You're welcome.
"nolagrrl" <nolagrrl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> thanks for the info - i think it boils down to my inability to burn a disk
> or
> use a flash drive to get the info physically from one computer to the
> other.
> i've tried it many different ways and no dice. but if i can figure out
> how
> to do that part, you've given my access to a lot of info i will need.
>
> "robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:
> Quote:
>>
>> "lisa" <lisa-in-nola@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:elVKO31SIHA.5360@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > i'm not sure if this is possible given my old computer's limitations
>> > (over
>> > 8yrs old, can't burn cds and won't read flash drives)
>> > i have finally progressed to a laptop on which i have set up my windows
>> > mail - on my old computer i've got outlook express. right now, i'm
>> > alternating my internet hookup from one to the other, depending on
>> > which
>> > one i need to use.
>> >
>> > i'm kind of an e-mail pack rat - i've got tons of info in old e-mails
>> > that
>> > i can't part with - i'm hoping there is some relatively simple way to
>> > get
>> > the e-mails from my old computer to my new one -
>> > (aside from spending days or weeks e-mailing them to myself)
>> >
>> > i don't know if there is a way to connect both computers to my cable
>> > modem
>> > at once, or if that would even help with this problem
>> >
>> > any help appreciated -
>> > semi-computer illiterate -
>> > lisa
>> Do both your old computer and your new one have floppy drives?
>>
>> Here's some instructions for transferring from Outlook Express under
>> XP. I don't know if they also work for transferring from an older
>> version of Windows.
>>
>> <http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/email/import-dbx-files-outlook-express-windows-mail-vista-86458.html>
>>
>> <http://www.vista4beginners.com/Migrate-from-Outlook-Express-to-Windows-Mail>
>>
>> As for connecting both at once to your cable modem, it probably depends
>> on what type of cable modem you have.
>>
>>
>>