Outlook Express on XP and Windows 7

[GOG]

I have huge numbers of emails on XP OE. I am very reluctant to loose these.
I'd really prefer to continue to use Outlook Express. If I cannot continue
to do so, I curse Microsoft. Must I curse Microspend?

GOG

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I have huge numbers of emails on XP OE. I am very reluctant to loose
these. I'd really prefer to continue to use Outlook Express. If I cannot
continue to do so, I curse Microsoft. Must I curse Microspend?

GOG

Start cursing. OE was last used in XP and there has never been a
downloadable version. What e-mail program do you have on Win7 now?

If you have Pro, Enterprise or Ultimate, you can use OE in XP Mode.

How to use Outlook Express in Windows 7
http://www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx

 

[mick]

I have huge numbers of emails on XP OE. I am very reluctant to loose these.

I'd really prefer to continue to use Outlook Express. If I cannot continue
to do so, I curse Microsoft. Must I curse Microspend?

GOG

You can import them into Outlook and probably other email programs too
such as Thunderbird, Eudora, etc.

 

[s|b]

I have huge numbers of emails on XP OE. I am very reluctant to loose these.
I'd really prefer to continue to use Outlook Express. If I cannot continue
to do so, I curse Microsoft. Must I curse Microspend?

Install Mozilla Thunderbird and copy all the data to it. You can then
copy the Profile (which contains everything) and move it anywhere you
want (even to iOS or a Linux OS).

 

[..winston]

OE is not available on Windows 7.
Development ceased on OE over 6 yrs ago.
OE was packaged with XP (initially packaged as a component of Internet Explorer 4 in 1997)
OE features for all practical purpose with few exceptions is about 15 yrs old.

Windows 7 does not have an email client.
You will have to install a capable email client on Windows 7.

If you have the full OE folder structure from your XP user profile you can import the contents into the only MSFT provided email
client on Windows 7 (Windows Live Essentials 2011 or Windows Essentials 2012).
If you choose a non MSFT client you may have to install that client on XP, import the messages into that client then transfer the
3rd party email client profile to Windows 7 (or use whatever export/import message option the third party client provides to switch
from XP to Win7).
If you choose MSFT premium email client, Outlook (included with some Office suites) you should install Outlook on XP, import the
messages into OL, then copy the Outlook.pst file for use on Outlook on Windows 7.

--
....winston
msft mvp


"GOG" wrote in message
I have huge numbers of emails on XP OE. I am very reluctant to loose these.
I'd really prefer to continue to use Outlook Express. If I cannot continue
to do so, I curse Microsoft. Must I curse Microspend?

GOG

 

[mechanic]

I have huge numbers of emails on XP OE. I am very reluctant to
loose these. I'd really prefer to continue to use Outlook
Express. If I cannot continue to do so, I curse Microsoft. Must
I curse Microspend?

Use IMAP - with whatever email client you want.

 

[Joe]

I have huge numbers of emails on XP OE. I am very reluctant to loose these.
I'd really prefer to continue to use Outlook Express. If I cannot continue to
do so, I curse Microsoft. Must I curse Microspend?

GOG

Yes you can use Outlook Express v6.1 more commonly known as "Windows Mail" from
Vista, and use it on Windows 7

Although naturally it's not supported by MS

Thousands of people are using it, and so have I been using it for years now.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5481-windows-mail.html

 

[..winston]

"Joe" wrote in message Yes you can use Outlook Express v6.1 more commonly known as "Windows Mail" from
Vista, and use it on Windows 7
Thousands of people are using it, and so have I been using it for years now.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5481-windows-mail.html
Windows Mail, not OE
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197

 

[Joe]

...Yes it was just a matter of speech to call it OE in reply to someone who is
asking for OE, since this WM is really an updated/upgraded version of OE and
nearly identical to the last version of OE released, but now even a little
better actually, but yes it is Windows Mail.

 

[FDK]

"GOG" wrote in message

I have huge numbers of emails on XP OE. I am very reluctant to loose
these. I'd really prefer to continue to use Outlook Express. If I
cannot continue to do so, I curse Microsoft. Must I curse
Microspend?

Use Outlook. Which will not do newsgroups. Otherwise, it will do
everything OE did better, and more. I only use the mail part. I
ignore calendars, dates and appointments, etc. You can import all your
data from OE easily. You can even change the colors. The ribbon has
everything.

 

[..winston]

"FDK" wrote in message
"GOG" wrote in message
Use Outlook. Which will not do newsgroups. Otherwise, it will do
everything OE did better, and more. I only use the mail part. I
ignore calendars, dates and appointments, etc. You can import all your
data from OE easily. You can even change the colors. The ribbon has
everything.
Fyi...
Outlook needs to installed on the same system that OE resides to import anything from OE. Once done, the *.pst file can be copied
to another o/s for use with Outlook on that o/s machine.

 

[FDK]

"..winston" wrote in message

"FDK" wrote in message
"GOG" wrote in message

Use Outlook. Which will not do newsgroups. Otherwise, it will do
everything OE did better, and more. I only use the mail part. I
ignore calendars, dates and appointments, etc. You can import all
your
data from OE easily. You can even change the colors. The ribbon has
everything.

Fyi...
Outlook needs to installed on the same system that OE resides to
import anything from OE. Once done, the *.pst file can be copied to
another o/s for use with Outlook on that o/s machine.

I exported the OE files (address book & messages) from my XP laptop
into a folder on flash drive as "coma separated values", Stuck that
drive into my Win7 desktop and loaded the file on my desktop, then
imported them into Outlook without a hitch. If you hunt around in
Google - it's there. But you have to hunt.

 

[..winston]

"FDK" wrote in message news:[email protected] exported the OE files (address book & messages) from my XP laptop
into a folder on flash drive as "coma separated values", Stuck that
drive into my Win7 desktop and loaded the file on my desktop, then
imported them into Outlook without a hitch. If you hunt around in
Google - it's there. But you have to hunt.
Possibly its been awhile since you've used OE or recollect what OE's export options provide.

Export Address book
- export to Exchange or text file (csv format)

Export Messages
- export to Outlook or Exchange (no export to text file exists)

Export Accounts
- export an account to a *.iaf file

Drag and drop messages from OE to an Explorer folder provides copying the message to a file with a *.eml extension which can then
be drag/drop into another email client capable of *.eml files (e.g. Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail)
.....but Outlook is not capable of doing that. Dropping a *.eml file into any folder in Outlook will create a new Outlook message
with the *.eml file as an attachment.


....winston
msft mvp consumer apps