Outlook express6 to Windows Mail or Outlook 2007

[orion23]

Hi!

I have a ton of messages under my XP Outlook Express account.

Bought a new PC with Windows Vista Home Premium and NEED TO import my messages from the XP machine to the new Machine.

I pulled the XP drive out and make it an external HD and have it plugged to the Vista PC.

Have tried the easy transfer wizard but I don't see an option to read from my USB drive or to just import the email settings / messages

I also tried copying the DBX files from the XP account and to import them using the Vista Windows Mail, but when I click browse, I cannot see any DBX files or anything for that matter.

Can someone help me please!

TIA!

 

[Bloodwulf]

Found this somewhere a couple months back, I take no credit for it but I saved it to a txt file should I ever run into it on a customer PC. Worked like a charm for me.

If importing to a new computer use steps 1 and 2. If not, skip to 3

1) Create a folder in Explorer and name it C:\Old Mail



2) Copy ALL the dbx fles from OE6 to the C:\Old Mail folder on the Vista

machine. Be sure to include the Folders.dbx file, it is

required...................



3) File | Import | Messsages

4) Select MIcrosoft Outlook Express 6

5) Press NEXT

6) IMport mail from an OE6 store directory should be selected.

7) Press OK

8) Press BROWSE



Now, when you press the Browse button, Explorer will open.

There are three window panes. The two on the left are the ones we are

interested in and then only the one named FOLDERS is one we want to look

thrru, it's the one with the scrollbar.



At the top next to the forward and back buttons (two round buttons with

arrows) you should see an icon then your username and next to each of those

is a smal triangle.



On the triangle to the right of the icon, click on it and select Computer

Now, you should see the hard drive and the CD drives. double click on the C

drive icon. Probably named Local Disk (C



****

Now, in the right windows pane, you should see the Old Mail folder you

created and put the dbx files.

Double click on it to open it.



Ok, in the left windows pane, there should be some light highlighting for

the Old Mail folder to show it as selected.



At the bottom there is a line named Folder and probably shows Old Mail

listed there.



Delete the text Old Mail from the Folder line and then press the Select

Folder button on the botton right. Yes it should be empty.



When you select the Select Folder button, you are taken back to the browse

location and it should read C:\Old Mail



If it reads C:\Old Mail\Old Mail, go back and repeat the steps on the folder

select (just below the **** above.



If it does read C:\Old Mail then you are ready to finish the import.

Press NEXT and finish the import.

There you go, hopefully it works for you too

 

[orion23]

Thank for you reply!

I have tried this, however, when I navigate to the OLD Mail folder, there is nothing in the folder to select. I cannot see the DBX files or anything. The folder just appears empty!