"lisa" <lisa-in-nola@cox.net> wrote in message
news:elVKO31SIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> i'm not sure if this is possible given my old computer's limitations (over
> 8yrs old, can't burn cds and won't read flash drives)
> i have finally progressed to a laptop on which i have set up my windows
> mail - on my old computer i've got outlook express. right now, i'm
> alternating my internet hookup from one to the other, depending on which
> one i need to use.
>
> i'm kind of an e-mail pack rat - i've got tons of info in old e-mails that
> i can't part with - i'm hoping there is some relatively simple way to get
> the e-mails from my old computer to my new one -
> (aside from spending days or weeks e-mailing them to myself)
>
> i don't know if there is a way to connect both computers to my cable modem
> at once, or if that would even help with this problem
>
> any help appreciated -
> semi-computer illiterate -
> lisa
Do both your old computer and your new one have floppy drives?

Here's some instructions for transferring from Outlook Express under
XP. I don't know if they also work for transferring from an older
version of Windows.

<http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/email/import-dbx-files-outlook-express-windows-mail-vista-86458.html>

<http://www.vista4beginners.com/Migrate-from-Outlook-Express-to-Windows-Mail>

As for connecting both at once to your cable modem, it probably depends
on what type of cable modem you have.