Import e-mail messages from Outlook Express in Windows Live Mail?

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• Import messages from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail Inbox

  I can't import my Inbox of Outlook Express to WIndows Live Mail.  I saved my OE Inbox to a file .csv to a flash drive.   I then copied the file from my desktop flash player.   I open Live Mail, import, Microsoft Outlook express and stressed the desktop icon of the file.   I get an error that no message is available.  What I am doing wrong?

  Contacts can be saved on one. CSV, no messages file.
  OE contacts are stored in a .wab file. You can import this (or a CSV file)
  in WLM. Just open WLM, open Contacts, do a file-import-etc.
   
  Your messages in OE are already stored in .dbx files. Copy all the .dbx
  files on the XP computer in a temporary folder on the Windows 7 computer.
  Be sure to include the folders.dbx file.
   
  then open WLM and don't file - import - etc.
   
   
  --
  Dave N.
  MS - MVP (Mail)
  Windows 7 Ultimate
  http://download.live.com/wlmail
   
   
   
  "jl0621" wrote in message news: 06ba9776-bb48-4 c 62-bcbb-6548abed590b...
  > I can't import my Inbox of Outlook Express for WIndows
  > Live Mail. I saved my OE Inbox to a file .csv to a flash drive. I then
  > copied the file from my desktop flash player. I open Live Mail,
  > Import, Microsoft Outlook express and pointed to the desktop icon of the
  > file. I get an error that no message is available. What I am
  > doing wrong?
  >
   

  32-bit Windows 7 beta

• Forward e-mail messages from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail

  XP Home Version 2002 SP 3 upgrade to Windows 7

  Currently using Outlook Express for e-mail. You want to switch to Windows Live Mail after converion.

  How to save Outlook emails and transfer on Windows Live Mail after comversion

  Thank you

  1 create folders on an external device or partition/drive and name them OEInbox and OESent. Open Outlook Express, go to the Inbox, click a message line then press Ctrl + A to select all and drag the highlighted items in OEInbox, where they become individual .eml files. Repeat for the sent items and all other mail boxes you have.

  2. open Windows Live Mail, view the Inbox and open the OEInbox folder on the registered device, select all (Ctrl + A) the items in the OEInbox folder and drag them into the Inbox of WLM. Repeat this step for the other mailboxes.

• Problem importing email files from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail. Not all the imported outlook express folders are visible

  I followed your instructions and now have "storage folders" visible. However that a single user account recorded message records showing if you keep double clicking and scrolling down. There are 3 other user accounts whose records are not visible. I tried as well by importing and using Windows Easy Transfer for all alphanumeric codes in Outlook Express. I signed into Live Mail using the other our of the user, but this does not solve the problem... Please tell us how to transfer files from my old computer Windows XP to the new W7 mail.

  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.
   
  V-2009: open WLMail and: file | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and the point where it was saved.
   
  V-2011: Menu button. 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.
   
  For WLMail 2009: Open list of Contacts in WLMail, (go |) Contacts in the Menu bar) and the file | Import | Address book (wab) Windows and the point where you saved it.
   
  For WLMail 2011: Switch to the contacts window (click on the book icon to the address at the foot of the folders pane, or press Ctrl-3). Click on the import button, select address book (wab) Windows and point on where it was saved.
   
  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.
   
  
  If you need more assistance, help for Windows Live Mail is located in this forum
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/Forum/LIVEmail?tab=all 
   
   

• Recently went from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail. Since that time I can't send/receive emails without this message popup Windows live mail ID error 0x800ccc78 Server Error 530.

  Recently went from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail.  Since that time I can't send/receive emails without this message popup Windows live mail ID error 0x800ccc78 Server Error 530.

  You will need to ask here:

  Windows Live Mail Forum
  http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?ProductID=15

  And you need to display an error message in its entirety. You can left click on it to highlight then right click to copy and then paste in this thread. Just the number of code alone is not enough.

• Import contacts from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail

  I just bought a new Dell computer and it has Windows 7.  My old computer has Windows XP.  Can I import my list of contacts from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail and, if so, how can I go about it?

  I selected files, folders and search under the heading Windows as I couldn't see Windows Live Mail in the list of topics.

  Thank you.

  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.
   
  For WLMail 2009: Open list of Contacts in WLMail, (go |) Contacts in the Menu bar) and the file | Import | Address book (wab) Windows and the point where you saved it.
   
  For WLMail 2011: Switch to the contacts window (click on the book icon to the address at the foot of the folders pane, or press Ctrl-3). Click on the import button, select address book (wab) Windows and point on where it was saved.
   
  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.
   
  
  Windows Live Mail help is in this forum
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/Forum/LIVEmail?tab=all 
   
   
   
   

• Transfer mail from Outlook Express to Windows Live mail.

  / transfer of mail from outlook express to windows live mail

  The IPS provider is talktalk and I use their mail. My pc and portable elapse the same router. PC cable and the laptop is wireless
  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.
   
  WLMail specific help, please use this forum.
   
  Windows Live Mail Forum
  http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?ProductID=15 

• Try to transfer mail from outlook express to windows live but my display windows live doesn't have a tab "file" on the banner. Where is he?

  Try to transfer mail from outlook express to windows live but my display windows live doesn't have a tab "file" on the banner.  Where is he?  I even downloaded the latest version of Windows Live Essentials and didn't get any results in obtaining the 'file' tab is displayed when you click in the upper left corner or in the Live window.  It appars I may be trying to work with a version under Windows Live but can't seem to get the "good".

  There is no bar in WLMail 2011 and 2012. What version do you use? The last version to work under XP (this forum) is WLMail 2009 and having a Menu bar with file on it.
   
  If you transfer to a more recent machine...
   
   
   
  In Outlook Express, compact you files first.
   
  
  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.
   
  
  Compress your OE folders:
  http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact 
   
   
   
  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.
   
  V-2009: open WLMail and: file | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and the point where it was saved.
   
  
  V-2011/2012: Menu button. 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 the OE User (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.
   
  
  Note: If any DBX file is over 300 MB, return to OE and move some messages from the folder related to a new user created folder and compact down the size of the file.
   
  
  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.
   
  For WLMail 2009: Open list of Contacts in WLMail, (go |) Contacts in the Menu bar) and the file | Import | Address book (wab) Windows and the point where you saved it.
   
  WLMail 2011/2012: switch to the contacts window (click on the book icon to the address at the foot of the folders pane, or press Ctrl-3). Click on the import button, select address book (wab) Windows and point on where it was saved.
   
  
  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 desktop computer.
   
  For WLMail 2009: Tools | Accounts and import the settings from the location you saved the.
   
  For WLMail 2011: The Menu button. Options | E-mail accounts and import the settings from the location you saved the.
   
  
  Account settings do not matter in WLMail 2012. You will have to do it manually.
   
  
  Windows Live Mail help is in this forum
  
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/Forum/LIVEmail?tab=all 
   
   
   
  
   
   
  
   
   

• during the transition from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail, is the address book data stored and also the info in files

  I'm afraid that if I upgrade the form Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail, I will lose all e-mail addresses in my address book current as well as the information contained in the files - models etc.

  If you install WLMail on your XP machine, it has to import messages and addresses automatically and nothing will be lost of OE.
   
  If you like WLMail better than OE, you are a person better than I am.
   
  For specific questions from WLMail, ask here.
   
  Windows Live Mail Forum
  http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?ProductID=15
   
  PS It has nothing to do with Hotmail. I don't know where Christophe that came out of your post.

• import messages from outlook express in windows mail

  I'm moving all my old outlook express messages on a computer with window mail (sys for operation is windows 7).   I found the messages on my old PC and copied to the new PC.   I ran import from windows mail, and he says that the import has been completed.   But now I can't find where are the messages in windows mail.   If I do a search I find some messages and he says they are in a storage file.   I'd like to find out where is this file and how can I move my files to normal mail messages?

  Windows Mail or Outlook Express missing.

  You have upgraded to Windows 7 or bought a new PC with Windows 7?

  "If you have already upgraded to Windows 7 you will notice that some of the features provided with Windows Vista or Windows XP does not come with Windows 7. Http://download.live.com/Windows7 Microsoft now provides email, IM, editing photo and making Windows Live Essentials applications with similar functionality to our clients separate from the Windows operating system, as part of the suite download film. »

  Copy you email files to a new folder in Windows 7 and then install Windows Live Mail to import you old email:
  Download Windows Live Essentials Suite: http://download.live.com/windows7

  Import your emails, contacts and calendar in Windows Live Mail:
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7install/thread/fe9544b8-9f3c-4d85-8201-c0f3daaadb68

  Windows Live Mail - Import Windows Mail Messages from
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/3798-Windows-Live-Mail-import-Windows-mail-messages.html

  How to import Contacts from Vista and groups of contacts in Windows Live Mail
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/3818-Windows-Live-Mail-import-Vista-contacts-contact-groups.html

  How to identify your Windows Mail, Live Mail, or Outlook Express Store folder
  http://email.about.com/od/livemaildesktoptips/Qt/Identify_Your_Windows_Mail_Live_Mail_or_OE_Store_Folder.htm

  The Windows.old folder has two objectives:
  (1) can be used to uninstall Windows 7 and return your PC to the previous version of Windows.
  (2) contains all your photos, documents and personal data files. Etc.

  If you don't need either of these two options can delete the Windows.old folder.

  Note: Option to change Windows Explorer to see the Windows.old folder:
  Click on start and enter in the box "Search": "hidden" (without the quotes)
  Click on the "Show the hidden files and folders" option at the top of the list.
  In the "Folder Options" window
  Click the 'view' if it is not already selected.
  In the list "Advanced settings" locate "hidden files and folders".
  Now click 'show files and folders '.
  Then, disable the following:
  "Hide empty drives in the computer folder.
  "Hide the extensions of the file types that you want to know."
  "Hide protected operating system files"

  Click on the "Apply" button and the OK"" button.

  Credit: J. W. Stewart

  Releasing it's easy: with Windows | ActiveWin | Laptops | Microsoft MVP

• How to import address book (WAB) from Outlook Express in Windows XP in Outllook MS in Windows 7?

  I have used is Windows transfer to get all files of Windows XP in Windows 7, no problem.  But it seems not brought old emails or contacts or address book in Outlook Express, the e-mail program that was used under XP.  I do all this to help an old lady to avoid paying an expert to do!  Thank you

  Version of Microsoft Outlook? (You speak Outlook as part of the suite MS Office and not Outlook.com, accessed through the browser)?

  http://Office.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Outlook-help/copy-Outlook-Express-address-book-contacts-to-Outlook-HA001091960.aspx

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/286116

  http://www.MSOutlook.info/question/408

  PS for future Q on Outlook or MS Office components, post to a group of UNRWA

• How to cancel a surreptitious transition from Outlook Express to Windows Live.

  Hello people.

  Can someone help me change my Win xp H.E.  default for mail to Outlook Express?

  He has been 'hijacked' when I installed the webcam Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000, which has installed a load of bumf Microsoft and now when I try to 'Save to disk' of my Web-based e-mail account, Outlook Express has been usurped to Windows Live Mail... and I can't put 'Open with' Outlook Express even if I search in 'program files '.

  See if one of these ideas to help you. How you saved as eml files should be good, that's how to open them now.
  
  1: open OE and slide a .eml recorded you message an OE folder. (Maybe create a new folder in OE to avoid confusion). This message is now open in OE?
   
   
  2: create a file association.
   
  1. you saved eml files.
  2. right click on a saved file.
  3. Select: Open with on the shortcut menu.
  4. click on: choose [default] program.
  5 select: Outlook Express
  6. check: always use the selected program to open this type of file.
  7. click on OK.
   
   
  3: Remove Windows Live Mail, as appropriate.
   
   
  4: Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000 may be the culprit. What you can do to make the rule in or out? I'm not experienced with this program.
   

• Import messages from Outlook Express Email to Windows Live Mail

  Cannot import Outlook Express in XP mail message in the new computer with Windows Live Mail on Windows 7 64-bit

  Cannot import Outlook Express in XP mail message in the new computer with Windows Live Mail on Windows 7 64-bit

  These instructions are WLMail 2009. They apply to the 2011 WLMail, but browsing can be slightly different.

  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.

• Problem importing files Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail in Windows 7__

  My new computer has Windows 7 and, of course, Windows Live Mail.  My old computer has Windows XP and Outlook Express.  I copied my file OE that contains all my USB key *.dbx files.  On the file menu of WLM, I then selected "Import Messages" and then indicated the location of my OE files on the USB key.  When I clicked to import the files, a small window with a green status bar that showed all the imported files.  I then clicked on "Finish."  My problem is even if the import seems to be successful I don't think the imported files or folders in Live Mail.  I tried twice with the same results.  Did I miss a step?  My just OE files seem to have not gotten in my Windows Live Mail program.

  Look in the imported folders under storage folders. If you do not see the storage files, in the Menu bar: view | Page layout | The folders pane. Check: View the storage folders.

  Missing Menu bar? Click the menu button to the left of the help button and activate the menu bar.

  If still no joy, copy the database messages OE of the USB on the desktop and try to import from there.

  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.

  Bruce Hagen MS - MVP [Mail]

• Windows 8 - since previous import of old emails from Outlook Express

  My old computer with XP died and my other uses Windows 8, and I am on a steep learning curve.  I had saved my email on a portable hard drive, and it is stored as .dbx files.   Y at - it an equivalent of Outlook Express in Windows 8, and/or sort I can download these files in order to access all my old messages (in and out) and email addresses.  Help!

  As you know by now, my colleague has given you a bit of a "bum steer", Hazel.

  While you can not import Outlook Express (OE) in the Mail of Win8 application data, you may be able to import the data to backup OE (DBX files) in Windows Live Mail (2011 or 2012) as long as the backup contains a file named RECORDS. DBX. Assuming that to do this, follow these steps:

  1 download/install Windows [Live] Essentials 2012 via this page-online http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/essentials-home

  NOTE: When you install either version, there is an option to install only the applications that you want (for example, Windows Live Mail;) Windows/Movie Maker photo gallery) or the entire suite (includes also Windows Writer, SkyOneDrive, etc..).

  2. Once you've got Windows Live Mail installed, create a new folder on the desktop (call, for example, the DBX FILES for convenience) & place a copy of your DBX backup set (i.e., all your files DBX including RECORDS.) DBX !!) in this folder.

  3 VERY IMPORTANT! => open the folder that you created in step 2 above. Select all the [CTRL + A] as all the DBX files are highlighted. Right click on the folder group. Select PROPERTIES and uncheck the READ ONLY box (assuming that this is already done).

  4. open Windows Live Mail & run the hotkey ALT + F | Select import messages. Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and point the Import Wizard to the folder created in step 2 above & click OK

  The imported data (files) will be located as subfolders in Windows Live Mail imported files as shown in the figure below:

  

  Once your OE messages were imported, they can (a) stay at this place, (b) be moved folder to created by the user in the storage of files (by the above illustration) or (c) be moved to a folder created by the user in an e-mail account (other than a Hotmail account) you set up in Windows Live Mail (i.e., to access your new messages).

  [By designed, Windows Live Mail creates a folder structure for each email account unique. or moved to the folder created by the user in the storage files.]

  To get instructions on the practice (b) or (c) above, see the bottom half of the blog post from my colleague of Windows Live Mail MVP most of what precedes is based (if not shamelessly copy/paste)-online http://liveunplugged.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/migrating-messages-in-accounts-from-outlook-express-to-windows-live-mail/

  [Actually, I'm going to ask him to review/critique my answer in case I may have made a blunder!]

  Go away, you will find support for Windows Live Mail in these forums: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/livemail

  Good luck!