You need to use File | Import | Messages as mikey indicates and then point
to the old OE directory. The message store is completely different from OE.

steve

"dnr" <dnr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can I move folders from Outlook Express to Windows Mail. I tried just
> pointing Windows Mail at my old Outlook Express store, but it just gives
> an
> error message saying the location is not empty.