Backing up outlook expr to import into Vista?

Paramount · 21 Sep 2006 at 20:13

Just a quickie, does anyone know how I would go about moving all my emails from outlook express on XP to the equivilent program on Vista? Is it possible?

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doran1801 · 21 Sep 2006 at 21:35

yuou can import the same way you do in xp

Paramount · 21 Sep 2006 at 22:02

And what way is that? Note that these are seperate computers.

Thanks for your response

Ahh think I've found it, the .dbx files right?

Paramount · 22 Sep 2006 at 02:33

Wrong, Vista Mail doesn't use .dbx, it uses .eml and saves each individual email. The import option doesn't recognise dbx. Curses.

doran1801 · 22 Sep 2006 at 07:07

i exported the .pst file from outlook in xp before i put vista on then imported to outlook again once running vista and it worked fine

csmager · 22 Sep 2006 at 10:35

doran1801 said:
i exported the .pst file from outlook in xp before i put vista on then imported to outlook again once running vista and it worked fine

That's not Outlook Express to Windows Mail though, is it?

Does OE have an export option? You might be able to export to a format that Windows Mail supports.

Tomsk · 22 Sep 2006 at 10:57

csmager said:
That's not Outlook Express to Windows Mail though, is it?

Does OE have an export option? You might be able to export to a format that Windows Mail supports.

OE will export to Outlook .pst files.
File > Export

Paramount · 22 Sep 2006 at 12:43

Gah, when I goto import the .pst files I get a Cannot import into the MAPI client error. Why is such a simple task so complicated?