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wank
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 Posted: 04/11/06 - 04:00 Post subject: Importing into Outlook 2003 |
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I want to import some old mail files from Outlook Express (.dbx format) into Outlook 2003, but I'm not sure how I'm supposed to do that. When I click on a file, I get the "open with…" dialogue, and if I choose Outlook there, I get the "can't open this type of file" message. AM I supposed to use some other program for importing? Where can I download such a utility? Thanks.
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bies
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| Posted: 02/09/07 - 10:40 Post subject: |
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Outlook handles importing on its own, but not the way you're doing it. What you need to do is this: Start Outlook. Open "File" menu. Choose "Import/Export". Now choose "Import mail and addresses". Now choose the version of OE you had installed. Finally, select the folder where your files are stored. If Outlook still can't access them, make sure OE isn't running and no other application is using the files at the moment.
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JNPT
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| Posted: 11/10/09 - 09:25 Post subject: Re: Importing into Outlook 2003 |
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| wank wrote: |
I want to import some old mail files from Outlook Express (.dbx format) into Outlook 2003, but I'm not sure how I'm supposed to do that. When I click on a file, I get the "open with…" dialogue, and if I choose Outlook there, I get the "can't open this type of file" message. AM I supposed to use some other program for importing? Where can I download such a utility? Thanks.
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You can import e-mail messages from Outlook Express into Outlook. The process you use depends on whether the two e-mail programs are installed on the same computer or not . The Outlook Express Inbox folder is a single file, Inbox.dbx. Conversely, Outlook stores each message as an individual file. To transfer messages by using the Import and Export Wizard, you must first locate and copy the correct files from the computer where Outlook Express is installed to the computer where Outlook is installed.
When outlook and outlook express are installed on same computer:
1.In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
2.Click Import Internet Mail and Addresses, and then click Next.
3.Click Outlook Express.
4.Select the Import mail check box.
5.Click Next.
6.Click Finish.
7.To save a copy of the import summary to your Inbox, click Save in Inbox.
When outlook and outlook express are installed on different computer:
Copy Outlook Express folder
1.On the computer where your Outlook Express account is set up, in Outlook Express, on the Tools menu, click Options.
2.Click the Maintenance tab.
3.Click Store Folder, and then note the entire path shown in the field in the Store Location dialog box.
4.If necessary, modify the default view in Windows Explorer so that you can see hidden folders. The Outlook Express folder is located in a hidden folder.
5.Browse to the location that you found in the Store Location dialog box.
6.Do one of the following:
Copy the entire Outlook Express folder to removable media, such as a floppy disk, DVD, or portable memory device, and then copy it to the computer where Outlook is installed.
Copy the entire Outlook Express folder to a network location that the computer with both Outlook and Outlook Express has access to.
7.On the computer where Outlook is installed, open Outlook Express. If prompted to create an e-mail account, click Cancel.
8.On the Tools menu, click Options.
9.Click the Maintenance tab.
10.Click Store Folder and then click Change.
11.Browse to the location where you copied the Outlook Express folder, and then click the folder that you copied in step 6. Click OK.
12.To close the Store Location dialog box, click OK.
13.When prompted to use the new messages or replace them with messages from the old store location, click Yes to switch to that store.
14.Close Outlook Express, and then open it again to complete the process.
Import Outlook Express messages into Outlook as mentioned above. |
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