Importing from Outlook Express

LydiaJ

Hi All

Just wondering if anyone can help me with a little problem.

I have a HDD from a computer I stopped using in December 2005, and a caddy so I can connect it to my current computer. Back then I was using Outlook Express for emails, and I can find a folder with a whole lot of .dbx files in it corresponding to my folders full of emails at the time. I want to get access to the emails in one of these folders.

I'm now using Outlook 2003 as my email client. I've tried doing the "import from Outlook Express" thing, but it just says it can't open the files. Any idea how I can get these emails out of the .dbx file?

Thanks very much,
Lydia.

Strider590

http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_move_my_outlook_express_folders_to_my_new_machine.html

Save's me writting it

The files need to be on you local disk and must not be flagged as "read only".

LydiaJ

Thanks Strider590, but I'm afraid that doesn't help. That's about moving stuff from Outlook Express on one machine, to Outlook Express on another machine.

I've got a very old copy of Outlook Express - no idea what version number - on a HDD that's no longer in a computer. I can see Outlook Express in the program files folder, but I can't start the program. I'm trying to import into Outlook 2003, not Outlook Express.

I've checked that the file isn't read only, and I've done the "import from Outlook Express" thing from within Outlook 2003, but it just says the mail file can't be opened.

Any ideas, anyone?
Thanks very much.

Lincoln_Imp

Have you tried Microsofts site
sorry unable to post links at the min but just add http:// to the front
office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA010943871033.aspx

looks like you need to click on the second answer ,failing that have you tried installing outlook express on your pc (you might need to install IE 7 as its part of that)

LydiaJ

Thanks Lincoln Imp

From the look of those instructions, I need to have Outlook Express installed on my current computer in order to make the transfer. I've looked in IE7, but it says OE has been replaced by Windows mail. I've tried opening Windows mail but it doesn't have the same "store folder" thing that OE should have according to the instructions. Windows mail doesn't seem to want to import from the .dbx files either.

Should I just get OE and install it anyway? I don't use windows mail. Or would OE have a problem with running on Vista? And if I should install OE, where can I get it from?

Thanks,
Lydia

Exo

Guide here on how to import OE .dbx files into Outlook.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA010943871033.aspx

Another possibility is to use an OE Reader.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/dbxviewer.html

Finally, if the above has failed, then install Thunderbird or OE.
I would use Thunderbird as it will be easier to remove. Just import the relevant OE folder that contains the .dbx files.

LydiaJ

Thank you so much Exo. :T It was so easy with Thunderbird. I am all sorted now. :j

Exo

Glad you got it sorted. Thanks for the update.

Exo