Vista - Outlook Express messages into Windows Mail

I'm trying to move my mail from OE on XP to Win Mail on Vista...nothing is
working. Can anyone guide me?

Follow the steps here exactly: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm

steve

"Kathy" <Kathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A27350D-5AB7-40BC-8E05-7DFA8E6087D7@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to move my mail from OE on XP to Win Mail on Vista...nothing is
> working. Can anyone guide me?

Pay particular attention to the red in step 5. Mine duplicated the folder
and wouldn't let me change it. I had to create a duplicate folder under the
actual folder, move the files there, and then it worked.

For Example:

I copied my wifes .dbxs to the \Documents\Janet sub-folder. I pointed the
import there and it returned a dialog saying it would import from
\Documents\Janet\Janet. It wouldn't work and wouldn't let me change the
dialog. So I created another Janet folder inside the original Janet folder,
copied the files there, tried again pointing it to the original Janet
folder, it made the same path error but since the files were really in the
new folder, it imported them.

Art


"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:3EF57977-9ED5-403C-A87A-1D65012FA6AE@microsoft.com...
> Follow the steps here exactly: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
>
> steve
>
> "Kathy" <Kathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7A27350D-5AB7-40BC-8E05-7DFA8E6087D7@microsoft.com...
>> I'm trying to move my mail from OE on XP to Win Mail on Vista...nothing
>> is
>> working. Can anyone guide me?
>

I wonder why I put it in red?

<G>

steve

"Art" <dont@email.me> wrote in message
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>
> Pay particular attention to the red in step 5. Mine duplicated the folder
> and wouldn't let me change it. I had to create a duplicate folder under
> the actual folder, move the files there, and then it worked.
>
> For Example:
>
> I copied my wifes .dbxs to the \Documents\Janet sub-folder. I pointed the
> import there and it returned a dialog saying it would import from
> \Documents\Janet\Janet. It wouldn't work and wouldn't let me change the
> dialog. So I created another Janet folder inside the original Janet
> folder, copied the files there, tried again pointing it to the original
> Janet folder, it made the same path error but since the files were really
> in the new folder, it imported them.
>
> Art
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:3EF57977-9ED5-403C-A87A-1D65012FA6AE@microsoft.com...
>> Follow the steps here exactly: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Kathy" <Kathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7A27350D-5AB7-40BC-8E05-7DFA8E6087D7@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm trying to move my mail from OE on XP to Win Mail on Vista...nothing
>>> is
>>> working. Can anyone guide me?
>>
>

Thank YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! This worked like a charm!

Wonder if you might know of a fix for the next problem...
I have folders in my address book in OE. I.E...Work contacts, Personal, My
daughters etc.... When I transfered the address book, the addresses
transfered but not the folders; it just lumped every thing together. Do you
know of anyway to get it to transfer "AS IS" so that the contacts stay in the
appropriate folders?

Thanks again.
Kathy

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> Follow the steps here exactly: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
>
> steve
>
> "Kathy" <Kathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7A27350D-5AB7-40BC-8E05-7DFA8E6087D7@microsoft.com...
> > I'm trying to move my mail from OE on XP to Win Mail on Vista...nothing is
> > working. Can anyone guide me?
>

Thanks Art for the reminder.

"Art" wrote:

>
> Pay particular attention to the red in step 5. Mine duplicated the folder
> and wouldn't let me change it. I had to create a duplicate folder under the
> actual folder, move the files there, and then it worked.
>
> For Example:
>
> I copied my wifes .dbxs to the \Documents\Janet sub-folder. I pointed the
> import there and it returned a dialog saying it would import from
> \Documents\Janet\Janet. It wouldn't work and wouldn't let me change the
> dialog. So I created another Janet folder inside the original Janet folder,
> copied the files there, tried again pointing it to the original Janet
> folder, it made the same path error but since the files were really in the
> new folder, it imported them.
>
> Art
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:3EF57977-9ED5-403C-A87A-1D65012FA6AE@microsoft.com...
> > Follow the steps here exactly: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
> >
> > steve
> >
> > "Kathy" <Kathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:7A27350D-5AB7-40BC-8E05-7DFA8E6087D7@microsoft.com...
> >> I'm trying to move my mail from OE on XP to Win Mail on Vista...nothing
> >> is
> >> working. Can anyone guide me?
> >
>

No, I'm sorry. I don't know much about the Contacts situation, except
others have reported it seems to be screwed up in ways you describe.


steve

"Kathy" <Kathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F1AFCEB-F72C-4B18-86CA-F722FF40A8A0@microsoft.com...
> Thank YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! This worked like a charm!
>
> Wonder if you might know of a fix for the next problem...
> I have folders in my address book in OE. I.E...Work contacts, Personal,
> My
> daughters etc.... When I transfered the address book, the addresses
> transfered but not the folders; it just lumped every thing together. Do
> you
> know of anyway to get it to transfer "AS IS" so that the contacts stay in
> the
> appropriate folders?
>
> Thanks again.
> Kathy
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> Follow the steps here exactly: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Kathy" <Kathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7A27350D-5AB7-40BC-8E05-7DFA8E6087D7@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm trying to move my mail from OE on XP to Win Mail on Vista...nothing
>> > is
>> > working. Can anyone guide me?
>>