Outlook express

I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now, is
there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with no succes
via import.

I switched from Outlook express, and it worked ok. Try it again, open windows
mail, click on File, Import, Messages, Outlook Express
See if it works.
--
Amanda B


"willy78" wrote:

> I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now, is
> there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with no succes
> via import.

"willy78" <> wrote in message
news:16D7EF74-6FD4-43A4-8161-...
>I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now, is
> there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with no
> succes
> via import.

See 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.

Is there somebody there who can explain why Microsoft didn't make it easier
for us to import mail from Outlook Express into Vista? I've tried the
procedures listed in your answer and could not get them to work. This kind of
Microsoft crap just infuriates me even more and makes me agree with all of
those people who criticize Microsoft and Vista. Why is this so difficult? Why
didn't Microsoft plan for this and make it easier? Or even beyond that
question, why was it necessary to change the format of the messages so that
Vista can't use the same format that Outlook Express used successfully for so
many years. Microsoft likes to do that, to change things just for the sake of
changing them and not to make them better or easier. They like to keep their
customers off balance. "Surprise customers, we changed the format on
you...again."

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

> "willy78" <> wrote in message
> news:16D7EF74-6FD4-43A4-8161-...
> >I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now, is
> > there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with no
> > succes
> > via import.
>
> See 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.
>
>

It is easy to import them...
The only caveat is to watch the location where the .dbx files are located.
If you try to open that folder, then the path will have a duplicate folder,
and will tell you the files cannot be found.



"Captain Marvel" <> wrote in message
news:599809E6-9AC0-407F-9232-...
> Is there somebody there who can explain why Microsoft didn't make it
> easier
> for us to import mail from Outlook Express into Vista? I've tried the
> procedures listed in your answer and could not get them to work. This kind
> of
> Microsoft crap just infuriates me even more and makes me agree with all of
> those people who criticize Microsoft and Vista. Why is this so difficult?
> Why
> didn't Microsoft plan for this and make it easier? Or even beyond that
> question, why was it necessary to change the format of the messages so
> that
> Vista can't use the same format that Outlook Express used successfully for
> so
> many years. Microsoft likes to do that, to change things just for the sake
> of
> changing them and not to make them better or easier. They like to keep
> their
> customers off balance. "Surprise customers, we changed the format on
> you...again."
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "willy78" <> wrote in message
>> news:16D7EF74-6FD4-43A4-8161-...
>> >I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now, is
>> > there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with no
>> > succes
>> > via import.
>>
>> See 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.
>>
>>

Your right on all the points you make, Vista is a piece of crap. The mail
program that comes with it is junk and they want you to download Vista Live
to replace it, yet it's still a beta version. OE worked great, the assholes
that decided to change it should be fired.

"Captain Marvel" <> wrote in message
news:599809E6-9AC0-407F-9232-...
> Is there somebody there who can explain why Microsoft didn't make it
> easier
> for us to import mail from Outlook Express into Vista? I've tried the
> procedures listed in your answer and could not get them to work. This kind
> of
> Microsoft crap just infuriates me even more and makes me agree with all of
> those people who criticize Microsoft and Vista. Why is this so difficult?
> Why
> didn't Microsoft plan for this and make it easier? Or even beyond that
> question, why was it necessary to change the format of the messages so
> that
> Vista can't use the same format that Outlook Express used successfully for
> so
> many years. Microsoft likes to do that, to change things just for the sake
> of
> changing them and not to make them better or easier. They like to keep
> their
> customers off balance. "Surprise customers, we changed the format on
> you...again."
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "willy78" <> wrote in message
>> news:16D7EF74-6FD4-43A4-8161-...
>> >I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now, is
>> > there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with no
>> > succes
>> > via import.
>>
>> See 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.
>>
>>

Hello Dave,

It seems to be interesting, could you please explain more about your method
to import them...

Thanks,

"Dave" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> It is easy to import them...
> The only caveat is to watch the location where the .dbx files are located.
> If you try to open that folder, then the path will have a duplicate
folder,
> and will tell you the files cannot be found.
>
>
>
> "Captain Marvel" <> wrote in
message
> news:599809E6-9AC0-407F-9232-...
> > Is there somebody there who can explain why Microsoft didn't make it
> > easier
> > for us to import mail from Outlook Express into Vista? I've tried the
> > procedures listed in your answer and could not get them to work. This
kind
> > of
> > Microsoft crap just infuriates me even more and makes me agree with all
of
> > those people who criticize Microsoft and Vista. Why is this so
difficult?
> > Why
> > didn't Microsoft plan for this and make it easier? Or even beyond that
> > question, why was it necessary to change the format of the messages so
> > that
> > Vista can't use the same format that Outlook Express used successfully
for
> > so
> > many years. Microsoft likes to do that, to change things just for the
sake
> > of
> > changing them and not to make them better or easier. They like to keep
> > their
> > customers off balance. "Surprise customers, we changed the format on
> > you...again."
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >
> >> "willy78" <> wrote in message
> >> news:16D7EF74-6FD4-43A4-8161-...
> >> >I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now,
is
> >> > there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with
no
> >> > succes
> >> > via import.
> >>
> >> See 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.
> >>
> >>

Say you have a folder named C:\temp
you copy all of your OE .dbx and .wab files to C:\temp

Open Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail and click on File - Import -
Messages - OE6
Import from OE6 store directory
Browse

navigate to C:\temp
if you double-click on \temp to open it, and click on "Select folder"
the path in the browse box will show C:\temp\temp
which is incorrect

so, navigate to C:\temp, but don't try to open it.
The tendency is to open the folder, to see if the .dbx files are in there...
don't.




"tintinhi" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello Dave,
>
> It seems to be interesting, could you please explain more about your
> method
> to import them...
>
> Thanks,
>
> "Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> It is easy to import them...
>> The only caveat is to watch the location where the .dbx files are
>> located.
>> If you try to open that folder, then the path will have a duplicate
> folder,
>> and will tell you the files cannot be found.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Captain Marvel" <> wrote in
> message
>> news:599809E6-9AC0-407F-9232-...
>> > Is there somebody there who can explain why Microsoft didn't make it
>> > easier
>> > for us to import mail from Outlook Express into Vista? I've tried the
>> > procedures listed in your answer and could not get them to work. This
> kind
>> > of
>> > Microsoft crap just infuriates me even more and makes me agree with all
> of
>> > those people who criticize Microsoft and Vista. Why is this so
> difficult?
>> > Why
>> > didn't Microsoft plan for this and make it easier? Or even beyond that
>> > question, why was it necessary to change the format of the messages so
>> > that
>> > Vista can't use the same format that Outlook Express used successfully
> for
>> > so
>> > many years. Microsoft likes to do that, to change things just for the
> sake
>> > of
>> > changing them and not to make them better or easier. They like to keep
>> > their
>> > customers off balance. "Surprise customers, we changed the format on
>> > you...again."
>> >
>> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "willy78" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:16D7EF74-6FD4-43A4-8161-...
>> >> >I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now,
> is
>> >> > there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with
> no
>> >> > succes
>> >> > via import.
>> >>
>> >> See 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.
>> >>
>> >>
>

"Dave" wrote:

> Say you have a folder named C:\temp
> you copy all of your OE .dbx and .wab files to C:\temp
>
> Open Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail and click on File - Import -
> Messages - OE6
> Import from OE6 store directory
> Browse
>
> navigate to C:\temp
> if you double-click on \temp to open it, and click on "Select folder"
> the path in the browse box will show C:\temp\temp
> which is incorrect
>
> so, navigate to C:\temp, but don't try to open it.
> The tendency is to open the folder, to see if the .dbx files are in there...
> don't.
>
>
>
>
> "tintinhi" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hello Dave,
> >
> > It seems to be interesting, could you please explain more about your
> > method
> > to import them...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > "Dave" <> wrote in message
> > news:%...
> >> It is easy to import them...
> >> The only caveat is to watch the location where the .dbx files are
> >> located.
> >> If you try to open that folder, then the path will have a duplicate
> > folder,
> >> and will tell you the files cannot be found.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Captain Marvel" <> wrote in
> > message
> >> news:599809E6-9AC0-407F-9232-...
> >> > Is there somebody there who can explain why Microsoft didn't make it
> >> > easier
> >> > for us to import mail from Outlook Express into Vista? I've tried the
> >> > procedures listed in your answer and could not get them to work. This
> > kind
> >> > of
> >> > Microsoft crap just infuriates me even more and makes me agree with all
> > of
> >> > those people who criticize Microsoft and Vista. Why is this so
> > difficult?
> >> > Why
> >> > didn't Microsoft plan for this and make it easier? Or even beyond that
> >> > question, why was it necessary to change the format of the messages so
> >> > that
> >> > Vista can't use the same format that Outlook Express used successfully
> > for
> >> > so
> >> > many years. Microsoft likes to do that, to change things just for the
> > sake
> >> > of
> >> > changing them and not to make them better or easier. They like to keep
> >> > their
> >> > customers off balance. "Surprise customers, we changed the format on
> >> > you...again."
> >> >
> >> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "willy78" <> wrote in message
> >> >> news:16D7EF74-6FD4-43A4-8161-...
> >> >> >I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now,
> > is
> >> >> > there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with
> > no
> >> >> > succes
> >> >> > via import.
> >> >>
> >> >> See 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.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >
>

Dave - I am preparing to try your solution but had a couple of questions
prior to creating another "disaster". Re: "copy all of your OE .dbx and .wab
files " - can the import figure out where to put both .dbx and .wab files
with a single import? Will the Vista import create the same folders I
currently have in OE6 for both mail and the address book?
OOPS, one additional question: My OE6 address book has a "Main Identities
Contacts" folder with sub-folders. Above the "Main Identities Contacts"
folder is "Shared Contacts". When I previously imported my .wab file, only
the "Shared Contacts" displayed in Windows Mail but I was able to find a
person not in the list by using "Find People". Evidentally the additional
contacts/folders are there somewhere just not visable. How can I display them
if it occurs again on my next import attempt?

"Dave" wrote:

> Say you have a folder named C:\temp
> you copy all of your OE .dbx and .wab files to C:\temp
>
> Open Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail and click on File - Import -
> Messages - OE6
> Import from OE6 store directory
> Browse
>
> navigate to C:\temp
> if you double-click on \temp to open it, and click on "Select folder"
> the path in the browse box will show C:\temp\temp
> which is incorrect
>
> so, navigate to C:\temp, but don't try to open it.
> The tendency is to open the folder, to see if the .dbx files are in there...
> don't.
>
>
>
>
> "tintinhi" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hello Dave,
> >
> > It seems to be interesting, could you please explain more about your
> > method
> > to import them...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > "Dave" <> wrote in message
> > news:%...
> >> It is easy to import them...
> >> The only caveat is to watch the location where the .dbx files are
> >> located.
> >> If you try to open that folder, then the path will have a duplicate
> > folder,
> >> and will tell you the files cannot be found.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Captain Marvel" <> wrote in
> > message
> >> news:599809E6-9AC0-407F-9232-...
> >> > Is there somebody there who can explain why Microsoft didn't make it
> >> > easier
> >> > for us to import mail from Outlook Express into Vista? I've tried the
> >> > procedures listed in your answer and could not get them to work. This
> > kind
> >> > of
> >> > Microsoft crap just infuriates me even more and makes me agree with all
> > of
> >> > those people who criticize Microsoft and Vista. Why is this so
> > difficult?
> >> > Why
> >> > didn't Microsoft plan for this and make it easier? Or even beyond that
> >> > question, why was it necessary to change the format of the messages so
> >> > that
> >> > Vista can't use the same format that Outlook Express used successfully
> > for
> >> > so
> >> > many years. Microsoft likes to do that, to change things just for the
> > sake
> >> > of
> >> > changing them and not to make them better or easier. They like to keep
> >> > their
> >> > customers off balance. "Surprise customers, we changed the format on
> >> > you...again."
> >> >
> >> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "willy78" <> wrote in message
> >> >> news:16D7EF74-6FD4-43A4-8161-...
> >> >> >I have a lot of messages safed in outlook express witch i losted now,
> > is
> >> >> > there a way to recover these in windows mail, i already trayed with
> > no
> >> >> > succes
> >> >> > via import.
> >> >>
> >> >> See 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.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >
>