Vista - Windows Mail - Messages

Thank you for the welcome to the Forum. I have found many of the tutorials very useful, as I am new to Vista.

I exported the messages to a folder within the Documents folder and then copied that folder to the USB key.

I didn't try opening a message from the USB key. My partner has the laptop with him today but I will try this when I have access to the laptop again and will report back to you.

Thanks .

As requested I have tried opening a message from the exported messages folder on the hard disk and it opens just fine. The messages also open from the USB key without problems.

If I click on an individual message within the exported messages folder, either on the hard disk or the USB key, the message subject line and the name of the sender appear at the bottom of the folder window, together with the time the message was sent. In view of this I am not sure what 'properties' have not been copied according to the Vista dialogue. It is just a bit strange to see the "name" of the message as a string of numbers and letters!

Anyway, we are now happy that the laptop's emails have safely been backed up in case of disaster. A friend has just lost all of his emails, apparently due to the fact that he had allowed the message store to get too big. Safe is better than sorry.

Thank you very much .

Your welcome Lomond. I'm happy to hear that they are working fine for you.

Shawn

Thanks for the tutorial, that was very helpful!

You're welcome RAF, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn