How to Synchronize Email From Outlook Express to Windows Mail
- 1). Right-click in a blank area on your desktop, click "New" and then select the "Folder" option. Give the folder a name (e.g., "Outlook Express messages") and click "OK." You will move your Outlook Express emails into this folder later.
- 2). Open Microsoft Outlook Express.
- 3). Click "Tools" in the top menu bar and select "Options."
- 4). Select the "Maintenance" tab and click the "Store Folder" button.
- 5). Highlight the text location listed in the "Store Location" dialog box and then press the "Ctrl" and "C" keys simultaneously to copy the text to the clipboard.
- 6). Click "OK" on the next two screens.
- 7). Close Outlook Express.
- 8). Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Run."
- 9). Press the "Ctrl" and "V" keys simultaneously to paste the folder location you copied into the "Open" field and then click "OK" to open the folder.
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Highlight all of the contents of the folder and then press the "Ctrl" and "C" keys simultaneously to copy them to the clipboard. - 11
Open the folder you created on your desktop. - 12
Press the "Ctrl" and "V" keys simultaneously to paste your Outlook Express messages to the folder. - 13
Click the Windows "Start" button and locate the Windows Mail menu item. Right-click the item, select "Run as administrator" and then click "Continue" when prompted by Windows to open the program. - 14
Click "File" in the top menu bar, select "Import" and then click "Messages." - 15
Select "Microsoft Outlook Express 6" and click "Next." - 16
Select "Import mail from an OE6 store directory" and click "Next." - 17
Click "Browse," select the folder you created, click "OK," and then click "Next." - 18
Select "All folders" and click "Next" to start the import process. - 19
Click "Finish" when the "Import Complete" appears. Your Outlook Express messages have been successfully synchronized with Windows Mail.
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