Dave you missed the boat on this one......Rob you nailed it...thanks!
Unfortunately, i do NOT have Outlook on my new laptop nor any means of
accessing a computer that does. FOrtunately, i called my internet provider
and they walked me through settings so i can now send email as well so i'm
good for now.
I will have to install Outlook when i get home and then import all pst files
from my portable hard drive.
..wab format....is this what windows mail uses??
For the future, what format should i export my outlook files so they can be
imported both into Outlook AND Windows mail? As i mentioned before, i have
been exporting from outlook in pst format and saving to my portable hard
drive. I need to be sure they are able to be imported to Windows mail for
next time i travel!!!!
thanks!
"robertmiles@bellsouthNOSPAM.net" wrote:
>
> "ritzput" <ritzput@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:849CC2B9-CF38-4AB1-80D1-90A03CF19C6F@microsoft.com...
> > I'm on vacation, my computer crashed and the only backup i have is files
> > i've
> > saves to my portable hard drive that i brought with me. I got new laptop,
> > and discovered i can use windows mail which is easier then using only my
> > online system.
> >
> > is it possible to import pst files already saved on portable hard drive
> > into
> > windows mail or can i conver them?
>
> You have two choices of how to handle this: 1. Install Outlook, preferably
> version 2003 or later, under Vista. Versions 2000 and 2002 also run under
> Vista, but with a few problems. Windows Mail needs to use part of Outlook
> to be able to understand .pst files, which you can then import by clicking
> File,
> then Import, then Messages, then Microsoft Outlook, then Next, then probably
> more which I can't try because I don't have Outlook installed. Outlook
> comes
> in some, but not all, of these software packages:
>
> http://us1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/de...&culture=en-US
>
> 2. Find a machine with an older version of Windows that includes Outlook
> Express, and also has Outlook installed. Import the .pst file into Outlook
> Express there, then transfer from Outlook Express on that machine to
> Windows Mail on your newer machine.
>
> <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>
>
> Bring along the .wab file if you want your old contacts. After you copy the
> files to a directory on the hard drive of your newer computer, make sure
> they are read-write instead of readonly before you import them into Windows
> Mail.
>
> You'll probably also want to delete the files containing the messages from
> the older computer after this.
>
> If this does not import the .wab file along with the messages, start Windows
> Mail, then click on Tools, then Windows Contacts, then Import, then find
> the .wab file and click on it, then click on Close, then close the Contacts
> Window.
>
> > Is there a setting somewhere like in outlook where you can save email
> > online
> > after it's downloaded?
>
> For this, start Windows Mail, then click on Tools, then Accounts, then your
> email account, then Properties, then Advanced. If there's no checkmark in
> the box before Leave a copy of messages on server, click on this box, then
> Apply. It's a good idea to also select one of the options for eventually
> removing the messages from the server, to prevent it from having so many
> of your messages that it refuses to accept any more, then click Apply.
> Click on OK, then Close.
>
> > "Dave" wrote:
> >
> >> Open Outlook.
> >> File - Import and Export... - Export to a file - Comma Separated Values
> >> (Windows)
> >> Next
> >> select "Contacts"
> >> Next, etc.
> >>
> >> Open Windows Mail.
> >> File - Import - CSV (comma separated values)
> >> locate the file saved above, etc.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
> >> http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
> >>
> >>
> >> "muskienut" <muskienut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:18B2FC41-68CC-410A-A0CD-F1A7A077FAA9@microsoft.com...
> >> > How do I do this?
> >>
> >>
>
>
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