Going to sound like a proper noob here. Building a new PC. I am preparing to migrate my setup form one machine to another. I can export my address book from outlook express and no doubt can import it into the new machine.

What I cannot figure out is how to export or move all my messages onto the new machine. Help anyone?

Chris

For the life of me I can't remember if OE supports exporting to .pst files, I suspect it doesn't

If thats the case (which I'm sure it is) take a look here Chris

Inside Outlook Express - Backup and Restore - Complete Clone Backup

One way is to use the 'Documents and Settings Transfer Wizard', otherwise as above.

On Express just do:

File>Export

It asks you what you want to do and should be able to work it out from there.

Save it to a memory stick or whatever and do the reverse on the new machine.

Steve

OE stores its email folders as dbx files.

I find the easiest way to transfer your mail is by moving these dbx files over to the new computer. Well, it's the way I've always done it.

In OE go to Tools, Options, then click on the Maintenance tab. Further down there will be a button for the store folder location. If you copy all the dbx files from the store folder to a temp folder somewhere on your new comp, you can use the import funtion in OE on the new computer to import these into OE.

Will you be using OE on your new computer? If so, go to File, Import, messages. Select Outlook Express 6 as the email program to import from. The next screen will allow you to select "Import from an OE6 store directory". Then you just browse to the temp folder where you saved the dbx files to.

I hope that's of some use.

Outlook Express uses .DBX files for the mail and .WAB for adresses. Outlook uses .PST files for both iirc

One way is to use the 'Documents and Settings Transfer Wizard', otherwise as above.

None too sure where I would find that on Windows 2000?

On Express just do:

File>Export

It asks you what you want to do and should be able to work it out from there.

Save it to a memory stick or whatever and do the reverse on the new machine.

Steve

Only exports address book as far as I can see. Messages will not export.

OE stores its email folders as dbx files.

I find the easiest way to transfer your mail is by moving these dbx files over to the new computer. Well, it's the way I've always done it.

In OE go to Tools, Options, then click on the Maintenance tab. Further down there will be a button for the store folder location. If you copy all the dbx files from the store folder to a temp folder somewhere on your new comp, you can use the import funtion in OE on the new computer to import these into OE.

Will you be using OE on your new computer? If so, go to File, Import, messages. Select Outlook Express 6 as the email program to import from. The next screen will allow you to select "Import from an OE6 store directory". Then you just browse to the temp folder where you saved the dbx files to.

I hope that's of some use.

Seems like a useful way to try. I am using Windows Mail on the new machine, no outlook. Am trying Vista Home Premium at the moment. Looks pretty, but hardware useage makes it no quicker than W2K on the previous machine.

Thanks for all the help guys. Once I get back on the old machine, I will have a go with the above suggestions.

Chris

Yep Ant's on the money there. I've done it that way before. Just shift the whole directory containing your .DBX files, just to be safe.

But for goodness sake use Outlook next time :P Far easier managing PSTs

Steve

Yep Ant's on the money there. I've done it that way before. Just shift the whole directory containing your .DBX files, just to be safe.

But for goodness sake use Outlook next time :P Far easier managing PSTs

Steve

Hi Steve

Outlook on my old machine is preserved for my automated accounting from the smartphone / organiser. I have it configured to produce spreadsheet output lists from which the years accounts can be calculated in around 5 minutes. I dare not risk anything corrupting it so do not use it for mail.

Now using Windows Mail, whatever that is.

Chris

Let us know how you get on with Windows Mail, I've not had any experience with it yet.

If all else fails download Mailstore.

MailStore Home 2.6 - Reviews and free Utilities downloads at ZDNet.co.uk

Freeware, and imports / exports to various mail clients. I use it.