Importing from OE

Vista came with my new computer. My old computer has XP with OE. When I
try to import over my network messages from OE to Mail it says no message
exists. Yet the file are all there when I look from my old computer. OE
files are .dbx. Alos when I try to import mail settings I get no choice as
to where to look, it just states there are not other settings. What is the
problem?.

It's best to copy the .dbx files over to a temporary folder on the Vista
computer, and import them from there.
And when you import, and navigate to the folder containing the .dbx files,
don't open that folder.

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"Tom Beauchamp" <psmurf1@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Vista came with my new computer. My old computer has XP with OE. When I
> try to import over my network messages from OE to Mail it says no message
> exists. Yet the file are all there when I look from my old computer. OE
> files are .dbx. Alos when I try to import mail settings I get no choice
> as to where to look, it just states there are not other settings. What is
> the problem?.

"Tom Beauchamp" <psmurf1@cox.net> wrote in message
news:%23at0XLkdIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Vista came with my new computer. My old computer has XP with OE. When I
> try to import over my network messages from OE to Mail it says no message
> exists. Yet the file are all there when I look from my old computer. OE
> files are .dbx. Alos when I try to import mail settings I get no choice
> as to where to look, it just states there are not other settings. What is
> the problem?.
You may have to import the messages without using your network.

<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 list. After you
copy the files to a directory on your new computer, but before you
import them into Windows Mail, make sure the copies are read-write
instead of readonly.