Import messages from Outlook 2003

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Dave

2009-04-12 15:54:19 UTC

Windows Mail/Live Mail cannot import a .pst file unless Outlook is installed
on the
Vista computer.

You can install Outlook, copy the .pst to the Vista computer, open the .pst
with Outlook, then you can import into Windows Mail/Live Mail.

Or,
If you have Outlook installed on an XP computer, import the .pst data into
Outlook Express, copy the .dbx files and .wab file to the Vista computer,
and import into Windows Mail/Live Mail.
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Is there a way to import messages from Outlook 2003 into Windows Live
Mail?
[Interestingly, there was no match on this subject when searching the
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Thanks

Dave

2009-04-13 01:39:52 UTC

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Oops, hadn't noticed that..
Thanks for the correction.
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Windows 7 beta
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail

More precisely..
Windows Live Mail doesn't import Outlook pst messages even if installed.
That Outlook import option was not included in WLM 2009.
Outlook messages need to be first imported into OE(XP) or Windows
Mail(Vista) then imported into Windows Live Mail
Outlook only needs to be present to import into OE or WM, it does not need
to be present thereafter.
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...winston
ms-mvp mail

Post by Dave
Windows Mail/Live Mail cannot import a .pst file unless Outlook is
installed on the
Vista computer.
You can install Outlook, copy the .pst to the Vista computer, open the .pst
with Outlook, then you can import into Windows Mail/Live Mail.
Or,
If you have Outlook installed on an XP computer, import the .pst data into
Outlook Express, copy the .dbx files and .wab file to the Vista computer,
and import into Windows Mail/Live Mail.
--
Windows 7 beta
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail

Is there a way to import messages from Outlook 2003 into Windows Live
Mail?
[Interestingly, there was no match on this subject when searching the
newsgroup]
Thanks

RBear

2009-04-13 02:09:58 UTC

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Another solution you might try that worked for me if you are trying to get
messages is to use a hotmail account and the Office Outlook Connector. Then
you can just drag the any messages into the hotmail folder in outlook and
they will appear in windows live mail.

Is there a way to import messages from Outlook 2003 into Windows Live
Mail?
[Interestingly, there was no match on this subject when searching the
newsgroup]
Thanks

...winston

2009-04-15 16:50:57 UTC

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That assumes that a Hotmail type account(Hotmail.com, msn.com, or live.com) is setup in WLM using the http protocol.

I suspect the op is using a pop3 account in Outlook 2003 and wants to have those messages in a pop3 account in WLM without having
to create a hotmail account, install the OLC, move the messages, setup the Hotmail account in WLM, and move the messages to the
pop3 account in WLM(whew).
--
...winston
ms-mvp mail

Post by RBear
Another solution you might try that worked for me if you are trying to get
messages is to use a hotmail account and the Office Outlook Connector. Then
you can just drag the any messages into the hotmail folder in outlook and
they will appear in windows live mail.

Is there a way to import messages from Outlook 2003 into Windows Live Mail?
[Interestingly, there was no match on this subject when searching the newsgroup]
Thanks

2009-04-13 11:49:44 UTC

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This doesn't work. I've got Outlook 2003 and Windows Live Mail installed on
the same PC [it's actually the beta of Win 7].
There is no Export option in Outlook that matches the import options in
Windows Live Mail.
Have you actually ever done this?

Post by Dave
--
Windows 7 beta
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail

Is there a way to import messages from Outlook 2003 into Windows Live
Mail?
[Interestingly, there was no match on this subject when searching the
newsgroup]
Thanks

Ildhund

2009-04-13 12:31:46 UTC

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No-one mentioned Exporting from Outlook. If Outlook is installed on
the same machine as WLMail, then the option to Import from Outlook
should be present in WLMail's File > Import > Messages dialogue.
This may not apply in Win7, of course.
--
Noel

Post by fj

Post by Dave
Windows Mail/Live Mail cannot import a .pst file unless Outlook
is installed on the
Vista computer.
You can install Outlook, copy the .pst to the Vista computer,
open the .pst
with Outlook, then you can import into Windows Mail/Live Mail.
Or,
If you have Outlook installed on an XP computer, import the .pst data into
Outlook Express, copy the .dbx files and .wab file to the Vista computer,
and import into Windows Mail/Live Mail.

This doesn't work. I've got Outlook 2003 and Windows Live Mail
installed on the same PC [it's actually the beta of Win 7].
There is no Export option in Outlook that matches the import
options in Windows Live Mail.
Have you actually ever done this?

Post by Dave
--
Windows 7 beta
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail

Is there a way to import messages from Outlook 2003 into Windows
Live Mail?
[Interestingly, there was no match on this subject when
searching the newsgroup]
Thanks

Earle Horton

2009-04-13 13:17:15 UTC

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They took it out, apparently. You used to be able to transfer messages
freely to and from Outlook, from within WLM. While it was working it would
delete the headers in transferred messages. So for example you might look
in your old mail and not be able to tell who had sent it to you except
perhaps "Customer Service". Example follows:
«
From: consumerservice
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 2:37 PM
To: Earle Horton
Subject: Re: Parts for Peak 1 Model 400 (KMM1565255C0KM)

Hi Earle,

Yes you have the correct page however is your stove brown or black?
...
»

Apparently, in lieu of fixing this bug they simply took out the feature.

Earle

No-one mentioned Exporting from Outlook. If Outlook is installed on the
same machine as WLMail, then the option to Import from Outlook should be
present in WLMail's File > Import > Messages dialogue. This may not apply
in Win7, of course.
--
Noel

Post by fj

This doesn't work. I've got Outlook 2003 and Windows Live Mail installed
on the same PC [it's actually the beta of Win 7].
There is no Export option in Outlook that matches the import options in
Windows Live Mail.
Have you actually ever done this?

Post by Dave
--
Windows 7 beta
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail

Is there a way to import messages from Outlook 2003 into Windows Live
Mail?
[Interestingly, there was no match on this subject when searching the
newsgroup]
Thanks

Dave

2009-04-13 14:04:57 UTC

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Yes, I have done what I told you in the past. However, I just learned that
MSFT removed the option to import from a .pst into WLM in the current
version (14.0.8064.0206).

You can use Windows Mail as an intermediary (import the .pst data into WM,
then import the data into WLM), or the second option I gave previously (use
OE as an intermediary).

Windows Mail is included with Win7, it's just hidden, so you'd have to
"unhide" it and change permissions in order to use it. It's located in
"\Program Files\Windows Mail" folder.
I found it easier to copy the Windows Mail folder over from my Vista
partition, as I have to replace it after every Win 7 build upgrade.
--
Windows 7 beta 7077
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail

Post by fj

This doesn't work. I've got Outlook 2003 and Windows Live Mail installed
on the same PC [it's actually the beta of Win 7].
There is no Export option in Outlook that matches the import options in
Windows Live Mail.
Have you actually ever done this?

Post by Dave
--
Windows 7 beta
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
http://download.live.com/wlmail

Is there a way to import messages from Outlook 2003 into Windows Live
Mail?
[Interestingly, there was no match on this subject when searching the
newsgroup]
Thanks