Importing Microsoft Outlook

What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and Windows Mail,
to get the import system to work???

I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it into
Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???

The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on the
Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.

The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
those files to the Vista computer, and import.

If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.




"DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
> What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and Windows
> Mail,
> to get the import system to work???
>
> I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
> into
> Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???

I guess I don't understand the process, but I will try to do that... LOL

I don't understand what would be any different, if I just point to the pst
file, with Windows Mail, should it recogonize that file???

Thanx for your response, and I will get back to you in a day or two, when I
get the time to install M/S Outlook...

Thanx again,
Doc
--
Robert D. Livingston
Swartzel Installation Technologies

"Dave" wrote:

> The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on the
> Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
> Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.
>
> The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
> those files to the Vista computer, and import.
>
> If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.
>
>
>
>
> "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
> > What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and Windows
> > Mail,
> > to get the import system to work???
> >
> > I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
> > into
> > Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???
>
>

That's the whole point, Windows Mail DOES NOT RECOGNIZE a .PST file at all,
not even a little bit. WM, like Outlook Express before it, use Outlook
(which DOES recognize .PST files) to access the .PST file. You, therefore,
MUST have Outlook installed in order to get anything from or add anything to
a .PST. This leaves you two options:

1. Install Outlook on the Vista machine, copy your existing .PST file to the
Vista machine (DO NOT OVERWRITE any existing .PST files in this process),
open the .PST with Outlook (File|Open|Outlook Data File), then do your
import into WM.

2. Transfer your data from Outlook to Outlook Express on your old machine
(which has both programs installed), copy the OE .DBX files (including
Folders.DBX) to your Vista machine and import these into WM (which works
because WM DOES recognize Outlook Express files).

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
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

"DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
news:E82B2F07-2A8C-4A8F-BAE4-...
> I guess I don't understand the process, but I will try to do that... LOL
>
> I don't understand what would be any different, if I just point to the pst
> file, with Windows Mail, should it recogonize that file???
>
> Thanx for your response, and I will get back to you in a day or two, when
I
> get the time to install M/S Outlook...
>
> Thanx again,
> Doc
> --
> Robert D. Livingston
> Swartzel Installation Technologies
>
> "Dave" wrote:
>
> > The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on
the
> > Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
> > Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.
> >
> > The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
> > those files to the Vista computer, and import.
> >
> > If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> > news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
> > > What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and
Windows
> > > Mail,
> > > to get the import system to work???
> > >
> > > I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
> > > into
> > > Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???
> >
> >

Hal and Dave!!!

Thank you for your help... It worked.... LOL

I don't understand why M/S can't put in the necessary software, to eliminate
these kinds of problems... It's almost as if the programmers just don't give
a damn about the users needs... They want to make it as complicated as they
can... I guess that is why they are known as MicroSucks... LOL

Thanx again...
--
Robert D. Livingston
Swartzel Installation Technologies



"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

> That's the whole point, Windows Mail DOES NOT RECOGNIZE a .PST file at all,
> not even a little bit. WM, like Outlook Express before it, use Outlook
> (which DOES recognize .PST files) to access the .PST file. You, therefore,
> MUST have Outlook installed in order to get anything from or add anything to
> a .PST. This leaves you two options:
>
> 1. Install Outlook on the Vista machine, copy your existing .PST file to the
> Vista machine (DO NOT OVERWRITE any existing .PST files in this process),
> open the .PST with Outlook (File|Open|Outlook Data File), then do your
> import into WM.
>
> 2. Transfer your data from Outlook to Outlook Express on your old machine
> (which has both programs installed), copy the OE .DBX files (including
> Folders.DBX) to your Vista machine and import these into WM (which works
> because WM DOES recognize Outlook Express files).
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
> 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
>
> "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> news:E82B2F07-2A8C-4A8F-BAE4-...
> > I guess I don't understand the process, but I will try to do that... LOL
> >
> > I don't understand what would be any different, if I just point to the pst
> > file, with Windows Mail, should it recogonize that file???
> >
> > Thanx for your response, and I will get back to you in a day or two, when
> I
> > get the time to install M/S Outlook...
> >
> > Thanx again,
> > Doc
> > --
> > Robert D. Livingston
> > Swartzel Installation Technologies
> >
> > "Dave" wrote:
> >
> > > The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on
> the
> > > Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
> > > Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.
> > >
> > > The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
> > > those files to the Vista computer, and import.
> > >
> > > If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> > > news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
> > > > What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and
> Windows
> > > > Mail,
> > > > to get the import system to work???
> > > >
> > > > I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
> > > > into
> > > > Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

From Microsoft's viewpoint, they want Outlook users to migrate
from Windows XP to Outlook on Vista.
I can't blame them for not wanting to encourage users from
downgrading from a paid app to a free app.

Gary VanderMolen


"DoctorBob" <> wrote in message news:48744B96-68D6-4F6A-B3F2-...
> Hal and Dave!!!
>
> Thank you for your help... It worked.... LOL
>
> I don't understand why M/S can't put in the necessary software, to eliminate
> these kinds of problems... It's almost as if the programmers just don't give
> a damn about the users needs... They want to make it as complicated as they
> can... I guess that is why they are known as MicroSucks... LOL
>
> Thanx again...
> --
> Robert D. Livingston
> Swartzel Installation Technologies
>
>
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:
>
>> That's the whole point, Windows Mail DOES NOT RECOGNIZE a .PST file at all,
>> not even a little bit. WM, like Outlook Express before it, use Outlook
>> (which DOES recognize .PST files) to access the .PST file. You, therefore,
>> MUST have Outlook installed in order to get anything from or add anything to
>> a .PST. This leaves you two options:
>>
>> 1. Install Outlook on the Vista machine, copy your existing .PST file to the
>> Vista machine (DO NOT OVERWRITE any existing .PST files in this process),
>> open the .PST with Outlook (File|Open|Outlook Data File), then do your
>> import into WM.
>>
>> 2. Transfer your data from Outlook to Outlook Express on your old machine
>> (which has both programs installed), copy the OE .DBX files (including
>> Folders.DBX) to your Vista machine and import these into WM (which works
>> because WM DOES recognize Outlook Express files).
>>
>> Hal
>> --
>> Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
>> 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
>>
>> "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
>> news:E82B2F07-2A8C-4A8F-BAE4-...
>> > I guess I don't understand the process, but I will try to do that... LOL
>> >
>> > I don't understand what would be any different, if I just point to the pst
>> > file, with Windows Mail, should it recogonize that file???
>> >
>> > Thanx for your response, and I will get back to you in a day or two, when
>> I
>> > get the time to install M/S Outlook...
>> >
>> > Thanx again,
>> > Doc
>> > --
>> > Robert D. Livingston
>> > Swartzel Installation Technologies
>> >
>> > "Dave" wrote:
>> >
>> > > The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on
>> the
>> > > Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
>> > > Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.
>> > >
>> > > The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
>> > > those files to the Vista computer, and import.
>> > >
>> > > If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
>> > > news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
>> > > > What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and
>> Windows
>> > > > Mail,
>> > > > to get the import system to work???
>> > > >
>> > > > I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
>> > > > into
>> > > > Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
>>

I have been trying desperately to import .dbx files form an old machine (that
crashed and burned, except the hdd) into windows mail. It will NOT let me do
it, nor does it even recognise that there are .dbx files in the directory.
How on earth can I make it recognise my OE 6 files?

I have even tried installing Outlook on my PC (I only have Outlook 2000),
and it keeps failing to install (not surprising). I have moved to Mozilla in
the interim, but that program asks so many questions just to reply to one
simple mail, I need to get away from it.

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

> That's the whole point, Windows Mail DOES NOT RECOGNIZE a .PST file at all,
> not even a little bit. WM, like Outlook Express before it, use Outlook
> (which DOES recognize .PST files) to access the .PST file. You, therefore,
> MUST have Outlook installed in order to get anything from or add anything to
> a .PST. This leaves you two options:
>
> 1. Install Outlook on the Vista machine, copy your existing .PST file to the
> Vista machine (DO NOT OVERWRITE any existing .PST files in this process),
> open the .PST with Outlook (File|Open|Outlook Data File), then do your
> import into WM.
>
> 2. Transfer your data from Outlook to Outlook Express on your old machine
> (which has both programs installed), copy the OE .DBX files (including
> Folders.DBX) to your Vista machine and import these into WM (which works
> because WM DOES recognize Outlook Express files).
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
> 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
>
> "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> news:E82B2F07-2A8C-4A8F-BAE4-...
> > I guess I don't understand the process, but I will try to do that... LOL
> >
> > I don't understand what would be any different, if I just point to the pst
> > file, with Windows Mail, should it recogonize that file???
> >
> > Thanx for your response, and I will get back to you in a day or two, when
> I
> > get the time to install M/S Outlook...
> >
> > Thanx again,
> > Doc
> > --
> > Robert D. Livingston
> > Swartzel Installation Technologies
> >
> > "Dave" wrote:
> >
> > > The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on
> the
> > > Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
> > > Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.
> > >
> > > The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
> > > those files to the Vista computer, and import.
> > >
> > > If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> > > news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
> > > > What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and
> Windows
> > > > Mail,
> > > > to get the import system to work???
> > > >
> > > > I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
> > > > into
> > > > Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

"Dave" wrote:

> The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on the
> Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
> Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.
>
> The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
> those files to the Vista computer, and import.
>
> If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.
>
>
>
>
> "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
> > What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and Windows
> > Mail,
> > to get the import system to work???
> >
> > I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
> > into
> > Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???
>
>

How do you install Outlook again? Do I have to purchase the software? get it
off my old computer? is there a free version? Thanks!!

"Dave" wrote:

> The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on the
> Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
> Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.
>
> The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
> those files to the Vista computer, and import.
>
> If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.
>
>
>
>
> "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
> > What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and Windows
> > Mail,
> > to get the import system to work???
> >
> > I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
> > into
> > Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???
>
>

Where did you get the Outlook software to install on your Vista machine? I
need a lot of help here. I have a file of all my emails (pst) for the last 10
years from my old computer (XP) and now have a new Vista machine. I dont know
how to get the files into my new email. Thanks for any help you might have!!

"DoctorBob" wrote:

> Hal and Dave!!!
>
> Thank you for your help... It worked.... LOL
>
> I don't understand why M/S can't put in the necessary software, to eliminate
> these kinds of problems... It's almost as if the programmers just don't give
> a damn about the users needs... They want to make it as complicated as they
> can... I guess that is why they are known as MicroSucks... LOL
>
> Thanx again...
> --
> Robert D. Livingston
> Swartzel Installation Technologies
>
>
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:
>
> > That's the whole point, Windows Mail DOES NOT RECOGNIZE a .PST file at all,
> > not even a little bit. WM, like Outlook Express before it, use Outlook
> > (which DOES recognize .PST files) to access the .PST file. You, therefore,
> > MUST have Outlook installed in order to get anything from or add anything to
> > a .PST. This leaves you two options:
> >
> > 1. Install Outlook on the Vista machine, copy your existing .PST file to the
> > Vista machine (DO NOT OVERWRITE any existing .PST files in this process),
> > open the .PST with Outlook (File|Open|Outlook Data File), then do your
> > import into WM.
> >
> > 2. Transfer your data from Outlook to Outlook Express on your old machine
> > (which has both programs installed), copy the OE .DBX files (including
> > Folders.DBX) to your Vista machine and import these into WM (which works
> > because WM DOES recognize Outlook Express files).
> >
> > Hal
> > --
> > Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
> > 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
> >
> > "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> > news:E82B2F07-2A8C-4A8F-BAE4-...
> > > I guess I don't understand the process, but I will try to do that... LOL
> > >
> > > I don't understand what would be any different, if I just point to the pst
> > > file, with Windows Mail, should it recogonize that file???
> > >
> > > Thanx for your response, and I will get back to you in a day or two, when
> > I
> > > get the time to install M/S Outlook...
> > >
> > > Thanx again,
> > > Doc
> > > --
> > > Robert D. Livingston
> > > Swartzel Installation Technologies
> > >
> > > "Dave" wrote:
> > >
> > > > The only way to directly import a .pst file, is to install Outlook on
> > the
> > > > Vista computer, copy the .pst file over, and open the .pst file with
> > > > Outlook. then open Windows Mail, and import.
> > > >
> > > > The other way is to open Outlook, export to Outlook Express format, copy
> > > > those files to the Vista computer, and import.
> > > >
> > > > If your Outlook is 2003 or newer, you may as well continue using it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "DoctorBob" <> wrote in message
> > > > news:22E16700-C160-4258-9BFC-...
> > > > > What does a person have to do, short of throwing away Vista and
> > Windows
> > > > > Mail,
> > > > > to get the import system to work???
> > > > >
> > > > > I have the file backup.pst on my desk top, and have tried to import it
> > > > > into
> > > > > Windows Mail, several times, with no luck!!! What am I missing???
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >