See http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

"Reynolds" <Reynolds@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4785A2D6-477F-496A-841C-EC994B013C9B@microsoft.com...
> it says there are no files in there.......
> do I import from "identities" or outlook express?
> I bought the whole tranfer software.......and that didnt work....because I
> have OS ME and it wouldnt let me use it......said my OS was too old!!!!!!
> This whole transfer has made my head hurt.........moving things from old
> pc
> to an external and then trying to find where to move to new pc has been a
> freaking nightmare....help!!!!!!!
>
> "Reynolds" wrote:
>
>> 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.