Outlook Express to Outlook Upgrade help

[AndyApp]

I have recently put Win XP on my machine upgrading from 2000. I used to have Outlook Express but because I have also bought a Compaq IPAQ I have decided to upgrade to Outlook.

I Know that outlook express uses .dbx files which I used to backup if I needed to keep my emails from a restore. I could then just put them in the same place and when I started outlook express again it would recognise them.

However Outlook seems to be different as I can't find where it stores its data for individual folders and if my old .dbx files will even work.

Does anyone know? "Life is like a Ferrari, it goes to fast.
But that's ok, because you can't afford it anyway" - Jim Davis (Garfield)

 

[joegz]

Outlook uses PST files (personal folders) to store mail (assuming there is no exchange server being used). The easiest way to import messages from OE to Outlook is to have both programs opened (making sure you already have your Outlook profile set up already).

Then in OE click on FILE - EXPORT and you will get a message that OE is going to export mail to Outlook. Select which folders you want at the next prompt and then click OK. Your mail will then show up in Outlook when complete. joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."

 

[AndyApp]

That would be good except that OE is on my D: under Win2000 and Outlook is ono my C: under WinXP. They're two physical seperate drives not just partitions as well.

Can I bought from my D and export the messages, contacts etc and then boot from C and import? Are the two just not compatible? "Life is like a Ferrari, it goes to fast.
But that's ok, because you can't afford it anyway" - Jim Davis (Garfield)

 

[joegz]

You would have to have Outlook installed on the same drive as OE (even if it is another version). You can export from OE to a pst file in Outlook. Then you can copy the PST file from the one drive to you other drive where Outlook XP is installed. Then setup Oulook XP to open that PST file.

Sorry but MS did not make this an easy process with OE. joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."