Outlook Express email transfer to a new machine

Gadgetman496

I have just got a new Windows7 machine which has Outlook 2007 onboard.

All my emails are on the old XP machine in Outlook Express.

I have setup my email accounts and imported my address book into Outlook 2007 on the new Win7 PC.

Is there any easy way to get my actual emails from Outlook Express on the old XP machine to the Win7 Outlook 2007 machine?


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Zirconia

Hi gadgetman,

I installed a Win7 PC for a client yesterday with the very same problem; couldn't get the Outlook Express data from XP into Outlook 2007 on the new PC (was it you?)

Spent some time today looking for a solution which is as a bit more complicated than it used to be going from XP to XP; it involves getting the data files from Outlook Express copied to the new machine, installing Windows Live Mail (a separate component that you have to download from Microsoft now, which replaces Outlook Express). Importing the mail files from Outlook express, and then exporting them to Outlook PST format. A bit messy really, but it should work.

Stargate

Zirconia wrote: »

Hi gadgetman,

I installed a Win7 PC for a client yesterday with the very same problem; couldn't get the Outlook Express data from XP into Outlook 2007 on the new PC (was it you?)

Spent some time today looking for a solution which is as a bit more complicated than it used to be going from XP to XP; it involves getting the data files from Outlook Express copied to the new machine, installing Windows Live Mail (a separate component that you have to download from Microsoft now, which replaces Outlook Express). Importing the mail files from Outlook express, and then exporting them to Outlook PST format. A bit messy really, but it should work.

LOL Zirconia , i think i will stick with my XP ! phew

Gadgetman496

Zirconia wrote: »

Hi gadgetman,

I installed a Win7 PC for a client yesterday with the very same problem; couldn't get the Outlook Express data from XP into Outlook 2007 on the new PC (was it you?)

Spent some time today looking for a solution which is as a bit more complicated than it used to be going from XP to XP; it involves getting the data files from Outlook Express copied to the new machine, installing Windows Live Mail (a separate component that you have to download from Microsoft now, which replaces Outlook Express). Importing the mail files from Outlook express, and then exporting them to Outlook PST format. A bit messy really, but it should work.

Thanks for the reply Zirconia,

I actually thought along those lines a bit yesterday but reckoned, surely you wouldn't need to go that route? but maybe it's the only way?

The Win7 machine is actually a friends & if the emails on the XP machine are not of any importance I'll leave him with his clean accounts & address book on the new machine.

They (MS) don't like to make things anyway straight forward do they?

You'd imagine email transfer would be a given when releasing a new OS

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gerryR

Another option (but equally as long winded!) is to install Office 07 on the XP machine (even 30 day demo would be fine) Then start Outlook and it will ask you if you want to import mail from Outlook Express.

Once thats done just copy the .psd over to the new machine.

Gadgetman496

gerryR wrote: »

Another option (but equally as long winded!) is to install Office 07 on the XP machine (even 30 day demo would be fine) Then start Outlook and it will ask you if you want to import mail from Outlook Express.

Once thats done just copy the .psd over to the new machine.

That just might be the way to go (like your thinking)

Would the one pst file when exported contain all the emails & folders for all the accounts or would the accounts need to be setup again (or just the passwords?)

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Gadgetman496

One final question.

When using Outlook Express, one had the option to setup different Identities so each individual email account had its own inbox etc. (you could choose to log into each email account individually)

Is there an equivalent option available in Outlook 2007?

Where is it & what is it called?

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gerryR

Accounts would need to be setup again in Outlook as far as I can remember but the folder structure of OE should import fine.

In outlook what your looking for is Profiles, can be found in control panel under the mail settings

gerryR

Just remembered, the mail option is located under the Users section of control panel for windows 7.

hth