I tried also to do that........just get an error message that says there are
files there...........this whole tranfer thing from oe to windows mail has
turned into a nightmare..........is there not some way to drag and drop these
folders into a directory........what is the new location for folders in
windows mail?

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> 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
> news:36D1F4E8-6DF4-4A25-A81C-934BEB6BA2A1@microsoft.com...
> > 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.
>