importing outlook contacts on xp into windows mail on vista

hi, i have spent hours trying to do this: how can i import my contacts on my
old computer which runs on xp and has outlook (i think it version 2003) into
the windows mail program on a computer running on vista?

tx!
--
mhd

1) install outlook on the Vista PC, configure it, connected to your outlook
data file
In Mail Import
Or
2) On the old PC export msgs to Outlook Express, and Contacts to windows
address book
Copy the Express store to Vista PC, and Import, same for address book

"mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A79DB26-F17D-431B-B137-31FB0D5FCC58@microsoft.com...
> hi, i have spent hours trying to do this: how can i import my contacts on
> my
> old computer which runs on xp and has outlook (i think it version 2003)
> into
> the windows mail program on a computer running on vista?
>
> tx!
> --
> mhd

If you are only interested in contacts, export them from Outlook in CSV format,
and import that CSV file into Windows Mail.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7A79DB26-F17D-431B-B137-31FB0D5FCC58@microsoft.com...
> hi, i have spent hours trying to do this: how can i import my contacts on my
> old computer which runs on xp and has outlook (i think it version 2003) into
> the windows mail program on a computer running on vista?
>
> tx!
> --
> mhd

Hi, this is what I tried, it does not work - the format comes out all
bizarre...
tx,
--
mhd


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> If you are only interested in contacts, export them from Outlook in CSV format,
> and import that CSV file into Windows Mail.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7A79DB26-F17D-431B-B137-31FB0D5FCC58@microsoft.com...
> > hi, i have spent hours trying to do this: how can i import my contacts on my
> > old computer which runs on xp and has outlook (i think it version 2003) into
> > the windows mail program on a computer running on vista?
> >
> > tx!
> > --
> > mhd
>
>
>

I don't know why that would happen. Perhaps one of the Outlook experts here
has a suggestion.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F4838CCB-14EB-46FC-B3FB-DB71BDB7F6EE@microsoft.com...
> Hi, this is what I tried, it does not work - the format comes out all
> bizarre...
> tx,
> --
> mhd
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> If you are only interested in contacts, export them from Outlook in CSV format,
>> and import that CSV file into Windows Mail.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7A79DB26-F17D-431B-B137-31FB0D5FCC58@microsoft.com...
>> > hi, i have spent hours trying to do this: how can i import my contacts on my
>> > old computer which runs on xp and has outlook (i think it version 2003) into
>> > the windows mail program on a computer running on vista?
>> >
>> > tx!
>> > --
>> > mhd
>>
>>
>>

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> I don't know why that would happen. Perhaps one of the Outlook experts here
> has a suggestion.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
> "mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F4838CCB-14EB-46FC-B3FB-DB71BDB7F6EE@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, this is what I tried, it does not work - the format comes out all
> > bizarre...
> > tx,
> > --
> > mhd
> >
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> >> If you are only interested in contacts, export them from Outlook in CSV format,
> >> and import that CSV file into Windows Mail.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
> >>
> >>
> >> "mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7A79DB26-F17D-431B-B137-31FB0D5FCC58@microsoft.com...
> >> > hi, i have spent hours trying to do this: how can i import my contacts on my
> >> > old computer which runs on xp and has outlook (i think it version 2003) into
> >> > the windows mail program on a computer running on vista?
> >> >
> >> > tx!
> >> > --
> >> > mhd
> >>
> >>
> >>
>

If anyone can help, I tried to import the CSV file (which appears to be an
excel file)
into WMail but it reads...."this contact has a non-internet e-mail
address...this contact will be imported to Contacts without an e-mail
address." If I open the Excel spreadsheet the first column is the name then
the second column is the email address.....any suggestions?

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> I don't know why that would happen. Perhaps one of the Outlook experts here
> has a suggestion.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
> "mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F4838CCB-14EB-46FC-B3FB-DB71BDB7F6EE@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, this is what I tried, it does not work - the format comes out all
> > bizarre...
> > tx,
> > --
> > mhd
> >
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> >> If you are only interested in contacts, export them from Outlook in CSV format,
> >> and import that CSV file into Windows Mail.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
> >>
> >>
> >> "mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7A79DB26-F17D-431B-B137-31FB0D5FCC58@microsoft.com...
> >> > hi, i have spent hours trying to do this: how can i import my contacts on my
> >> > old computer which runs on xp and has outlook (i think it version 2003) into
> >> > the windows mail program on a computer running on vista?
> >> >
> >> > tx!
> >> > --
> >> > mhd
> >>
> >>
> >>
>

A scv file is not an Excel file, you may have elected to open it in Excel

"fiko" <fiko@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6A6AC29C-3E6C-48B4-A234-42BCD645F27E@microsoft.com...
> If anyone can help, I tried to import the CSV file (which appears to be an
> excel file)
> into WMail but it reads...."this contact has a non-internet e-mail
> address...this contact will be imported to Contacts without an e-mail
> address." If I open the Excel spreadsheet the first column is the name
> then
> the second column is the email address.....any suggestions?
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> I don't know why that would happen. Perhaps one of the Outlook experts
>> here
>> has a suggestion.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>> "mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F4838CCB-14EB-46FC-B3FB-DB71BDB7F6EE@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, this is what I tried, it does not work - the format comes out all
>> > bizarre...
>> > tx,
>> > --
>> > mhd
>> >
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you are only interested in contacts, export them from Outlook in
>> >> CSV format,
>> >> and import that CSV file into Windows Mail.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "mhd" <mhd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:7A79DB26-F17D-431B-B137-31FB0D5FCC58@microsoft.com...
>> >> > hi, i have spent hours trying to do this: how can i import my
>> >> > contacts on my
>> >> > old computer which runs on xp and has outlook (i think it version
>> >> > 2003) into
>> >> > the windows mail program on a computer running on vista?
>> >> >
>> >> > tx!
>> >> > --
>> >> > mhd
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>