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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Mail / November 2008Exporting inbox and folders from Windows mail to Outlook
I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate windows mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and folders to outlook please? Help! Louisa From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange as the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select .CSV as the format. These can then be imported by Outlook using 'File|Import and Export|Import from another program or file|Comma Separated Values'. If you have Outlook 2007, you can import Contacts directly using 'File|Import and Export|Import Internet mail and Addresses' with "Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, or Windows Mail" selected as the source. Note that you MUST have Outlook installed and functioning on your Vista machine for this transfer to work. Hal  SignatureHal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com 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 Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com > I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate windows > mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and folders to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Louisa Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to the folder I selected, BUT when I run the process to export the files to Exchange format so I can inport to Outlook it gives NO CLUE where they are being saved. Another thing I notice is it is difficult to locate a program link or property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on my computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook > From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange as > the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select .CSV [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Louisa If you are exporting msgs, Outlook has to be set up and functioning first. The msgs are exported directly to Outlook, they are not exported to a file that you then import to Outlook. > Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to > the [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> > >> > Louisa My MS Outlook is fine, problem is that I was expecting to have toi actuaqlly import the files from WinMail to MS Outlook. It really would save all alot of time if MS just drew some simple graphs with stilts and ptrs to explain the flow. Pictures work for me. So where is the documentation for this. > If you are exporting msgs, Outlook has to be set up and functioning first. > The msgs are exported directly to Outlook, they are not exported to a file [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > >> > > >> > Louisa In Mail you *Export to Outlook*, if you Import, in OL, all the msg dates are changed to the import date > My MS Outlook is fine, problem is that I was expecting to have toi > actuaqlly [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Louisa > Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to > the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on my > computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook They go directly to the default PST file for the installed copy of Outlook. SignatureFrank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM Do not reply with email I have read what you have said - but I can not get outlook to work on my Vista laptop. I have another laptop which I have put outlook onto and it is working great. What I need to do is get all my old Windows emails off my other laptop and into outlook on my new laptop. As I can not export them - do you knw how this can be resolved? > > Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to > > the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > They go directly to the default PST file for the installed copy of Outlook. >I have read what you have said - but I can not get outlook to work on my > Vista laptop. I have another laptop which I have put outlook onto and it [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> They go directly to the default PST file for the installed copy of >> Outlook. I don't know anything about Outlook. You'll get more knowledgeable help for Outlook in an Outlook newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Calendaring news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Contacts news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Fax news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_AddIns news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_VBA news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.ThirdPartyUtil On the Web: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=Outlook &dg=&cat=en_US_d02fc761-3f6b-402c-82f6-ba1a8875c1a7&lang=en&cr=&pt=&catlist=&dgl ist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us SignatureFrank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM Do not reply with email > From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange as > the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select .CSV [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Louisa > From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange as > the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select .CSV [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Louisa I'm sorry but when I tryed this it asked me for a CSV filename, and I have none for the messages. Contacts I do. but not messages. I do have Outlook up and running and Windows Mail as well. > From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange as > the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select .CSV [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Louisa |
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