Vista - Outlook Express 6 to Microsoft Mail Question or Two

I just went from Outlook Express 6 to Microsoft Mail. My old Inbox is not
visible in the new MSM nor are my Local folder mail visible. Obviously I
need to move these over from my old Outlook Express 6. I still have my old
PC up and running but not connect to net. Any idea of how to copy old to
the new mail? I did note that both Express and MSM have a Inport and Export
function. Thanks /jim

"Jim" <jherring1@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:OL4JnjufHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I just went from Outlook Express 6 to Microsoft Mail. My old Inbox is not
>visible in the new MSM nor are my Local folder mail visible. Obviously I
>need to move these over from my old Outlook Express 6. I still have my
>old PC up and running but not connect to net. Any idea of how to copy old
>to the new mail? I did note that both Express and MSM have a Inport and
>Export function. Thanks /jim

See the section on moving from OE to WinMail here:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.

Hi,

I followed the instructions for moving mail from OE to Widows Vista Mail.

Somehow things got messed up. The messages appear in WM but cannot be
opened when I click them individually.

WM no longer downloads my messages from the net.

It has ceased functioning all together.

Is there any way to remove it from the hard drive and reinstall?

tia,

~Raenie
--
Raenie


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "Jim" <jherring1@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:OL4JnjufHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >I just went from Outlook Express 6 to Microsoft Mail. My old Inbox is not
> >visible in the new MSM nor are my Local folder mail visible. Obviously I
> >need to move these over from my old Outlook Express 6. I still have my
> >old PC up and running but not connect to net. Any idea of how to copy old
> >to the new mail? I did note that both Express and MSM have a Inport and
> >Export function. Thanks /jim
>
> See the section on moving from OE to WinMail here:
> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>
>

I'm assuming you can get a fresh transfer of the old OE messages.
The following may get WinMail going again, but it won't recover any
existing messages:

With WinMail closed, use Windows Explorer to navigate to
and delete this directory:
C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail

Then open WinMail and it should regenerate its basic structure.

Gary VanderMolen

"Raenie" <Raenie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news40E9695-7D20-4042-A2A5-05534D8A3646@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I followed the instructions for moving mail from OE to Widows Vista Mail.
>
> Somehow things got messed up. The messages appear in WM but cannot be
> opened when I click them individually.
>
> WM no longer downloads my messages from the net.
>
> It has ceased functioning all together.
>
> Is there any way to remove it from the hard drive and reinstall?
>
> tia,
>
> ~Raenie
> --
> Raenie
>
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "Jim" <jherring1@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:OL4JnjufHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >I just went from Outlook Express 6 to Microsoft Mail. My old Inbox is not
>> >visible in the new MSM nor are my Local folder mail visible. Obviously I
>> >need to move these over from my old Outlook Express 6. I still have my
>> >old PC up and running but not connect to net. Any idea of how to copy old
>> >to the new mail? I did note that both Express and MSM have a Inport and
>> >Export function. Thanks /jim
>>
>> See the section on moving from OE to WinMail here:
>> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>>
>>

Thank you for your response!

However, when I followed your instructions.

Got a message which said:

"The action can't be completed because the file is open in another program."

Closed all programs.

Restarted Windows.

Still got same error message.

Went into "Windows Mail" and deleted individual items.

Cannot delete the following:

tmp.edb
WindowsMail.MSMessageStore
edb.log

error message: "The action can't be completed because the file is open in
another program."

--
Raenie


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> I'm assuming you can get a fresh transfer of the old OE messages.
> The following may get WinMail going again, but it won't recover any
> existing messages:
>
> With WinMail closed, use Windows Explorer to navigate to
> and delete this directory:
> C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail
>
> Then open WinMail and it should regenerate its basic structure.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Raenie" <Raenie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news40E9695-7D20-4042-A2A5-05534D8A3646@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I followed the instructions for moving mail from OE to Widows Vista Mail.
> >
> > Somehow things got messed up. The messages appear in WM but cannot be
> > opened when I click them individually.
> >
> > WM no longer downloads my messages from the net.
> >
> > It has ceased functioning all together.
> >
> > Is there any way to remove it from the hard drive and reinstall?
> >
> > tia,
> >
> > ~Raenie
> > --
> > Raenie
> >
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >
> >> "Jim" <jherring1@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
> >> news:OL4JnjufHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >I just went from Outlook Express 6 to Microsoft Mail. My old Inbox is not
> >> >visible in the new MSM nor are my Local folder mail visible. Obviously I
> >> >need to move these over from my old Outlook Express 6. I still have my
> >> >old PC up and running but not connect to net. Any idea of how to copy old
> >> >to the new mail? I did note that both Express and MSM have a Inport and
> >> >Export function. Thanks /jim
> >>
> >> See the section on moving from OE to WinMail here:
> >> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm
> >>
> >> --
> >> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> >> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> >> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

"Raenie" <Raenie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9BC0037-374E-4A91-8B7B-B14841446E29@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for your response!
>
> However, when I followed your instructions.
>
> Got a message which said:
>
> "The action can't be completed because the file is open in another
> program."
>
> Closed all programs.
>
> Restarted Windows.
>
> Still got same error message.
>
> Went into "Windows Mail" and deleted individual items.
>
> Cannot delete the following:
>
> tmp.edb
> WindowsMail.MSMessageStore
> edb.log
>
> error message: "The action can't be completed because the file is open in
> another program."


Right click the Taskbar and choose Task Manager. Close all instances of
WinMail and then try.

It does no good to delete WindowsMail.MSMessageStore unless you also delete
the one in backup\new.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.

Hi,

I followed the suggested steps and was able to resurrect Windows Mail. Have
transferred most of my data from OE but have now discovered a new problem.

*I can't find the Microsolft newsgroups in Windows Mail anymore*. I had
them up and working before I started rearranging files.

Is there any way for me to have deleted them accidentally? How can I get
them back again? Since they were how I found my way to this group, in the
first place!

I appreciate your help!

~Raenie

--
Raenie


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "Raenie" <Raenie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C9BC0037-374E-4A91-8B7B-B14841446E29@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you for your response!
> >
> > However, when I followed your instructions.
> >
> > Got a message which said:
> >
> > "The action can't be completed because the file is open in another
> > program."
> >
> > Closed all programs.
> >
> > Restarted Windows.
> >
> > Still got same error message.
> >
> > Went into "Windows Mail" and deleted individual items.
> >
> > Cannot delete the following:
> >
> > tmp.edb
> > WindowsMail.MSMessageStore
> > edb.log
> >
> > error message: "The action can't be completed because the file is open in
> > another program."
>
>
> Right click the Taskbar and choose Task Manager. Close all instances of
> WinMail and then try.
>
> It does no good to delete WindowsMail.MSMessageStore unless you also delete
> the one in backup\new.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>
>

Sometimes when you do that they just disappear. Go to Tools | Accounts and
add a news account for msnews.microsoft.com; aafter adding it go to its
Properties and on the Windows Live ID tab make sure your Passport/Windows
Live ID is correct.

"Raenie" <Raenie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:78D57063-F756-41B8-AFE4-D19F7F2630A9@microsoft.com...
>
> I followed the suggested steps and was able to resurrect Windows Mail.
> Have
> transferred most of my data from OE but have now discovered a new problem.
>
> *I can't find the Microsolft newsgroups in Windows Mail anymore*. I had
> them up and working before I started rearranging files.
>
> Is there any way for me to have deleted them accidentally? How can I get
> them back again? Since they were how I found my way to this group, in the
> first place!
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "Raenie" <Raenie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C9BC0037-374E-4A91-8B7B-B14841446E29@microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you for your response!
>> >
>> > However, when I followed your instructions.
>> >
>> > Got a message which said:
>> >
>> > "The action can't be completed because the file is open in another
>> > program."
>> >
>> > Closed all programs.
>> >
>> > Restarted Windows.
>> >
>> > Still got same error message.
>> >
>> > Went into "Windows Mail" and deleted individual items.
>> >
>> > Cannot delete the following:
>> >
>> > tmp.edb
>> > WindowsMail.MSMessageStore
>> > edb.log
>> >
>> > error message: "The action can't be completed because the file is open
>> > in
>> > another program."
>>
>>
>> Right click the Taskbar and choose Task Manager. Close all instances of
>> WinMail and then try.
>>
>> It does no good to delete WindowsMail.MSMessageStore unless you also
>> delete
>> the one in backup\new.