From where can I download Outlook Express 6?

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(1) Can I copy dbx files into Windows Live Mail for reading of old emails from Outlook Express?(2) Since Outlook Express is being phased out, which is the better alternative, Microsoft Outlook or Windows Live Mail, assuming requiring large emails volume but no need for advanced features? Thanks.

1) Copying alone won't work - because the file formats are different you'll need to use an import function in Windows Live Mail. 2) Personally I recommend Thunderbird, but would choose Outlook over Windows Live Mail.

08-Aug-2009

When changing or upgrading programs the most critical question is whether or not you can transfer over the old, existing content to the new program without losing it. You mention importing OE files to Thunderbird and I will try that, but it would be very helpful if you could address this point in detail, for each program mentioned, for everyone's benefit.
But thank you for the article. I searched everywhere on the Net and all over Microsoft without finding anything nearly as explicit and useful as this article.

Your article was very helpful, a million thanks.

I was struggling to make my OE 6 run, and nothing from MS support worked. MS is coy about how to repair or install OE6 when you have installed IE 7. My IE 7 refused to get properly uninstalled, and I could not run the downloaded IE 6.0 setup.

Finally I 've downloaded Win Live and its working fine!

Please help. I am having trouble with my scrippy program which I love. I have installed it on my Vista computer and am currently running Windows Live Mail. Can anyone either lead me to a trial version of a new scrippy program or one similar so I can continue with the hobby of making my own stationery?

Windows Live email sux. You can't insert photos! You can only attach them. What a waste!

Windows Live Mail is crap, it redirects to hotmail! The best part of outlook express was you could have seperate profiles. Yes I know they said it was a security issue incase others read your mail on your pc. But what about if you are the only person who uses your own pc!

Good comments BUT here's my problem...I need OE in order to use Outlook2002 which is part of my Office XP Pro package. I just reinstalled windows xp pro then reinstalled Office. I tried to enter Outlook and got a message that it didn't recognize OE, that Outlook uses some OE files to operate and that I needed to download IE5setup to get outlook express.

Since I'm use IE7 now, windows update wouldn't let me download IE6setup which also contains a copy of OE.

Bottom line is I can't use Outlook! I tried system checker but it didn't help. I don't know what to do other than a complete reinstall.

Do you have any other suggestions to help with my predicament? Any help would be a blessing.

Thanks,
Mike

I just got a new PC with Windows 7. I wanted to get all of my Outlook Express mail off my old (XP) PC onto my new one. I have been struggling with Windows Live mail since I got the new PC. I eventually found how to import the mail files, but it would not import the folders (I have several e-mail accounts and keep separate folders for each account). All of the mails seemed to be imported into one folder, and it wasn't even clear what folder they were actually imported to.

On the advice found in this article, I downloaded Thunderbird, imported my OE files, and all the folders were created and all mails imported perfectly !!

Windows Live Mail is about to be purged from my laptop forever !

Thanks Leo. Your site is now in my bookmarks.

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