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Old 01-17-2008   #3 (permalink)
OEfromXPtoVista


 
 

Re: Migrating Outlook Express 6.0 files and settings to Windows Mail


<robertmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23nO57vDWIHA.1184@xxxxxx
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> "OEfromXPtoVista" <glenwaugh123removethis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OU%23vJSAWIHA.5340@xxxxxx
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>>I am going to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate Outlook Express 6.0
>>files and settings from my a Windows XP computer to a Windows Vista
>>computer.
>>
>> I already have a couple of NEWS accounts on the Vista computer.
>>
>> When I migrate the NEWS accounts from the Windows
>> XP computer, will it OVERWRITE the Windows Mail
>> news accounts or ADD the news accounts from Windows XP computer to the
>> existing news accounts on the Vista computer ?
>
> If you use the import command in Windows Mail, it should not
> overwrite them.
>
> You might see if the instructions for transferring email messages
> from OE to WM help:
>
> <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>



Did you mean "Import" option and "Windows Easy Transfer" utilities
are the same ?

If not, then I assume it will not overwrite if I use Import command from
Windows Mail.




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