express mail.

  Original title: Outlook Express on XP system.

  I use Outlook Express on WIN XP system. Recently, one of several under "Saved" mail disappeared (accidentally deleted?) in the list on OE6 files. I checked my HD with Win Explorer and the missing subfolder is always there in C/Doc & Settings/name/Local Settings/object data/identities / {32-char ID} I checked the properties and parameters are the same as all other subfolders and are not hidden.

  I tried to import the files using OE6 (file/import / Messages etc) but I get an error message that it cannot access the files because they are either empty (they aren't) or another program is using. The only program that I control which is open is OE6 himself. Although I suspect my part pilot error, I also tried to rename the subfolder on the HD but that did not work.

  Another piece of info is that the missing subfolder has both a ".dbx" and a ".bak" hard disk file. It is the only of the subfolders have a file '.bak '. I also have a backup to a flash drive, but he is 6 weeks old and I had a lot of restoration rather the copy on the hard drive because it is updated

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you

  Check first that the missing folder is not in deleted items or a subfolder od another folder.
   
  If no joy, create a new folder named saved. Open this folder and then close OE. Drag the folder of the message store. Close and open Windows Explorer and folder reglisser in. Close the record store and open OE.
   
  Reading more.
   
  How to restore individual dbx files
  http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1 

• I use Outlook Express to my home email, I need the servers leaving and entering e-mail

  Outlook e-mail server addresses express email

  I use Outlook Express to my home email, I need the servers leaving and entering e-mail

  People in the Hotmail forum should know the parameters you need. I don't know myself.

  Windows Live Solution Center Hotmail Forum
  http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?ProductID=1

• I can't delete the emails of one of my Outlook Express email accounts.

  Outlook Express for email
   
  Hi all. I am running Microsoft Windows XP on my computer. I use Outlook Express for e-mail. Currently, I'm unable to delete the emails of one of my Outlook Express email accounts. Everyone knows about this problem? All proposed solutions?

  Spend most of your messages out of the Inbox and move the messages you want to record off deleted items, and sent items. Locate the OE message store and then close OE.

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, Win2K & Win2K3 the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder Options icon | Opinion, or in Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder options | View.

  With OE closed, find the Deleted Items.dbx and Sent Items.dbx files and delete them. New files will be created automatically when you open OE.

  Compact all folders as described below.

  To avoid this in the future:

  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.

  Information on the maximum size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=903095

  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

• E-mails have "disappeared" in Outlook Express

  Hello, I have been using Outlook Express yesterday when exactly a month of emails 'disappeared' from the Inbox.  Can I get back them?  Where did they go?  They are not in the folder removed, tried to restore the trash .bak file too.  It happened already, the last time I lost a whole year of emails.

  It happened already, the last time I lost a whole year of emails.

  And you still do not save your messages?

  **************************

  Two reasons the most common for what you describe is disruption of the compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), or bloated folders. More about that below.

  Why OE insists on compacting folders when I close it? :
  http://www.insideoe.com/FAQs/why.htm#compact

  Why mail disappears:
  http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

  Recovery methods:

  If you are running XP/SP3, then you should have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin (or possibly the message store), copied as bak files.

  To restore a folder bak on the message store folder, first find the location of the message store.

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in the Solution Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder options | View.

  Note: If you have new messages in the folder you are go restore, move them to a folder first created user, or they will be lost. They can be moved once the old posts have been restored.

  Close OE and in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx to the file missing or empty file, then drag it to the desktop. It can be deleted later once you have successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the message store.

  Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the * exact * same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. For example: If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named saved. Open the new folder, and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue to the next step.

  First of all, check if there is a bak file already in the message. If there is, and you have removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it in dbx.

  If it is not already in the message, open the trash and do a right-click on the file bak for the folder in question and click on restore. Open the message store up and replace the .bak by .dbx file extension. Close the message store and open OE. Messages must be in the folder.

  If messages are restored successfully, you can go ahead and delete the old dbx file that you moved to the desktop.

  If you have not then bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin:

  DBXpress run in extract disc Mode is the best chance to recover messages:
  http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/default.aspx

  And see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

  A general warning to help avoid this in the future:

  Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They finally are damaged. Create your own folders defined by the user for mail storage and move your mail to them. Empty the deleted items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 300 MB, and also empty as is possible to default folders.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the CPUs, slows down sending and receiving and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes and has even been responsible for the loss of messages. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently.

  For more information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  And backup often.

  Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/default.aspx

• Delete the message "for free space disk outlook express can compact messages."

  I use a PC with Windows XP SP3. I use Outlook Express to access a mail server via POP3 / SMTP. Several times, I get a message saying "Disk outlook express can compact messages for free space": how to prevent the message from appearing?

  I read the posts in this forum even on users not using only not OE. I use OE, but I want to choose if and when compacting messages...

  Greetings and greetings of the season

  Marius

  Prompt compaction is triggered whenever you close OE 100 times.  So if you compact manually, you don't get invited again until you close OE for another 100 times.  Unfortunately there is no way to change this.  Dbx files shall be compacted.  If they are not, they will move on to an enormous size, and then get corrupted, so it is important to pack on a regular basis.
   
  Steve
   
  wrote in message News: * e-mail address is removed from the privacy *...

  I use a PC with Windows XP SP3. I use Outlook Express to access a mail server via POP3 / SMTP. Several times, I get a message saying "Disk outlook express can compact messages for free space": how to prevent the message from appearing?

  I read the posts in this forum even on users not using only not OE. I use OE, but I want to choose if and when compacting messages...

  Greetings and greetings of the season

  Marius

• How can I change the spelling in English only on outlook express

  computer is Windows xp using outlook express for e-mail

  See...

  You no longer have the capabilities in some languages in OE6 spell after installing Office 2007
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932974

  [More discussion: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80]

  The spell checker in Office 2007 (or 2011) is not compatible with OE6. Try one of these free spelling Correctors instead:

  Spell checker for OE 2.x Vampirefo
  http://www.MajorGeeks.com/download.php?Det=2952
     
  TinySpell (check spelling while typing)
  http://www.tinyspell.M6.NET/

  Australian English spell checking
  (Also suitable for other English speaking countries).
  http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oespellcheck/

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  You will find ongoing support for Outlook Express (Windows XP) in this forum: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-networking

• Whenever I restart my computer, my account to outlook express email is going to remove my itself. So I have to configure an email account, once again, when using outlook express.

  Original title: outlook express

  Whenever I restart my computer, my account to outlook express email is going to remove my itself. So I have to configure an e-mail account again when using outlook express, please tell me how to solve this problem.

  Hello

  1. is this problem limited to this user account?
  2. have you made changes on the computer recently?

  Method 1.
  Let us first start the sfc scan and check if there are any file system corruption.
  a. to do this, click Start, click programs, accessories principally made, right click Guest and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on allow.
  b. type the following command and press ENTER:
  sfc/scannow
  The sfc/scannow command. analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions.
   
  More information on SFC scan found in this document:
  Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310747

  Method 2.
  If the problem persists, then create a new user profile and then copy your current users assigning to this profile. For more information, see:
  How to create and configure user accounts in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/279783

  How to copy data from a corrupted to a new profile in Windows XP user profile
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/811151

  How to recover damaged Windows XP user profile
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/555473

  I hope this helps.