Missing important files after migration to Windows Live Mail from Outlook Express 6.

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• Windows 7 - Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express

  Windows Live Mail will work the same as Outlook Express? Then I transferred saved emails from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail?

  Windows Live Mail will work the same as Outlook Express? Then I transferred saved emails from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail?

  Yes. There are differences in appearance and operation, but it will do the same job in the end.

  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]

• 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 
   
   
   
  
   
   
  
   
   

• 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 

• 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

• I see that Outlook express has been updated for windows mail, but what if I want my old mails from outlook express how I recover their

  I want back my old mails from outlook express

  FYI: OE last used in XP. Vista is the only OS to use Windows Mail. OE and WinMail have been abandoned in June 2006.

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

• How to convert outlook contacts PST file to work with Windows Live Mail?

  PST file

  I have a PST file of contacts on a USB key that came out of Microsoft Outlook. I want to export these contacts in Windows Live Mail desktop. How can I do this?

  Once that is done, is there a way to then export these same contacts for an Apple IPad2?

  Hello MarkPhillips77777,

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

  Windows Live Mail

  Windows Live Hotmail

  Windows Live Messenger

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

• How to remove Windows Mail - I migrated to Windows Live Mail

  I migrated Windows Mail for Windows Live Mail but I can't remove Windows Mail.  How can I delete Windows Mail without deleting Windows Live Mail?

  You can not remove WinMail because it is part of Vista. Open and go to tools | Accounts and remove the account and then just don't use it.

• How to restore missing "show the menu button" in Windows live mail?

  I want to use the bar hidden in Windows live mail, but the "Show menu bar" button is missing.  It should be between the stylus buttons and helps, but isn't. In fact the pen button is also absent, but the help button is there.

  Pressing alt quite appear the letters fhsov and the numbers 12345, but they don't do anything when I click on them.

  Did you know that there is a forum for Windows Live Mail (WLM)? That is, WLM experts hang out and says a better probability to get an answer, so there it.

  Post your question in this forum:

  Forum WLM
  http://www.windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?ProductID=15

  For all Windows Live products, visit the Windows Live Solution Center MRI!

• How to remove windows messages after upgrade to windows live mail?

  I've updated to Windows Live Mail and want to know how and if I should delete Windows Mail?

  I've updated to Windows Live Mail and want to know how and if I should delete Windows Mail?

  You can do that because Windows Mail is part of the Vista operating system. It cannot be uninstalled.

  1 WM and WLM will co-exist.  There will be no conflicts.

  2. all you need to do is to name WLM as your default program and to stop using WM.

• New update WLE causes problems after installing in Windows Live Mail.

  Now, I tried 3 times to install the latest update of Windows Live Essentials.  Whenever reports installation completed successfully, but when I try to creae or reply to an email from Windows live mail, I get a big box with a red border, with a lot of gibberish techno on the attachment of a debugger and give me the options retry, cancel or ignore.  Retry waiting attach a debugger (which I did not), the other two cause windows live mail to close.  The only way to regain control seems to be a system restore.  I'm very happy to do without the update, but I want to get rid of the system tray notification icon.

  Dave

  You can find support for the installation/uninstall/upgrade / upgrade to Windows Live Essentials 2011 (QFE2) in this forum (where you will find that you are not alone): http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?forumid=a372972e-8e7a-4d85-adc3-a1b43e8c02ec

  You will find support for Windows Live Mail in these forums (ditto): http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?productid=15

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

  An update is available for Windows Live Essentials 2011 (version 15.4.3538.0513) [AKA QFE2]
  Tip: Don't believe everything that you read this page!
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2579871

• I just installed a new drive faster. How can I get windows live mail from the old drive to the new drive

  Where are the files stored WindowsLiveMail?  Under what article directory.  I have "tons" of e-mail messages stored on the old disk and need to move them to the new drive faster.  How can I do?

  The location of the store folder, which contains all the messages, calendars and the account settings, is configurable by the user. The default location is
  C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail

  If the installer of WLMail is a record storage in the default location, it normally acknowledge and take into use if. The only user that would be required should reinstate saved passwords. If this is to succeed, the old and new installations of WLMail normally must be exactly the same construction. The storage location must be in place in the default location on the new drive before installing WLMail. Also, the current user must be the owner of the record store to its new location.

  If the old drive is installed on the same computer as the new facility in WLMail, you can point the Import Wizard to import messages to the old folder of the store. They will find under storage folders into imported folders.

• How do I change entering Windows Live Mail from POP3 to IMAP mail server. I have a Windows 7 PC

  When I added my icloud email address in Windows Live Mail I inadvertently put POP3 for server inciming and now I can't change it.

  It only allows me to fill the first page

  Then you select manually configure the settings on the first page.

  What is the domain of the account you are trying to add - the part after the ' @' symbol? Normally, the behavior you're seeing should occur only if WLMail recognizes the domain and can apply the settings of the account automatically. I do not think that it recognizes icloud.*

• Not able to open Windows Live Mail or Outlook e-mail access

  Windows live e-mail settings

  When I open the direct mail... Windows appears... saying...' settings for this accoutnt are configured to break... etc still want to send this message?... the next window says... "" an unknown error has occurred "... next... when I close another window opens... you have unsent messages... etc...  can't access all the settings... help... also... lost all my Outlook emails during the installation of Windows 7

  1. If you receive error messages, please post them verbatim. Pharaphrasing in your own words distort and destroy what the messages were trying to say.

  2. for Windows Live Mail problems, they are supposed to be managed by Windows Live Solution Center.
  Here is the link to the Mail:
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  3. outlook problems must go to the Microsoft Office Outlook forum. Please post the Oulook question separately in the Perspectives section:
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• transfer of mail from outlook express in windows mail

  I just installed a new drive on my vista dell calculation running after the failure of the old drive. I could get all my old data except e-mail from an external drive that was being automatic backup of vusta. I was using outlook express on your old computer. On the new disc from the dell software required that I used Windows mail. Mail program says he can import files from outlook express, but it didn't import empty files for me. When I look at the folders.dbx file, it only contains e-mail before 2007 and seems to correspond to the email I have uploaded from an older computer in 2007. How can I recover my missing email? Is it possible to reinstall outlook express? I still have the old external hard drive failed and the backup data on the hard drive.

  (1) that I can't do is delete the recovered Messages folder. A while back, I was able to delete empty files individually, one by one until I got rid of all. But now nothing happens when I delete things. I use Live updates for current email, so I can survive, but...

  (2) concerning the recovery of the hard drive, I don't mind try the program you suggested, but don't know how to connect the old drive. I remember reading something on a low-cost device that can be connected to a port... if USB, maybe you can direct me to a site where this is discussed, I would be grateful.
  Otherwise, I'll look for a local repair tomorrow show.

  Thanks a lot for your help.

  1: tools | Options | Maintenance | Advanced | Store folder will show you the path to the Windows Mail message store. You may be able to remove the Messages recovered there. Do it with closed WinMail.

  2: If you want to get into the innards of your machine, it should be a space and drop side of your current drive. Otherwise, I would look at a store. Bruce Hagen MS - MVP [Mail]