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import Windows Mail files to Outlook 2007
I just upgraded from Vista to Win 7, and since Win 7 doesn't support Mail, I
need to import my old mail files to Outlook. Sounds simple enough, but I have a couple issues -- I have several user accounts on the computer, and for 2 of the accounts I had Windows Mail configured to point to the same folder locations (under the "Public" folders) so that we could share e-mail. So, the active mail account was not under either of our own user accounts; and we shared access. Now, when I try to import the files into Outlook (and I can't export from Mail, since it's not supported in Win 7!), I don't get a prompt to specify from where I want to import. Outlook just goes out and finds some mail files. Now, it does seem to find a whole bunch of mail, but for some reason it stops at mail I received a year ago -- nothing after 5/09 is imported! So: - How does Outlook know what mail database I want imported? - Why isn't it getting all of the mail? - How can I specify which database I want Outlook to import, or where to find the files? - How can I set up Outlook so that our 2 accounts share the same personal database? Can I just copy the default database to a Public folder, and point to it from both accounts (pretty much like I did in Mail)? Thanks for any help! |
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import Windows Mail files to Outlook 2007
The successor of Windows Mail is Windows Live Mail. You can download it
here; http://download.live.com/wlmail If you want to migrate from Windows Mail to Windows Live Mail see; http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/migratefromoewlm.htm Sharing a common pst-file can indeed be achieved by placing it in a location both can reach. You can connect to a pst-file via; File- Open- Outlook Data File... -- Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook] Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.howto-outlook.com/ Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more http://www.msoutlook.info/ Real World Questions, Real World Answers ----- "pcuser" wrote in message ... I just upgraded from Vista to Win 7, and since Win 7 doesn't support Mail, I need to import my old mail files to Outlook. Sounds simple enough, but I have a couple issues -- I have several user accounts on the computer, and for 2 of the accounts I had Windows Mail configured to point to the same folder locations (under the "Public" folders) so that we could share e-mail. So, the active mail account was not under either of our own user accounts; and we shared access. Now, when I try to import the files into Outlook (and I can't export from Mail, since it's not supported in Win 7!), I don't get a prompt to specify from where I want to import. Outlook just goes out and finds some mail files. Now, it does seem to find a whole bunch of mail, but for some reason it stops at mail I received a year ago -- nothing after 5/09 is imported! So: - How does Outlook know what mail database I want imported? - Why isn't it getting all of the mail? - How can I specify which database I want Outlook to import, or where to find the files? - How can I set up Outlook so that our 2 accounts share the same personal database? Can I just copy the default database to a Public folder, and point to it from both accounts (pretty much like I did in Mail)? Thanks for any help! |
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import Windows Mail files to Outlook 2007
Hey, thanks, Roady!
I also ended up having to download an e-mail archiving program (Mailstore) because in trying to get Outlook to work, I had a few e-mails there that I needed to export to Win Live Mail, which Outlook won't do. But in the end I got it all set up how I want it. Thanks again! But I still wonder why I couldn't just tell Outlook where I wanted it to look for importing mail files.... And someday I'll have to go through my hard drive and clean up all the redundant mail files I have now! "Roady [MVP]" wrote: The successor of Windows Mail is Windows Live Mail. You can download it here; http://download.live.com/wlmail If you want to migrate from Windows Mail to Windows Live Mail see; http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/migratefromoewlm.htm Sharing a common pst-file can indeed be achieved by placing it in a location both can reach. You can connect to a pst-file via; File- Open- Outlook Data File... -- Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook] Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.howto-outlook.com/ Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more http://www.msoutlook.info/ Real World Questions, Real World Answers ----- "pcuser" wrote in message ... I just upgraded from Vista to Win 7, and since Win 7 doesn't support Mail, I need to import my old mail files to Outlook. Sounds simple enough, but I have a couple issues -- I have several user accounts on the computer, and for 2 of the accounts I had Windows Mail configured to point to the same folder locations (under the "Public" folders) so that we could share e-mail. So, the active mail account was not under either of our own user accounts; and we shared access. Now, when I try to import the files into Outlook (and I can't export from Mail, since it's not supported in Win 7!), I don't get a prompt to specify from where I want to import. Outlook just goes out and finds some mail files. Now, it does seem to find a whole bunch of mail, but for some reason it stops at mail I received a year ago -- nothing after 5/09 is imported! So: - How does Outlook know what mail database I want imported? - Why isn't it getting all of the mail? - How can I specify which database I want Outlook to import, or where to find the files? - How can I set up Outlook so that our 2 accounts share the same personal database? Can I just copy the default database to a Public folder, and point to it from both accounts (pretty much like I did in Mail)? Thanks for any help! |
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