Vista - Move Windows Mail from Admin to Standard Acct

09-01-2007

When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I
imported OE mail into the administrator account. The process worked fine.
I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per Microsoft
recommendation and want my mail there. I cannot find instructions for
moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to another within Vista. I
can't even find the message store to see if I could import from there
directly into the standard user account and then delete the mail in the
admin acct. I see the file location under
tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, I
can't "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me
through the process please or tell me where to find instructions? Thank
you.

09-01-2007

In order to see "hidden" files and folders, you will need to change
the default Folder Options. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View,
and select "Show hidden files and folders." While there, you may also
want to uncheck "Hide extensions..." (a very bad MS default!).

Gary VanderMolen

"Ken2036" <Ken2036@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:32F0EBCA-FE9F-4521-B8D3-9312D3411A17@xxxxxx

Quote:

> When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I imported OE mail into the administrator account. The
> process worked fine. I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per Microsoft recommendation and want my mail
> there. I cannot find instructions for moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to another within Vista. I can't even
> find the message store to see if I could import from there directly into the standard user account and then delete the mail in
> the admin acct. I see the file location under tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, I can't
> "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me through the process please or tell me where to find
> instructions? Thank you.

**Brink** · 09-01-2007

Quote: Originally Posted by Ken2036

When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I
imported OE mail into the administrator account. The process worked fine.
I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per Microsoft
recommendation and want my mail there. I cannot find instructions for
moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to another within Vista. I
can't even find the message store to see if I could import from there
directly into the standard user account and then delete the mail in the
admin acct. I see the file location under
tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, I
can't "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me
through the process please or tell me where to find instructions? Thank
you.
-----------------------------------------------------

In order to see "hidden" files and folders, you will need to change
the default Folder Options. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View,
and select "Show hidden files and folders." While there, you may also
want to uncheck "Hide extensions..." (a very bad MS default!).

Gary VanderMolen

Hi Ken,

Once you check "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide Extensions", the email messages will be stored at:

C:\users\(your user name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders

You will have to export them from the "Administrator" account to a new folder in the "Standard" account, then import them from inside the "Standard" account from that location. I would use a personal user folder to save the export into.

Shawn

09-02-2007

I see the hidden files now. Thank you. Can you assist in the process of
moving my mail from admin to standard? I never found a written procedure
for this. Is Import the right approach ? I only have choices like OE6 and
WM7 formats,
which don't seem to apply. And once I figure that out, which files do I
import? Just local folders and microsoft communities? Leave backup and
portraits and other files in the message store alone?

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%231H24EO7HHA.4880@xxxxxx

Quote:

> In order to see "hidden" files and folders, you will need to change
> the default Folder Options. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View,
> and select "Show hidden files and folders." While there, you may also
> want to uncheck "Hide extensions..." (a very bad MS default!).
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Ken2036" <Ken2036@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:32F0EBCA-FE9F-4521-B8D3-9312D3411A17@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I
>> imported OE mail into the administrator account. The process worked
>> fine. I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per
>> Microsoft recommendation and want my mail there. I cannot find
>> instructions for moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to
>> another within Vista. I can't even find the message store to see if I
>> could import from there directly into the standard user account and then
>> delete the mail in the admin acct. I see the file location under
>> tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there,
>> I can't "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me
>> through the process please or tell me where to find instructions? Thank
>> you.

>
>

**Brink** · 09-02-2007

Quote: Originally Posted by Ken2036

I see the hidden files now. Thank you. Can you assist in the process of
moving my mail from admin to standard? I never found a written procedure
for this. Is Import the right approach ? I only have choices like OE6 and
WM7 formats,
which don't seem to apply. And once I figure that out, which files do I
import? Just local folders and microsoft communities? Leave backup and
portraits and other files in the message store alone?

Hi Ken,

From within the Administrator account you can just simply Copy the "Local Folders" and Paste them into the corresponding "Local Folders" in the Standard account. To make it simple, open two Windows Explorer windows with the Administrator account's "Local Folders" location in one and the Standard account's "Local Folders" location in the other. The email messages are the ones with the .eml extension.

Shawn

09-02-2007

The process is pretty much self-explanatory.
From the admin account, do File, Export, Messages.
From the new account do File, Import, Messages.
Use the "Microsoft Windows Mail 7" format. Pick only the
folders which have messages you want. Don't bother with
MS Communities or any other newsgroups because it is
faster to just let the news server download fresh copies.
Don't mess with the message store.

Gary VanderMolen

"Ken2036" <Ken2036@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uJlo0Bc7HHA.3940@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I see the hidden files now. Thank you. Can you assist in the process of
> moving my mail from admin to standard? I never found a written procedure
> for this. Is Import the right approach ? I only have choices like OE6 and WM7 formats,
> which don't seem to apply. And once I figure that out, which files do I
> import? Just local folders and microsoft communities? Leave backup and
> portraits and other files in the message store alone?
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%231H24EO7HHA.4880@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> In order to see "hidden" files and folders, you will need to change
>> the default Folder Options. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View,
>> and select "Show hidden files and folders." While there, you may also
>> want to uncheck "Hide extensions..." (a very bad MS default!).
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "Ken2036" <Ken2036@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:32F0EBCA-FE9F-4521-B8D3-9312D3411A17@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>> When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I imported OE mail into the administrator account. The
>>> process worked fine. I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per Microsoft recommendation and want my mail
>>> there. I cannot find instructions for moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to another within Vista. I can't even
>>> find the message store to see if I could import from there directly into the standard user account and then delete the mail in
>>> the admin acct. I see the file location under tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, I
>>> can't "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me through the process please or tell me where to find
>>> instructions? Thank you.

>>
>>

>

09-01-2007	#1 (permalink)
Ken2036 n/a posts	Move Windows Mail from Admin to Standard Acct When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I imported OE mail into the administrator account. The process worked fine. I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per Microsoft recommendation and want my mail there. I cannot find instructions for moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to another within Vista. I can't even find the message store to see if I could import from there directly into the standard user account and then delete the mail in the admin acct. I see the file location under tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, I can't "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me through the process please or tell me where to find instructions? Thank you.
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09-01-2007	#2 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen n/a posts	Re: Move Windows Mail from Admin to Standard Acct In order to see "hidden" files and folders, you will need to change the default Folder Options. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View, and select "Show hidden files and folders." While there, you may also want to uncheck "Hide extensions..." (a very bad MS default!). Gary VanderMolen "Ken2036" <Ken2036@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:32F0EBCA-FE9F-4521-B8D3-9312D3411A17@xxxxxx Quote: > When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I imported OE mail into the administrator account. The > process worked fine. I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per Microsoft recommendation and want my mail > there. I cannot find instructions for moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to another within Vista. I can't even > find the message store to see if I could import from there directly into the standard user account and then delete the mail in > the admin acct. I see the file location under tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, I can't > "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me through the process please or tell me where to find > instructions? Thank you.
My System Specs

09-01-2007	#3 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,055 posts	Re: Move Windows Mail from Admin to Standard Acct Quote: Originally Posted by Ken2036 When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I imported OE mail into the administrator account. The process worked fine. I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per Microsoft recommendation and want my mail there. I cannot find instructions for moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to another within Vista. I can't even find the message store to see if I could import from there directly into the standard user account and then delete the mail in the admin acct. I see the file location under tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, I can't "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me through the process please or tell me where to find instructions? Thank you. ----------------------------------------------------- In order to see "hidden" files and folders, you will need to change the default Folder Options. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View, and select "Show hidden files and folders." While there, you may also want to uncheck "Hide extensions..." (a very bad MS default!). Gary VanderMolen Hi Ken, Once you check "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide Extensions", the email messages will be stored at: C:\users\(your user name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders You will have to export them from the "Administrator" account to a new folder in the "Standard" account, then import them from inside the "Standard" account from that location. I would use a personal user folder to save the export into. Shawn
My System Specs

09-02-2007	#4 (permalink)
Ken2036 n/a posts	Re: Move Windows Mail from Admin to Standard Acct I see the hidden files now. Thank you. Can you assist in the process of moving my mail from admin to standard? I never found a written procedure for this. Is Import the right approach ? I only have choices like OE6 and WM7 formats, which don't seem to apply. And once I figure that out, which files do I import? Just local folders and microsoft communities? Leave backup and portraits and other files in the message store alone? "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%231H24EO7HHA.4880@xxxxxx Quote: > In order to see "hidden" files and folders, you will need to change > the default Folder Options. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View, > and select "Show hidden files and folders." While there, you may also > want to uncheck "Hide extensions..." (a very bad MS default!). > > Gary VanderMolen > > "Ken2036" <Ken2036@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:32F0EBCA-FE9F-4521-B8D3-9312D3411A17@xxxxxx Quote: >> When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I >> imported OE mail into the administrator account. The process worked >> fine. I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per >> Microsoft recommendation and want my mail there. I cannot find >> instructions for moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to >> another within Vista. I can't even find the message store to see if I >> could import from there directly into the standard user account and then >> delete the mail in the admin acct. I see the file location under >> tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, >> I can't "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me >> through the process please or tell me where to find instructions? Thank >> you. > >
My System Specs

09-02-2007	#5 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,055 posts	Re: Move Windows Mail from Admin to Standard Acct Quote: Originally Posted by Ken2036 I see the hidden files now. Thank you. Can you assist in the process of moving my mail from admin to standard? I never found a written procedure for this. Is Import the right approach ? I only have choices like OE6 and WM7 formats, which don't seem to apply. And once I figure that out, which files do I import? Just local folders and microsoft communities? Leave backup and portraits and other files in the message store alone? Hi Ken, From within the Administrator account you can just simply Copy the "Local Folders" and Paste them into the corresponding "Local Folders" in the Standard account. To make it simple, open two Windows Explorer windows with the Administrator account's "Local Folders" location in one and the Standard account's "Local Folders" location in the other. The email messages are the ones with the .eml extension. Shawn
My System Specs

09-02-2007	#6 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen n/a posts	Re: Move Windows Mail from Admin to Standard Acct The process is pretty much self-explanatory. From the admin account, do File, Export, Messages. From the new account do File, Import, Messages. Use the "Microsoft Windows Mail 7" format. Pick only the folders which have messages you want. Don't bother with MS Communities or any other newsgroups because it is faster to just let the news server download fresh copies. Don't mess with the message store. Gary VanderMolen "Ken2036" <Ken2036@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uJlo0Bc7HHA.3940@xxxxxx Quote: >I see the hidden files now. Thank you. Can you assist in the process of > moving my mail from admin to standard? I never found a written procedure > for this. Is Import the right approach ? I only have choices like OE6 and WM7 formats, > which don't seem to apply. And once I figure that out, which files do I > import? Just local folders and microsoft communities? Leave backup and > portraits and other files in the message store alone? > > "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%231H24EO7HHA.4880@xxxxxx Quote: >> In order to see "hidden" files and folders, you will need to change >> the default Folder Options. Go to Control Panel, Folder Options, View, >> and select "Show hidden files and folders." While there, you may also >> want to uncheck "Hide extensions..." (a very bad MS default!). >> >> Gary VanderMolen >> >> "Ken2036" <Ken2036@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:32F0EBCA-FE9F-4521-B8D3-9312D3411A17@xxxxxx Quote: >>> When first setting up my new computer with Vista and Windows Mail, I imported OE mail into the administrator account. The >>> process worked fine. I've since set up a standard users account for everyday use per Microsoft recommendation and want my mail >>> there. I cannot find instructions for moving/exporting/importing mail from one account to another within Vista. I can't even >>> find the message store to see if I could import from there directly into the standard user account and then delete the mail in >>> the admin acct. I see the file location under tools/options/advanced-maintenance, store folder, but when I look there, I >>> can't "see" any folder called "appdata/local" etc. Can someone walk me through the process please or tell me where to find >>> instructions? Thank you. >> >> >
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