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04-08-2009
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| | import msg.files from external harddisk Hi, Our new computer vista home premium, I use windows mail as e-mail (no outlook avaible because I only have Office home/studend edition). On old computer (windows xp) I used Outlook, I copied al my e-mails to an external harddisk, so now I try to open the mail (on ex. harddisk) and can't open them because they are all msg files (?) I searched every where if it is possible to open these files. If I change the extension to open them (e.g. word etc.) it is still abacadabra for me. Maybe I had to change the extension of the e-mails before I copied them to ex.harddisk??? Old computer is gone already so I have a "problem" now. I don't know I this is the right communitie, I hope some-one can help or tell me where to go elswhere. THX! regards L4A |
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04-08-2009
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| | Re: import msg.files from external harddisk "Rothmeijer" <rothmeijer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u7siQEEuJHA.1240@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Our new computer vista home premium, I use windows mail as e-mail (no > outlook avaible because I only have Office home/studend edition). > On old computer (windows xp) I used Outlook, I copied al my e-mails to an > external harddisk, so now I try to open the mail (on ex. harddisk) and > can't open them because they are all msg files (?) I searched every where > if it is possible to open these files. If I change the extension to open > them (e.g. word etc.) it is still abacadabra for me. Maybe I had to change > the extension of the e-mails before I copied them to ex.harddisk??? Old > computer is gone already so I have a "problem" now. > I don't know I this is the right communitie, I hope some-one can help or > tell me where to go elswhere. > THX! > regards L4A The only thing you can now do (AFAIK) is to convert all your *.msg files to *.eml files, which you can drag into Windows Mail. Do a google for "free msg to eml converters" -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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04-08-2009
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| | Re: import msg.files from external harddisk On the old computer you need to export the messages from Outlook to OE. Then you can import the messages from OE to WinMail on the new computer. See here for details: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx steve "Rothmeijer" <rothmeijer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u7siQEEuJHA.1240@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Our new computer vista home premium, I use windows mail as e-mail (no > outlook avaible because I only have Office home/studend edition). > On old computer (windows xp) I used Outlook, I copied al my e-mails to an > external harddisk, so now I try to open the mail (on ex. harddisk) and > can't open them because they are all msg files (?) I searched every where > if it is possible to open these files. If I change the extension to open > them (e.g. word etc.) it is still abacadabra for me. Maybe I had to change > the extension of the e-mails before I copied them to ex.harddisk??? Old > computer is gone already so I have a "problem" now. > I don't know I this is the right communitie, I hope some-one can help or > tell me where to go elswhere. > THX! > regards L4A |
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04-08-2009
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| | Re: import msg.files from external harddisk "Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1AC5CD8E-2701-4265-B294-B33A04F947B6@xxxxxx Quote: > On the old computer -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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04-08-2009
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| | Re: import msg.files from external harddisk Adding a little to Gordon's post, you could also download, install, and setup the Outlook 2007 Trial, move all your .msg files into Outlook, then transfer from Outlook to Windows Mail. When finished, you can get rid of the Outlook Trial. Hal -- Hal Hostetler, CPBE Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX www.kvoa.com -- KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.comcom "Rothmeijer" <rothmeijer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u7siQEEuJHA.1240@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Our new computer vista home premium, I use windows mail as e-mail (no > outlook avaible because I only have Office home/studend edition). > On old computer (windows xp) I used Outlook, I copied al my e-mails to an > external harddisk, so now I try to open the mail (on ex. harddisk) and > can't open them because they are all msg files (?) I searched every where > if it is possible to open these files. If I change the extension to open > them (e.g. word etc.) it is still abacadabra for me. Maybe I had to change > the extension of the e-mails before I copied them to ex.harddisk??? Old > computer is gone already so I have a "problem" now. > I don't know I this is the right communitie, I hope some-one can help or > tell me where to go elswhere. > THX! > regards L4A |
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04-09-2009
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| | Re: import msg.files from external harddisk "Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]" <hhh@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eevyHjJuJHA.4488@xxxxxx Quote: > Adding a little to Gordon's post, you could also download, install, and > setup the Outlook 2007 Trial, move all your .msg files into Outlook, then > transfer from Outlook to Windows Mail. When finished, you can get rid of > the Outlook Trial. > Can you get just an Outlook trial? (The OP already has 2007 Home and Student....presumably a purchased copy. Would not downloading a trial of another version of Office cause complications?) -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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04-09-2009
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| | Re: import msg.files from external harddisk I missed that, thanks. steve "Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1AC5CD8E-2701-4265-B294-B33A04F947B6@xxxxxx Quote: > On the old computer you need to export the messages from Outlook to OE. > Then you can import the messages from OE to WinMail on the new computer. > See here for details: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx > > steve > > "Rothmeijer" <rothmeijer@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:u7siQEEuJHA.1240@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Our new computer vista home premium, I use windows mail as e-mail (no >> outlook avaible because I only have Office home/studend edition). >> On old computer (windows xp) I used Outlook, I copied al my e-mails to an >> external harddisk, so now I try to open the mail (on ex. harddisk) and >> can't open them because they are all msg files (?) I searched every where >> if it is possible to open these files. If I change the extension to open >> them (e.g. word etc.) it is still abacadabra for me. Maybe I had to >> change the extension of the e-mails before I copied them to >> ex.harddisk??? Old computer is gone already so I have a "problem" now. >> I don't know I this is the right communitie, I hope some-one can help or >> tell me where to go elswhere. >> THX! >> regards L4A |
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