On the old machine, the easiest way to locate Outlook Express' email store is to ask Outlook Express. Fire it up, and then in Tools, Options, on the Maintenance tab, there's a button labeled Store Folder. Click that and it will tell you the folder containing your email folder.
Copy the entire contents of that directory to a floppy, CD-ROM, flash drive, or share on your network.
The address book we handle a little differently. Open up the address book either from the accessories menu item on your Start menu, or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+B in Outlook Express. In the address book, select File, Export, and click on Address Book (WAB).... You can now select a location and filename for your address book to be placed. Again, you can copy it to floppy, CD-ROM, or to a share on your network.
Fire up Outlook Express on the new machine, and we'll just reverse the process.
Select File, Import, Messages.... Choose Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and press Next. Select Import mail from an OE6 store directory and press Next. Now on the next screen, browse to the location that you've placed the message store we saved from your old machine. Import, and your messages should now be transferred.
Note: if you've copied your mail folders to a CD-R, you'll need to first copy them to your local hard disk, and then unmark them from being read-only before you import. OE will not open read-only folders.
The process for the address book is similar - even simpler. File, Import, Address Book..., select the address book we exported above, and import.
Finally, you'll want to configure your email accounts in Outlook Express to access your email account from your ISP.
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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.
Note Copying the Outlook Express information to a shared location won't work. You must copy the folder to the same computer where Outlook is installed.
Copy Outlook Express folder
On the computer where your Outlook Express account is set up, in Outlook Express, on the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Maintenance tab.
Click Store Folder, and then note the entire path shown in the field in the Store Location dialog box.
Tip Record this location so that you can recall it later in this procedure. You can do this quickly by selecting the information in the field, pressing CTRL+C to copy, and then opening Microsoft Notepad and pressing CTRL+V to paste it there.
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.
How?
Microsoft Windows® XP or Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003
Click Start, and then click My Computer.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
Click the View tab, and then click the Show hidden files and folders option.
Microsoft Windows® 2000
Double-click My Computer on your desktop.
Note If My Computer is not on your desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
Click the View tab, and then click the Show hidden files and folders option.
Browse to the location that you found in the Store Location dialog box.
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.
Note When you transfer this information to the computer with Outlook, the destination is not critical, because the information will only be stored there temporarily. Copy it to a place that you can easily remember and find.
Copy the entire Outlook Express folder to a network location that the computer with both Outlook and Outlook Express has access to.
On the computer where Outlook is installed, open Outlook Express. If prompted to create an e-mail account, click Cancel.
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Maintenance tab.
Click Store Folder and then click Change.
Browse to the location where you copied the Outlook Express folder, and then click the folder that you copied in step 6. Click OK.
To close the Store Location dialog box, click OK.
When prompted to use the new messages or replace them with messages from the old store location, click Yes to switch to that store.
Close Outlook Express, and then open it again to complete the process.
Import Outlook Express messages into Outlook
In Outlook, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
Click Import Internet Mail and Addresses, and then click Next.
Click Outlook Express.
Select the Import mail check box.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
To save a copy of the import summary to your Inbox, click Save in Inbox.