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Bumfuzzled
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January 7th, 2007 17:00
Unable to Import OE Mail into Windows Mail
I'm running Vista Ultimate Build 6000 on a Dimension 9200. I've copied all my OE 6 email files to a folder in the root directory simply named "email" (full path is c:\email). Using the import wizard in Windows Mail I browse to the email folder and select it. The browse window in the wizard then shows "c:\email\email" in it. I am unable to manually edit this path. If I proceed with the wizard I get the error 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 filess open."
Looking for a way to solve this.
Bumfuzzled
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Posted January 7th, 2007 23:00
I copied the files over my LAN using Windows Explorer drag & drop. The files are the "raw" OE files as they exist in the OE message store folder on the "old" computer.I'll take a look at Easy Transfer and will cross my fingers that it is an improvement over XP's File & Settings Transfer Wizard. Thanks for the tip.Bumfuzzled
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Posted January 8th, 2007 00:00
Yes, all the dbx folders in the OE message store, including the folders.dbx file.Bumfuzzled
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Posted January 8th, 2007 01:00
I checked that earlier. None are marked read-only. But it's the path that's bogus. I think the import wizard troubled.- My version of Windows Mail clearly shows an option to import from Outlook Express 6, however, it appears that you either have to have those files on your machine locally, or you have to be mapped ot the other machine.Map a drive ( C should be your default for this location) to the other machine and you should be able to import thru the mapped drive.
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Posted January 8th, 2007 21:00
It looks like the forum police deleted my previous reply, most likely because of the colorful language I used to describe what I think of the new Vista Transfer Wizard. Bummer. But I still think the Vista Transfer Wizard is less than reliable and needs work.jmwills, please go back and read my previous messages. In the very first post I said I did copy the OE 6 message store to the local Vista machine, in a folder with the path c:\email. It can't get more local than that. And there is certainly no need to map a local folder.It's a moot point, however. I finally got the thing to work by outwitting, outsmarting and outplaying Windows Mail. I created an additional path level in the c:\email folder called (yes, you guessed it) \email. So now the full path is c:\email\email and the OE6 .dbx files are in the lowest level. Then I used the Windows Mail Import function, selected Outlook Express 6 and browsed to c:\email. After clicking the Select Folder button the browse window read (of course) c:\email\email. I clicked OK and all the email imported, slicker than you know what. Cool.Thanks to jmfmvps for his efforts.
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Posted January 7th, 2007 22:00
Message Edited by jmfmvps on 01-07-200707:41 PM