Vista - copying Outlook Express identities to Windows Mail on a new computer

08-28-2007

I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old
computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook Express
used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are.

I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different
mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need to
do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities" folders,
in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the
different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well as
my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail on
the new computer? Thanks so much.

08-28-2007

There are four solutions:

1. If you need the extra privacy, use separate Windows user logins.

2. Purchase an add-on: http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs

3. You can separate incoming mail with message rules so that mail gets
sorted into different folders.

4. You can upgrade to the free Windows Live Mail beta, which has a separate
inbox for each account:
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@xxxxxx
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ofun$nX6HHA.1188@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old
> computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook

Express

Quote:

> used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are.
>
> I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different
> mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need

to

Quote:

> do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities"

folders,

Quote:

> in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the
> different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well

as

Quote:

> my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail

on

Quote:

> the new computer? Thanks so much.
>

08-29-2007

Hal,

Believe me, I understand about the accounts. I had my normal ISP email
account defined, as well as multiple email accounts associated with my web
site. All emails from all of the accounts were received into one OE Inbox,
which was great. I'm not trying to imply any security issue - all of the
emails are "mine" - just different accounts (one from my ISP, multiple ones
from my web host).

I obviously want to set up all of the same accounts on the new computer
also. The issue is this: on the old computer, I had created "many"
"personal folders" once I read emails from the Inbox, and moved them
manually. I need to be able to copy the entire "structure" of my OE emails
(mails AND Contacts) to Windows Mail on the new computer. Not just the
"structure", but all of the emails that are still on thee old computer's
hard drive within OE Identities.

Thanks.
--
Thomas Hupfeld
Wide World of Hockey
http://www.wideworldofhockey.com
(412) 913-8710
"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <hhh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OkAjtla6HHA.1168@xxxxxx

Quote:

> There are four solutions:
>
> 1. If you need the extra privacy, use separate Windows user logins.
>
> 2. Purchase an add-on: http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs
>
> 3. You can separate incoming mail with message rules so that mail gets
> sorted into different folders.
>
> 4. You can upgrade to the free Windows Live Mail beta, which has a
> separate
> inbox for each account:
> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@xxxxxx
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Ofun$nX6HHA.1188@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old
>> computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook

> Express

Quote:

>> used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are.
>>
>> I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different
>> mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need

> to

Quote:

>> do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities"

> folders,

Quote:

>> in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the
>> different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well

> as

Quote:

>> my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail

> on

Quote:

>> the new computer? Thanks so much.
>>

>
>

08-29-2007

Vista's Windows Easy Transfer will do that.

Gary VanderMolen

"Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:B8B23B0B-F505-4B90-88CA-F651E4F8CAC5@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Hal,
>
> Believe me, I understand about the accounts. I had my normal ISP email account defined, as well as multiple email accounts
> associated with my web site. All emails from all of the accounts were received into one OE Inbox, which was great. I'm not
> trying to imply any security issue - all of the emails are "mine" - just different accounts (one from my ISP, multiple ones from
> my web host).
>
> I obviously want to set up all of the same accounts on the new computer also. The issue is this: on the old computer, I had
> created "many" "personal folders" once I read emails from the Inbox, and moved them manually. I need to be able to copy the
> entire "structure" of my OE emails (mails AND Contacts) to Windows Mail on the new computer. Not just the "structure", but all
> of the emails that are still on thee old computer's hard drive within OE Identities.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Thomas Hupfeld
> Wide World of Hockey
> http://www.wideworldofhockey.com
> (412) 913-8710
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <hhh@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OkAjtla6HHA.1168@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> There are four solutions:
>>
>> 1. If you need the extra privacy, use separate Windows user logins.
>>
>> 2. Purchase an add-on: http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs
>>
>> 3. You can separate incoming mail with message rules so that mail gets
>> sorted into different folders.
>>
>> 4. You can upgrade to the free Windows Live Mail beta, which has a separate
>> inbox for each account:
>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>
>> Hal
>> --
>> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@xxxxxx
>> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
>> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
>> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
>> Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>>
>> "Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:Ofun$nX6HHA.1188@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>> I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old
>>> computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook

>> Express

Quote:

>>> used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are.
>>>
>>> I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different
>>> mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need

>> to

Quote:

>>> do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities"

>> folders,

Quote:

>>> in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the
>>> different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well

>> as

Quote:

>>> my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail

>> on

Quote:

>>> the new computer? Thanks so much.
>>>

>>
>>

>

08-29-2007

"Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B8B23B0B-F505-4B90-88CA-F651E4F8CAC5@xxxxxx

Quote:

>
> Believe me, I understand about the accounts. I had my normal ISP email
> account defined, as well as multiple email accounts associated with my web
> site. All emails from all of the accounts were received into one OE
> Inbox, which was great. I'm not trying to imply any security issue - all
> of the emails are "mine" - just different accounts (one from my ISP,
> multiple ones from my web host).
>
> I obviously want to set up all of the same accounts on the new computer
> also. The issue is this: on the old computer, I had created "many"
> "personal folders" once I read emails from the Inbox, and moved them
> manually. I need to be able to copy the entire "structure" of my OE
> emails (mails AND Contacts) to Windows Mail on the new computer. Not just
> the "structure", but all of the emails that are still on thee old
> computer's hard drive within OE Identities.

see
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

08-28-2007	#1 (permalink)
Thomas Hupfeld n/a posts	copying Outlook Express identities to Windows Mail on a new computer I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook Express used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are. I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need to do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities" folders, in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well as my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail on the new computer? Thanks so much.
My System Specs

08-28-2007	#2 (permalink)
Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I] n/a posts	Re: copying Outlook Express identities to Windows Mail on a new computer There are four solutions: 1. If you need the extra privacy, use separate Windows user logins. 2. Purchase an add-on: http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs 3. You can separate incoming mail with message rules so that mail gets sorted into different folders. 4. You can upgrade to the free Windows Live Mail beta, which has a separate inbox for each account: http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas Hal -- Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@xxxxxx Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!" KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4 Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com "Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Ofun$nX6HHA.1188@xxxxxx Quote: > I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old > computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook Express Quote: > used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are. > > I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different > mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need to Quote: > do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities" folders, Quote: > in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the > different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well as Quote: > my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail on Quote: > the new computer? Thanks so much. >
My System Specs

08-29-2007	#3 (permalink)
Thomas Hupfeld n/a posts	Re: copying Outlook Express identities to Windows Mail on a new computer Hal, Believe me, I understand about the accounts. I had my normal ISP email account defined, as well as multiple email accounts associated with my web site. All emails from all of the accounts were received into one OE Inbox, which was great. I'm not trying to imply any security issue - all of the emails are "mine" - just different accounts (one from my ISP, multiple ones from my web host). I obviously want to set up all of the same accounts on the new computer also. The issue is this: on the old computer, I had created "many" "personal folders" once I read emails from the Inbox, and moved them manually. I need to be able to copy the entire "structure" of my OE emails (mails AND Contacts) to Windows Mail on the new computer. Not just the "structure", but all of the emails that are still on thee old computer's hard drive within OE Identities. Thanks. -- Thomas Hupfeld Wide World of Hockey http://www.wideworldofhockey.com (412) 913-8710 "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <hhh@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OkAjtla6HHA.1168@xxxxxx Quote: > There are four solutions: > > 1. If you need the extra privacy, use separate Windows user logins. > > 2. Purchase an add-on: http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs > > 3. You can separate incoming mail with message rules so that mail gets > sorted into different folders. > > 4. You can upgrade to the free Windows Live Mail beta, which has a > separate > inbox for each account: > http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas > > Hal > -- > Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@xxxxxx > Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX > http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!" > KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4 > Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com > > "Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:Ofun$nX6HHA.1188@xxxxxx Quote: >> I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old >> computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook > Express Quote: >> used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are. >> >> I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different >> mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need > to Quote: >> do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities" > folders, Quote: >> in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the >> different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well > as Quote: >> my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail > on Quote: >> the new computer? Thanks so much. >> > >
My System Specs

08-29-2007	#4 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen n/a posts	Re: copying Outlook Express identities to Windows Mail on a new computer Vista's Windows Easy Transfer will do that. Gary VanderMolen "Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:B8B23B0B-F505-4B90-88CA-F651E4F8CAC5@xxxxxx Quote: > Hal, > > Believe me, I understand about the accounts. I had my normal ISP email account defined, as well as multiple email accounts > associated with my web site. All emails from all of the accounts were received into one OE Inbox, which was great. I'm not > trying to imply any security issue - all of the emails are "mine" - just different accounts (one from my ISP, multiple ones from > my web host). > > I obviously want to set up all of the same accounts on the new computer also. The issue is this: on the old computer, I had > created "many" "personal folders" once I read emails from the Inbox, and moved them manually. I need to be able to copy the > entire "structure" of my OE emails (mails AND Contacts) to Windows Mail on the new computer. Not just the "structure", but all > of the emails that are still on thee old computer's hard drive within OE Identities. > > Thanks. > -- > Thomas Hupfeld > Wide World of Hockey > http://www.wideworldofhockey.com > (412) 913-8710 > "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <hhh@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OkAjtla6HHA.1168@xxxxxx Quote: >> There are four solutions: >> >> 1. If you need the extra privacy, use separate Windows user logins. >> >> 2. Purchase an add-on: http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs >> >> 3. You can separate incoming mail with message rules so that mail gets >> sorted into different folders. >> >> 4. You can upgrade to the free Windows Live Mail beta, which has a separate >> inbox for each account: >> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas >> >> Hal >> -- >> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@xxxxxx >> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX >> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!" >> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4 >> Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com >> >> "Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:Ofun$nX6HHA.1188@xxxxxx Quote: >>> I just got a new computer, which has Windows Mail and Vista. On my old >>> computer, I used Outlook Express and XP. I understand that Outlook >> Express Quote: >>> used Identies, even though I don't actually understand what they are. >>> >>> I had created multiple 'accounts" (multiple email addresses on different >>> mail servers) within Outlook Express on the old computer. What do I need >> to Quote: >>> do, on the new computer, that does not currently have "Identities" >> folders, Quote: >>> in order to get all of my old email (through today), for all of the >>> different email addresses that I had defined on the old computer, as well >> as Quote: >>> my Contacts (Address Book), and subscribed newsgroups, into Windows Mail >> on Quote: >>> the new computer? Thanks so much. >>> >> >> >
My System Specs

08-29-2007	#5 (permalink)
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM n/a posts	Re: copying Outlook Express identities to Windows Mail on a new computer "Thomas Hupfeld" <hupfeld@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:B8B23B0B-F505-4B90-88CA-F651E4F8CAC5@xxxxxx Quote: > > Believe me, I understand about the accounts. I had my normal ISP email > account defined, as well as multiple email accounts associated with my web > site. All emails from all of the accounts were received into one OE > Inbox, which was great. I'm not trying to imply any security issue - all > of the emails are "mine" - just different accounts (one from my ISP, > multiple ones from my web host). > > I obviously want to set up all of the same accounts on the new computer > also. The issue is this: on the old computer, I had created "many" > "personal folders" once I read emails from the Inbox, and moved them > manually. I need to be able to copy the entire "structure" of my OE > emails (mails AND Contacts) to Windows Mail on the new computer. Not just > the "structure", but all of the emails that are still on thee old > computer's hard drive within OE Identities. see http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Do not send mail.
My System Specs

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