Exporting inbox and folders from Windows mail to Outlook

I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate windows
mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and folders to
outlook please?

Help!

Louisa

From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange as
the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select .CSV
as the format. These can then be imported by Outlook using 'File|Import and
Export|Import from another program or file|Comma Separated Values'. If you
have Outlook 2007, you can import Contacts directly using 'File|Import and
Export|Import Internet mail and Addresses' with "Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x,
6.x, or Windows Mail" selected as the source. Note that you MUST have
Outlook installed and functioning on your Vista machine for this transfer to
work.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"Weesa" <Weesa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4669BAB8-D2F6-4AFD-BBEC-ECB633BD3BC4@microsoft.com...
> I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate windows
> mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and folders to
> outlook please?
>
> Help!
>
> Louisa

Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to the
folder I selected, BUT when I run the process to export the files to Exchange
format so I can inport to Outlook it gives NO CLUE where they are being
saved. Another thing I notice is it is difficult to locate a program link or
property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on my
computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

> From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange as
> the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select .CSV
> as the format. These can then be imported by Outlook using 'File|Import and
> Export|Import from another program or file|Comma Separated Values'. If you
> have Outlook 2007, you can import Contacts directly using 'File|Import and
> Export|Import Internet mail and Addresses' with "Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x,
> 6.x, or Windows Mail" selected as the source. Note that you MUST have
> Outlook installed and functioning on your Vista machine for this transfer to
> work.
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "Weesa" <Weesa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4669BAB8-D2F6-4AFD-BBEC-ECB633BD3BC4@microsoft.com...
> > I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate windows
> > mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and folders to
> > outlook please?
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > Louisa
>
>
>

If you are exporting msgs, Outlook has to be set up and functioning first.
The msgs are exported directly to Outlook, they are not exported to a file
that you then import to Outlook.

"South Texas" <South Texas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2CFCBF8A-983C-40A6-9D82-1EF96BE83067@microsoft.com...
> Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to
> the
> folder I selected, BUT when I run the process to export the files to
> Exchange
> format so I can inport to Outlook it gives NO CLUE where they are being
> saved. Another thing I notice is it is difficult to locate a program link
> or
> property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on my
> computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:
>
>> From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange
>> as
>> the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select
>> .CSV
>> as the format. These can then be imported by Outlook using 'File|Import
>> and
>> Export|Import from another program or file|Comma Separated Values'. If
>> you
>> have Outlook 2007, you can import Contacts directly using 'File|Import
>> and
>> Export|Import Internet mail and Addresses' with "Outlook Express 4.x,
>> 5.x,
>> 6.x, or Windows Mail" selected as the source. Note that you MUST have
>> Outlook installed and functioning on your Vista machine for this transfer
>> to
>> work.
>>
>> Hal
>> --
>> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
>> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
>> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
>> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
>> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>>
>> "Weesa" <Weesa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4669BAB8-D2F6-4AFD-BBEC-ECB633BD3BC4@microsoft.com...
>> > I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate
>> > windows
>> > mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and folders
>> > to
>> > outlook please?
>> >
>> > Help!
>> >
>> > Louisa
>>
>>
>>

My MS Outlook is fine, problem is that I was expecting to have toi actuaqlly
import the files from WinMail to MS Outlook. It really would save all alot of
time if MS just drew some simple graphs with stilts and ptrs to explain the
flow. Pictures work for me. So where is the documentation for this.

"DL" wrote:

> If you are exporting msgs, Outlook has to be set up and functioning first.
> The msgs are exported directly to Outlook, they are not exported to a file
> that you then import to Outlook.
>
> "South Texas" <South Texas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2CFCBF8A-983C-40A6-9D82-1EF96BE83067@microsoft.com...
> > Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to
> > the
> > folder I selected, BUT when I run the process to export the files to
> > Exchange
> > format so I can inport to Outlook it gives NO CLUE where they are being
> > saved. Another thing I notice is it is difficult to locate a program link
> > or
> > property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on my
> > computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook
> >
> > "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:
> >
> >> From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange
> >> as
> >> the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select
> >> .CSV
> >> as the format. These can then be imported by Outlook using 'File|Import
> >> and
> >> Export|Import from another program or file|Comma Separated Values'. If
> >> you
> >> have Outlook 2007, you can import Contacts directly using 'File|Import
> >> and
> >> Export|Import Internet mail and Addresses' with "Outlook Express 4.x,
> >> 5.x,
> >> 6.x, or Windows Mail" selected as the source. Note that you MUST have
> >> Outlook installed and functioning on your Vista machine for this transfer
> >> to
> >> work.
> >>
> >> Hal
> >> --
> >> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> >> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> >> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> >> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> >> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
> >>
> >> "Weesa" <Weesa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4669BAB8-D2F6-4AFD-BBEC-ECB633BD3BC4@microsoft.com...
> >> > I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate
> >> > windows
> >> > mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and folders
> >> > to
> >> > outlook please?
> >> >
> >> > Help!
> >> >
> >> > Louisa
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

In Mail you *Export to Outlook*, if you Import, in OL, all the msg dates are
changed to the import date

"South Texas" <SouthTexas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2160140E-1ACF-4FC8-90C0-726C2FD8F456@microsoft.com...
> My MS Outlook is fine, problem is that I was expecting to have toi
> actuaqlly
> import the files from WinMail to MS Outlook. It really would save all alot
> of
> time if MS just drew some simple graphs with stilts and ptrs to explain
> the
> flow. Pictures work for me. So where is the documentation for this.
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> If you are exporting msgs, Outlook has to be set up and functioning
>> first.
>> The msgs are exported directly to Outlook, they are not exported to a
>> file
>> that you then import to Outlook.
>>
>> "South Texas" <South Texas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2CFCBF8A-983C-40A6-9D82-1EF96BE83067@microsoft.com...
>> > Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to
>> > the
>> > folder I selected, BUT when I run the process to export the files to
>> > Exchange
>> > format so I can inport to Outlook it gives NO CLUE where they are being
>> > saved. Another thing I notice is it is difficult to locate a program
>> > link
>> > or
>> > property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on
>> > my
>> > computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook
>> >
>> > "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft
>> >> Exchange
>> >> as
>> >> the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select
>> >> .CSV
>> >> as the format. These can then be imported by Outlook using
>> >> 'File|Import
>> >> and
>> >> Export|Import from another program or file|Comma Separated Values'.
>> >> If
>> >> you
>> >> have Outlook 2007, you can import Contacts directly using 'File|Import
>> >> and
>> >> Export|Import Internet mail and Addresses' with "Outlook Express 4.x,
>> >> 5.x,
>> >> 6.x, or Windows Mail" selected as the source. Note that you MUST have
>> >> Outlook installed and functioning on your Vista machine for this
>> >> transfer
>> >> to
>> >> work.
>> >>
>> >> Hal
>> >> --
>> >> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
>> >> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
>> >> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
>> >> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
>> >> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>> >>
>> >> "Weesa" <Weesa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4669BAB8-D2F6-4AFD-BBEC-ECB633BD3BC4@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate
>> >> > windows
>> >> > mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and
>> >> > folders
>> >> > to
>> >> > outlook please?
>> >> >
>> >> > Help!
>> >> >
>> >> > Louisa
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

"South Texas" <South Texas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2CFCBF8A-983C-40A6-9D82-1EF96BE83067@microsoft.com...
> Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to
> the
> folder I selected, BUT when I run the process to export the files to
> Exchange
> format so I can inport to Outlook it gives NO CLUE where they are being
> saved. Another thing I notice is it is difficult to locate a program link
> or
> property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on my
> computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook


They go directly to the default PST file for the installed copy of Outlook.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

I have read what you have said - but I can not get outlook to work on my
Vista laptop. I have another laptop which I have put outlook onto and it is
working great.

What I need to do is get all my old Windows emails off my other laptop and
into outlook on my new laptop.

As I can not export them - do you knw how this can be resolved?


"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:

> "South Texas" <South Texas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2CFCBF8A-983C-40A6-9D82-1EF96BE83067@microsoft.com...
> > Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to
> > the
> > folder I selected, BUT when I run the process to export the files to
> > Exchange
> > format so I can inport to Outlook it gives NO CLUE where they are being
> > saved. Another thing I notice is it is difficult to locate a program link
> > or
> > property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on my
> > computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook
>
>
> They go directly to the default PST file for the installed copy of Outlook.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> Do not reply with email
>

"I M C" <I M C@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5D14B2D3-F6B7-418A-8F76-117E042183C9@microsoft.com...
>I have read what you have said - but I can not get outlook to work on my
> Vista laptop. I have another laptop which I have put outlook onto and it
> is
> working great.
>
> What I need to do is get all my old Windows emails off my other laptop and
> into outlook on my new laptop.
>
> As I can not export them - do you knw how this can be resolved?
>
>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "South Texas" <South Texas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2CFCBF8A-983C-40A6-9D82-1EF96BE83067@microsoft.com...
>> > Your explanation allowed me to trace the export of a WinMail process to
>> > the
>> > folder I selected, BUT when I run the process to export the files to
>> > Exchange
>> > format so I can inport to Outlook it gives NO CLUE where they are being
>> > saved. Another thing I notice is it is difficult to locate a program
>> > link
>> > or
>> > property that shows me where the default folders send data. So where on
>> > my
>> > computer(vista) are my Exports from Winmail for Outlook
>>
>>
>> They go directly to the default PST file for the installed copy of
>> Outlook.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>> Do not reply with email
>>

I don't know anything about Outlook. You'll get more knowledgeable help for
Outlook in an Outlook newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ok.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ic.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...utlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...k.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...utlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ok.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ThirdPartyUtil
On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...xp=&sloc=en-us

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

> From within Windows Mail, 'File|Export|Messages'; use Microsoft Exchange as
> the target. For Addresses, 'File|Export|Windows Contacts' and select .CSV
> as the format. These can then be imported by Outlook using 'File|Import and
> Export|Import from another program or file|Comma Separated Values'. If you
> have Outlook 2007, you can import Contacts directly using 'File|Import and
> Export|Import Internet mail and Addresses' with "Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x,
> 6.x, or Windows Mail" selected as the source. Note that you MUST have
> Outlook installed and functioning on your Vista machine for this transfer to
> work.
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "Weesa" <Weesa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4669BAB8-D2F6-4AFD-BBEC-ECB633BD3BC4@microsoft.com...
> > I have a new computer with windows mail runing vista, but I hate windows
> > mail. Now I have loaded outlook - how do I export my mail and folders to
> > outlook please?
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > Louisa
>
>
>