Migrate e-mail from Outlook Express to Windows Mail

I would like to know how to migrate e-mail messages from Outlook Express to
Windows Mail. I know e-mail messages can be imported if both Outlook Express
and Windows Mail are installed on the same computer. But I do not want to
install Outlook Express on my Vista computer and would like to understand
whether there is another simple way. I have copied all DBX files from Outlook
Express. Though I cannot find where Windows Mail is storing its e-mail.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks and kind regards, Remco.

WinMail doesn't use dbx files. It stores the messages individually as eml
files.

See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm for import information.

steve

"Remco" <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6DD83C03-F076-49B1-8048-BA2B25F3C51C@microsoft.com...
>I would like to know how to migrate e-mail messages from Outlook Express to
> Windows Mail. I know e-mail messages can be imported if both Outlook
> Express
> and Windows Mail are installed on the same computer. But I do not want to
> install Outlook Express on my Vista computer and would like to understand
> whether there is another simple way. I have copied all DBX files from
> Outlook
> Express. Though I cannot find where Windows Mail is storing its e-mail.
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks and kind regards, Remco.

Thanks Steve. Your link helped me solve the problem.
Especially the part on the incorrect path was very useful.
Kind regards, Remco

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> WinMail doesn't use dbx files. It stores the messages individually as eml
> files.
>
> See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm for import information.
>
> steve
>
> "Remco" <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DD83C03-F076-49B1-8048-BA2B25F3C51C@microsoft.com...
> >I would like to know how to migrate e-mail messages from Outlook Express to
> > Windows Mail. I know e-mail messages can be imported if both Outlook
> > Express
> > and Windows Mail are installed on the same computer. But I do not want to
> > install Outlook Express on my Vista computer and would like to understand
> > whether there is another simple way. I have copied all DBX files from
> > Outlook
> > Express. Though I cannot find where Windows Mail is storing its e-mail.
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > Thanks and kind regards, Remco.
>

Glad to hear it! I guess I have to put it in bold red. <G>

cheers,

steve

"Remco" <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5E8A5A2B-4749-4496-880C-B75B0AD7861A@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Steve. Your link helped me solve the problem.
> Especially the part on the incorrect path was very useful.
> Kind regards, Remco
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> WinMail doesn't use dbx files. It stores the messages individually as
>> eml
>> files.
>>
>> See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm for import information.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Remco" <Remco@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6DD83C03-F076-49B1-8048-BA2B25F3C51C@microsoft.com...
>> >I would like to know how to migrate e-mail messages from Outlook Express
>> >to
>> > Windows Mail. I know e-mail messages can be imported if both Outlook
>> > Express
>> > and Windows Mail are installed on the same computer. But I do not want
>> > to
>> > install Outlook Express on my Vista computer and would like to
>> > understand
>> > whether there is another simple way. I have copied all DBX files from
>> > Outlook
>> > Express. Though I cannot find where Windows Mail is storing its e-mail.
>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> > Thanks and kind regards, Remco.
>>