Importing .dbx Files to Windows Live Mail

At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means to
import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox? Seems
there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any solution, or
work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.

Thx
Ron

In Windows Live Mail...
File - Import - Messages - Microsoft Outlook Express 6


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Windows 7 Ultimate
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"Ron" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
> machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means to
> import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox?
> Seems there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any solution,
> or work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thx
> Ron

Thanks for the links - unfortunately nothing relating to my problem.

ron

"Dave" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In Windows Live Mail...
> File - Import - Messages - Microsoft Outlook Express 6
>
>
> --
> Windows 7 Ultimate
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>
>
> "Ron" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
>> machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means to
>> import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox?
>> Seems there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any solution,
>> or work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thx
>> Ron
>

The links have nothing to do with Dave's response. They are part of
his standard sig. Follow his written (included) instructions.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen


"Ron" <> wrote in message news:...
> Thanks for the links - unfortunately nothing relating to my problem.
>
> ron
>
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> In Windows Live Mail...
>> File - Import - Messages - Microsoft Outlook Express 6
>>
>>
>> --
>> Windows 7 Ultimate
>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>>
>>
>> "Ron" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
>>> machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means to
>>> import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox?
>>> Seems there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any solution,
>>> or work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thx
>>> Ron
>>

There is no other method in Windows 7 with Windows Live Mail installed, but the File/Import etc method as Dave suggested

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail

"Ron" <> wrote in message news:...
> Thanks for the links - unfortunately nothing relating to my problem.
>
> ron
>
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> In Windows Live Mail...
>> File - Import - Messages - Microsoft Outlook Express 6
>>
>>
>> --
>> Windows 7 Ultimate
>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>>
>>
>> "Ron" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
>>> machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means to
>>> import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox?
>>> Seems there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any solution,
>>> or work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thx
>>> Ron
>>

What's really bad is that I'm getting an error message saying that there are
no files or something is using it. Meanwhile the dbx file is sitting right
there on my desktop. Any suggestions?


"...winston" wrote:

> There is no other method in Windows 7 with Windows Live Mail installed, but the File/Import etc method as Dave suggested
>
> --
> ...winston
> ms-mvp mail
>
> "Ron" <> wrote in message news:...
> > Thanks for the links - unfortunately nothing relating to my problem.
> >
> > ron
> >
> > "Dave" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> >> In Windows Live Mail...
> >> File - Import - Messages - Microsoft Outlook Express 6
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Windows 7 Ultimate
> >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> >> http://download.live.com/wlmail
> >>
> >>
> >> "Ron" <> wrote in message
> >> news:#...
> >>> At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
> >>> machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means to
> >>> import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox?
> >>> Seems there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any solution,
> >>> or work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Thx
> >>> Ron
> >>
> .
>

"Josh Ozersky" <Josh > wrote in message
news:36D85F97-EDFC-4CF2-B4AB-...
> What's really bad is that I'm getting an error message saying that there
> are
> no files or something is using it. Meanwhile the dbx file is sitting right
> there on my desktop. Any suggestions?

You say "dbx FILE" - does that mean you are trying to import only ONE file,
and that you have only ONE dbx file sitting on your desktop? If that's the
case then the reason you are getting the message that there are no files is
because WLM looks for the file called Folders.dbx in order to ascertain that
it is indeed an OE message store. If you have access to the OE message
store, copy the file called Folders.dbx as well and see if that helps.

Dave,
Your advice works well for emails. But what about the address book?
--
AMT


"Dave" wrote:

> In Windows Live Mail...
> File - Import - Messages - Microsoft Outlook Express 6
>
>
> --
> Windows 7 Ultimate
> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>
>
> "Ron" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
> > At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
> > machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means to
> > import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox?
> > Seems there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any solution,
> > or work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thx
> > Ron
>
> .
>

Export contacts to a CSV file, then import from that file . . . .

"Treetops" <> wrote in message
news:18D4286B-C43D-45BD-81D7-...
> Dave,
> Your advice works well for emails. But what about the address book?
> --
> AMT
>
>
> "Dave" wrote:
>
>> In Windows Live Mail...
>> File - Import - Messages - Microsoft Outlook Express 6
>>
>>
>> --
>> Windows 7 Ultimate
>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>>
>>
>> "Ron" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>> > At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
>> > machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means
>> > to
>> > import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox?
>> > Seems there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any
>> > solution,
>> > or work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thx
>> > Ron
>>
>> .
>>

In OE, the contacts are stored in a .wab file.
Copy the .wab file to your computer if you are using Vista or Win 7
in WLM, click on Contacts
then click on File - Import - Windows address book (.wab)


"Treetops" <> wrote in message
news:18D4286B-C43D-45BD-81D7-...
> Dave,
> Your advice works well for emails. But what about the address book?
> --
> AMT
>
>
> "Dave" wrote:
>
>> In Windows Live Mail...
>> File - Import - Messages - Microsoft Outlook Express 6
>>
>>
>> --
>> Windows 7 Ultimate
>> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
>> http://download.live.com/wlmail
>>
>>
>> "Ron" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>> > At present I have all my old emails (in.dbx format, from OE6 on an XP
>> > machine) now in a folder on my new Windows 7 drive. Is there a means
>> > to
>> > import this folder (included messages & attachments) to my new inbox?
>> > Seems there`s a .eml import function, but no info on .dbx. Any
>> > solution,
>> > or work-around to this little problem be greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thx
>> > Ron
>>
>> .
>>