Vista - Windows Mail - importing local folders from Outlook Express

Hi all,

I have not been able to figure this out... I am trying to import a bunch of local folders with old messages I want to keep from an install of Outlook Express on another computer to my current Windows Mail install... I can't seem to do it. I use Import>messages from the file menu, then OE 6, then I get the box that says "store folders or "identities" - but identities is grayed out. So go with store folders, browse to the store folder (which I have copied off the other computer) and it says it can't find any messages in that folder. They *are* there. All the offline .dbx files I created in OE are in this folder, but I guess it's looking for .eml files or something? If anyone knows how to do this, help would be appreciated.

I can always re-create the folders on my desktop on the old machine and from inside OE drag each group out and into a folder - which converts them into .eml... But I have 36 folders to do... Hoping there's a better way. TIA, --ch

Is the old computer part of your network, I don't know if it would work but can't you do a File Transfer Wizard, I think that's what it's called between the two, you didn't say what OS the other computer is using.

Use the Microsoft Tool : File Transfer Wizard. Transfers Outlook Express data (and optionally other data) from XP to Vista. It works. Don't think there is an alternative.

OK, thanks much. --ch