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Since: Aug 11, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:48 pm
Post subject: importing mail from OUtlook Express (XP) to Windows Mail (Vista)
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Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.
Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer over
files..etc..
I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the old XP
folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the vista
HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I navigate to
that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can see them! I've
made sure they aren't 'read only' too.
Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!
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Since: Aug 01, 2005
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:48 pm
Post subject: Re: importing mail from OUtlook Express (XP) to Windows Mail (Vista) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Did you include folders.dbx?
--
Ronald Sommer
"Andy" <deadwing RemoveThis @sky.com> wrote in message
news:D83B761A-D222-4A9A-98C6-6B9B4507F884@microsoft.com...
: Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.
:
: Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
: installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer
over
: files..etc..
:
: I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the old
XP
: folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the vista
: HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I navigate
to
: that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can see them! I've
: made sure they aren't 'read only' too.
:
: Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!
:
: Cheers
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Since: Jun 17, 2007
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:48 pm
Post subject: Re: importing mail from OUtlook Express (XP) to Windows Mail (Vista) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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be careful when selecting the folder that the .dbx files are in... the
import routine puts an extra folder name in the path...
"Andy" <deadwing.DeleteThis@sky.com> wrote in message
news:D83B761A-D222-4A9A-98C6-6B9B4507F884@microsoft.com...
> Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.
>
> Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
> installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer
> over files..etc..
>
> I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the old
> XP folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the
> vista HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I
> navigate to that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can see
> them! I've made sure they aren't 'read only' too.
>
> Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!
>
> Cheers
>
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:48 pm
Post subject: Re: importing mail from OUtlook Express (XP) to Windows Mail (Vista) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thanks Dave, that seems to have solved it.
Cheers
Andy
"Dave" <dave.DeleteThis@beepbeep.com> wrote in message
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> be careful when selecting the folder that the .dbx files are in... the
> import routine puts an extra folder name in the path...
>
>
> "Andy" <deadwing.DeleteThis@sky.com> wrote in message
> news:D83B761A-D222-4A9A-98C6-6B9B4507F884@microsoft.com...
>> Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.
>>
>> Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
>> installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer
>> over files..etc..
>>
>> I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the old
>> XP folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the
>> vista HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I
>> navigate to that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can
>> see them! I've made sure they aren't 'read only' too.
>>
>> Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!
>>
>> Cheers
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Since: Aug 12, 2007
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:34 am
Post subject: Re: importing mail from OUtlook Express (XP) to Windows Mail (Vist [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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How do you delete the extra folder name? The path does not seem to be
editable once selected. Creat the new duplicate sub-directory and then point
to the one above?
"Dave" wrote:
> be careful when selecting the folder that the .dbx files are in... the
> import routine puts an extra folder name in the path...
>
>
> "Andy" <deadwing RemoveThis @sky.com> wrote in message
> news:D83B761A-D222-4A9A-98C6-6B9B4507F884@microsoft.com...
> > Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.
> >
> > Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
> > installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer
> > over files..etc..
> >
> > I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the old
> > XP folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the
> > vista HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I
> > navigate to that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can see
> > them! I've made sure they aren't 'read only' too.
> >
> > Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 1:41 pm
Post subject: Re: importing mail from OUtlook Express (XP) to Windows Mail (Vist [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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From http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
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Ronald Sommer
(NOTE: Vista can put the wrong path in here sometimes, so instead of
c:\mypath it puts c:\mypath\mypath, so check the path to verify that it is
correct, and if it is not correct then fix it by clicking the Browse button
a second time and then leave the selection blank and clicking Okay.).
"RNB" <RNB.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4B870FEF-A2A3-4444-84A0-76D1FD7733D4@microsoft.com...
: How do you delete the extra folder name? The path does not seem to be
: editable once selected. Creat the new duplicate sub-directory and then
point
: to the one above?
:
: "Dave" wrote:
:
: > be careful when selecting the folder that the .dbx files are in... the
: > import routine puts an extra folder name in the path...
: >
: >
: > "Andy" <deadwing.RemoveThis@sky.com> wrote in message
: > news:D83B761A-D222-4A9A-98C6-6B9B4507F884@microsoft.com...
: > > Hope I'm in the right place to ask this.
: > >
: > > Bought a new PC this morning with Vista Home Premium installed. I've
: > > installed the old XP hard drive in an external caddy so I can transfer
: > > over files..etc..
: > >
: > > I've been trying to import my e mail. I know the storage file on the
old
: > > XP folder, and I've copied it across into the documents folder on the
: > > vista HDD, but when I use the 'import' featue in Windows mail, when I
: > > navigate to that folder, it just sat the are no files there- yet I can
see
: > > them! I've made sure they aren't 'read only' too.
: > >
: > > Am I missing a trick here or something?? Any help GRATELLY received!!
: > >
: > > Cheers
: > >
: > >
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