Hi,
On the XP machine, make sure you can see hidden and system files (Folder
Options> View.) Find the message store by searching for *.dbx.
Or go to Outlook Express> Tools> Options> Maintenance. Click on Store Folder
to locate the message store. Copy all of the dbx files, including
folders.dbx to a (newly created) folder on the Vista machine. Folders.dbx
will recreate your folder tree.
If you transfer the files via a CD, you may have to select all, right-click>
Properties, remove the Read Only attribute once they're on the Vista
machine.
Open Windows Mail> File> Import> Messages, follow the prompts. Point the
Import tool to the folder containing the dbx files.
Address groups don't export / import. You will have to recreate the groups.
Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
"Roadrunner38" <Roadrunner38@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I know this subject has been well covered but something is not working for
me.
>
> My old computer has Windows XP Home with Outlook Express 6.
>
> My new computer has Windows Vista Home Premium with Windows Mail.
>
> I want to transfer my Outlook Express data (existing messages in existing
> "local" folders & existing addresss in iexisting folder groups) so that I
> have the same data in Windows Mail that I have in Outlook Express.
>
> The addresses did transfer over, with help from a computer guy, but I now
> have just one list that contains everyone from the various group folders
and
> no old group folders.
>
> I have not been able to transfer any of my old messages from my old
computer.
>
> Soooo, please, one more time, will someone who has successfully
transferred
> Outlook Express from a Window XP computer to a Windows Vista Home Premium
> computer please again tell me how to transfer from Outlook Express on one
> computer to Windows Mail on another computer.
>
> Thnaks much !!!
>
> Harold