How do I move my Outlook Express folders to my new machine?

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You can also find your outlook express address book here and share the foler C:\Documents and Settings\YOURNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

With the purchase of a new computer it was a worry on how I could accomplish the moving of my e-mail information. After check many places I came across Leo's instructions and they were perfect. So easy to understand and complete. Now that is load off of my mine. Thanks Leo!

how do i merge local inbox with the imported inbox?

Hi Leo and thanks for your help. I have followed the instructions carefully to import the saved message store, and after selecting the store directory get the message **No Messages can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open. Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have files open** The store file does contain data. I don't have any other applications open. Would appreciate your thoughts. Many Thanks

How do I burn INDIVIDUAL Local Folders from Outlook Express to a DVD/CD.None of the above seems to apply?

Regards, Bill.

How do I move Outlook Express messages from a WIN XP PC to Outlook on a Vista PC that does not have Outlook Express on it.

Could not get by the "No messages could be found in this folder..." error and found that no "READ ONLY" attributes were set on any Outlook files even thought the folder showed the "Read Only" green box (not green check) meaning only "some" files were read only... NONE WERE, but still the "No messages could be found..." error when trying to import across the network from the shared drive. I simply started from the new laptop, navigated to the old Outlook "store folder" across the network connection, did Edit/Select All, then Copy... copied them all. Determined the Outlook "store folder" on the new machine, as detailed above, then pasted into that "store folder" replying "YES TO ALL" for all of the "Do you want to replace" messages. Worked like a charm.

I transferred the e-mails from Outlook Express on my old computer (XP) to my new computer (Vista). Before I move the Internet cable from my old computer to the new one, how can I be sure that the new computer will have all the transferred e-mails in folders, instead of all just in one big list (1000's of them). The individual e-mails are virtually useless to me if I can't access them by their folders. -- KH

Absolutely superb advice. Thanks a million.

How do I retrieve my outlook express 6 folders off of my laptop that crashed, I am able to access incoming mail but the folders don't show up.

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