Import of Outlook Express 6 in Windows Live Mail e-mail

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• 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.

• How to export address book in outlook express 6 for window live mail?

  I can't find a compatible format of address book for outlook window live mail express 6

  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.

• Conversion of Outlook Express .dbx to Microsoft Live Mail issue box for receiving and sending files conversion

  I am able to convert most of my old Outlook Express files to Microsoft Live Mail, with the exception of the Inbox, and send files.   The two files are not empty.  My OS is Windows 7 64 bit.  The 'Files' file is located in the directory with the .dbx files.  Most of the files have been converted except these two.  The converted file sent.

  Can advise you on what to do to fix this?  I need the information contained in the Inbox, and send.   I have more access to Outlook Express.

  Best regards, Kat

  Unless you left no messages in the Outbox, it must be empty. Messages are just going through there on the way to your mail server.
   
   
  Folders.dbx is the "brain" of the system of dbx files and contains all the actual messages.
   
   
  Now regarding the messages from the Inbox, I don't know why they won't matter in Windows Live Mail. You compact the folders in OE before saving the message store? WLMail has great trouble with import of dbx files. How do you backup and transfer the storage of OE with dbx files folder?
   
   
  If you still have access to the machine with OE, it would be easy to fix. Given that you don't do it, you probably have two options.
   
   
  If you have professional, enterprise or ultimate edition, you can use OE in XP Mode. Who can import all the messages and then we can transfer it to WLMail.
   
   
  How to use Outlook Express in Windows 7
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx
   
  If you cannot use the XP Mode, and can not find an OE to 'borrow' to a friend, you will need a recovery tool. Unfortunately, it is not free.
   
   
  DBXpress
  http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/default.aspx
   
   

• What version of Outlook is used in Windows Live Mail?

  I need to know the version number of Outlook installed in my Windows Live Mail.

  Installed in?
   
  If you're referring to Outlook.com, I'm not aware of how to find the version number if there is one. Help for Outlook.com is located in this forum.
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/Forum/mail?tab=all
   
  If you mean MS Office Outlook, (i.e. 2003, 2007, 2010, etc.), which is an e-mail like the WLMail client and should not be "installed" in WLMail.
   
  
   
   

• How to import a dbx file unique to Windows Live Mail?

  I imported my files of dbx to Outlook Express 6 for WLM (Windows 7) last month, but a valuable record has been lost due to corruption. Now, I discovered a forgotten dbx backup that I'm desperate to add to WLM7, but it does not recognize the dbx file. All the advice I have read, says that you can import all OE6 files and folders at once, and that it does not recognize simple records. There is no work around for this? I'm desperate to import this file, but do not want to lose all my other imported files making.

  Help, please!

  The reason why you can not get imported WLMail dbx files is because Folders.dbx must be included in the backup. Manually recover dbx files in OE, you can export them.

  1: How to restore individual dbx files
  http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1

  2: transfer of data from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail

  For Messages:

  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

  Copy the * ENTIRE * OE message store folder to a flash drive. (Folders.dbx should 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.

• How to import my AddressBook and emails from Windows Live Mail 2011 in Thunderbird?

  My new ISP had problems with Windows Live Mail so I'm now using Thunderbird for the first time. I've never used T-bird before so keep the simple instructions.

  A picture is worth a thousand words, they say.

  

  Apparently, the choices are slightly different after 5 years. "Import all messages from a directory '

  In the toolbar, click address book. On the Tools menu, select Import and specify the file type.

  I'm talking about opening a CSV file in a spreadsheet hereto clean up the columns and positions because it is much easier to use tools of import from Thunderbird to make. (they crack on this task)

• Configure Outlook Web Access in Windows Live Mail

  Is is possible to implement the https://mail.server.edu (where server is the name of my employer) in Windows Live Mail so I don't have to keep connected to the school server over and over again to see if I have mail?

  Thank you! Their computer scientists do not know what I mean. :)

  Debbie Debbie Soll

  Hi Debbie,.

  Welcome to the Microsoft Answers site!

  Try it out below mentioned steps and check if that helps you accomplish what you want.

  1. start Windows Live Mail. A wizard may run the first time it is opened. If the wizard does not work when you open the program, do the following:

  a. on the Tools menu, click accounts.

  b. page accounts , click Add.

  c. on the Add an account page, click e-mail accountand then click Next.

  2. on the Add an e-mail account page, do the following:

  a. the area e-mail address , enter your e-mail address.

  (b) in the password box, enter your password. If you want Windows Mail to remember your password, check the box next to Remember password.

  (c) in the display name box, enter your full name.

  d. Select manually configure e-mail account settingsand then click Next.

  3. on the next page of the wizard, under incoming server information, do the following:

  a. in the dropdown under incoming mail server is a Server, select IMAP or POP3. You can use the IMAP protocol because it supports more features.

  b. under incoming server, enter the name of the POP3 or IMAP4 server. If you access your e-mail account online using the outlook.com Web site, enter outlook.com for the POP or IMAP server name.

  c. Select this server requires a secure connection (SSL).

  d. under log on using, make sure that clear text authentication is selected.

  e. under (if different from the e-mail address) login ID, type your full e-mail address.

  4. under outgoing server information, do the following:

  a. under outgoing server, enter the name of the SMTP server. If you access your e-mail online account using the outlook.com Web site, you can find the SMTP server name by signing in to your e-mail account to the following address: http://outlook.com. After logging in successfully, click the drop-down arrow next to the help question mark, and then click on to words. You must enter the name of the Server SMTP is listed in the page on under external SMTP setting. For example, if the about page shows the following, your SMTP server name is pod51005.outlook.com
  External SMTP configuration:
  Server name: pod51005.outlook.com
  Port: 587
  Encryption method: TLS

  b. Select the this server requires a secure connection (SSL).

  c. Select the check box next to out of my server requires authenticationand then click Next.

  5. on the page of your new account settings are complete , click Finish

  6. on page accounts , click close.

  7. If you are using IMAP4 and the dialog box Show/Hide IMAP folders is displayed, use the Windows Live Mail user interface to select which folders to synchronize between the server and your local computer, and then click OK.

  You can also contact the Windows Live community for assistance.

  http://windowslivehelp.com/community/

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• loss of address book and records custom in Outlook Express when merged Windows Live ID with Outlook

  Hello, I am new to Forum.  I got a Smartphone, a Windows phone, hooked through AT & T Uverse.  I merged ID them Windows Live ID with Outlook and then Outlook Express to check my email from other accounts that were active, and they were all gone, as well as my custom with saved email folders are all gone and my address book is empty - everyone passed.  Can someone help me find what I mentioned, it's gone?  Thank you.  Waiting...  Oh my desktop has Windows XP and my Smartphone is Windows 7.5.  Just thought this might be useful.

  Jessie.

  All Outlook contacts are stored in a file with a .wab extension and mails are stored with the extension .pst.

  Filenames usually have your login window. Do a search and find where are the .wab and .pst files, and then you use these files to rstore on your Outlook Express.

• Need help: moving from Outlook 2000 to Windows Live Mail

  I would like to ask my question/problem to be seen by someone who is an expert in your e-mail programs (Outlook, Windows Live Mail, etc.). Thank you!

  Here's the scenario:

  (1) we have a PC of office 9 years old who is replaced.  The operating system is Windows XP Home Edition - SP 2.  This PC runs a Microsoft Office 2000 Professional for ever... including Outlook 2000, which we use for our home e-mail accounts.

  2) there are 2 users on this PC (myself & my wife).  Outlook 2000 is configured in a way that allows both of us to share these same accounts. Regardless of whether I am connected to the computer or that it is recorded, when launch us Outlook, we are all two accesses to the same ".pst" file with the same Messages, the same Contacts & calendar.  (There are currently 2 set POP3 e-mail accounts in place of our provider (Verizon) that both feed into the same Inbox reception & records).

  (3) the old PC is replaced by a new system of office under Windows 7 Home Premium.  The new system came preloaded with Microsoft Office 2007 - Home & Student edition - comprising STEPS of Outlook.

  (4) outlook is a great program, but also because it's like a desktop messaging system, it's really more that most need people for the welcome e-mail.  We therefore decided to try Windows Live Mail on our new computer.

  (5) I've copied the ".pst file ' of our old PC to the new & attempted to import the messages into Live Mail.  Live Mail did not provide an option to import this format - only Outlook Express 6, Windows Mail & Windows Live Mail itself seem to be supported.

  (6) I read a message board entry online (can't remember where) that said that Outlook 2000 is not in a format that is compatible with Live Mail.  So, on our old computer XP, I opened OUTLOOK EXPRESS & imported all messages, contacts and calendar entries in Outlook 2000 ".pst" file.  The problem is: I don't know what to do next!  Everything is imported in Outlook Express on the old PC, but I don't know the name of the file they are or what I should do to get the Live Mail on the new PC to see.  The Dell tech support technicians were absolutely no help at all, I have turned to you all!

  Here are my questions:

  Can I configure Windows Live Mail to work in the same way that Outlook 2000 - shared between 2 users?  Our provider allow multiple e-mail addresses.  They all do not have to feed in boxes receive same account, but for myself & my wife, I would like to be able to see the Archives of message even when we are connected.

  In addition, my wife got a new Windows 7 laptop.  Would it not possible to 'network' of the ".pst" file in a shared folder so that each computer can see it in Live Mail?  (It would be a "friendlier", but it isn't a necessity by all means).  Or Live Mail not use same ".pst"?

  Or do we forget Live Mail completely & buy Outlook 2007?

  Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

  Dexter

  You do all the right things!  To find the folder that contains the Outlook Express files on the old XP computer, click Tools > Options > maintenance > store folder .  Copy this folder on the Windows 7 computer.  Then import Microsoft Outlook Express 6 on Windows Live Mail through this folder.

  Windows Live Mail supports multiple e-mail accounts.  Each has its own set of folders (Inbox, sent, deleted items, etc.).

  Only Outlook uses ".pst" files  I don't know of any way to share a file between two computers ".pst".  You can set up e-mail on computers programs to read the same incoming messages.

• ImportingOutlook list of contacts in Windows live mail

  I am running Windows 7 basic on my netbook.  I downloaded my outlook on a USB key contacts list and I would like to import into Windows live mail.  When I open Windows Live Mail on my netbook, it opens the Inbox.  The "help" gives online feel from an icon that I don't have Windows Live Mail and tells me to enter "mail" in the search box.  Is not a search box.  How to import my contacts list, .csv to Windows Live Mail files?

  Phillip

  Open Windows live mail > go to contacts > then import > import contacts

  It is the PC of WLM 2012 version

  

• How auto before emails from Windows Live mail to gmail?

  How auto before emails from Windows Live mail to gmail?

  You will need configure this rule on the server directly.  Here's how:

  1. Connect to Outlook.com using your Windows Live Mail account name and the password.
  2. At the top right, click on settings icon, then choose e-mail settings more.
  3. Click on E-mail Forwarding, then put your Gmail address to have all your e-mail with impatience there.

• Can't send or receive email through windows live mail VAC.

  I put VAC. to the top, but can't send or receive mail?

  Using Windows Live Mail or Outlook?

  For Windows Live Mail:

  The best place to ask your question of Windows Live is inside Windows Live help forums. The experts he specialize in all things, Windows Live and I would be happy to help you with your questions! Please choose a product below to be redirected to the appropriate community:

  Windows Live Mail

  Windows Live Hotmail

  Looking for a different product to Windows Live? Visit the home page Windows Live Help for the complete list of Windows Live forums at www.windowslivehelp.com.

  For Outlook:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Office/Forum/Outlook

• Limit of words to the custom dictionary in Windows Live Mail?

  I discovered that the dictionary for Windows Live Mail cannot be changed in Live Mail (when you go to the Spelling tab in the Options dialog box on the Tools menu) if she has more than 69 words.  (He still work correctly in spell and you can still add words to him when the Spelling dialog box appears.)  It can be modified, for example to remove an error opening the file (C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail\Proof\lang0409.lex) with a text editor.

  I am running Live Mail version 14.0.8089.0726 on Windows 7 Professional 64 - bit.  Is there a fix for this limit?

  Thank you.

  Yes, it was a known bug in version 14. It has been fixed in version 15.  I recommend that you upgrade to the latest Windows Live Mail:

  http://explore.live.com/Windows-Live-Mail?OS=other

  It will automatically import all your older data to Windows Live Mail.

   

  Gary van, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
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  "OldRedGreenBlue" wrote in the new message: * e-mail address is removed from the privacy... *

  I discovered that the dictionary for Windows Live Mail cannot be changed in Live Mail (when you go to the Spelling tab in the Options dialog box on the Tools menu) if she has more than 69 words.  (He still work correctly in spell and you can still add words to him when the Spelling dialog box appears.)  It can be modified, for example to remove an error opening the file (C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail\Proof\lang0409.lex) with a text editor.

  I am running Live Mail version 14.0.8089.0726 on Windows 7 Professional 64 - bit.  Is there a fix for this limit?

  Thank you.

  Gary van, Microsoft MVP (Mail)

• Windows Live Mail error ID: 0x80072EE7

  Since this morning (after the updates have been installed), when you access my e-mail Outlook.com account via Windows Live Mail I get this error message:

  Can't send or receive messages on behalf of Outlook (sylviesinc).

  Server error: 0x80072EE7
  Server: 'https://mail.services.live.com/DeltaSync_v2.0.0/Sync.aspx '.
  Windows Live Mail error ID: 0x80072EE7

  Can I get them very well if I'm going in my Outlook.com account. I tried to remove the account from Windows Live Mail and re connecting the account but still no joy. What is the problem? These two are MS then why is no longer compatible?

  Windows Live Mail is supported in this forum
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/Forum/LIVEmail?tab=all