Import Windows Mail Data File into Outlook 2003

willr · External Since: Aug 08, 2007 Posts: 3

Sure could use some help on this one. I need to use Outlook 2003 as my main
default mail handler and need to import all my contacts, e mails, etc from
Windows Mail ... running Vista Home Prem. Does anyone know what the Windows
Mail data file is called and where it is located? I don't think it's a .pst
file.

Thanks!!
Willr

Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I] · External Since: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 154

No, it's not a .PST, nor is it an OE .DBX. The simplest method is to
install Outlook 2003 on your Vista PC, then use WM to export the messages
and Outlook 2003 to import the addresses. If Outlook 2003 is on an XP
machine, drag all the messages out into a folder on your hard drive; they'll
all have the extension .EML. Copy these to the XP machine and drag them
into Outlook Express folders as required. From there, export messages to
Outlook from OE and import addresses from Outlook. Note that, whatever
method you elect to use, both Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express (or Windows
Mail) must be installed and functional on the machine used to do the
transfer.

Hal
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"willr" <willr.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1692F42C-5CB5-4371-A41F-A7A2EA6B17CA@microsoft.com...
> Sure could use some help on this one. I need to use Outlook 2003 as my
main
> default mail handler and need to import all my contacts, e mails, etc from
> Windows Mail ... running Vista Home Prem. Does anyone know what the
Windows
> Mail data file is called and where it is located? I don't think it's a
..pst
> file.
>
> Thanks!!
> Willr

willr · External Since: Aug 08, 2007 Posts: 3

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

> No, it's not a .PST, nor is it an OE .DBX. The simplest method is to
> install Outlook 2003 on your Vista PC, then use WM to export the messages
> and Outlook 2003 to import the addresses. If Outlook 2003 is on an XP
> machine, drag all the messages out into a folder on your hard drive; they'll
> all have the extension .EML. Copy these to the XP machine and drag them
> into Outlook Express folders as required. From there, export messages to
> Outlook from OE and import addresses from Outlook. Note that, whatever
> method you elect to use, both Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express (or Windows
> Mail) must be installed and functional on the machine used to do the
> transfer.
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh DeleteThis @kvoa.com
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "willr" <willr DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1692F42C-5CB5-4371-A41F-A7A2EA6B17CA@microsoft.com...
> > Sure could use some help on this one. I need to use Outlook 2003 as my
> main
> > default mail handler and need to import all my contacts, e mails, etc from
> > Windows Mail ... running Vista Home Prem. Does anyone know what the
> Windows
> > Mail data file is called and where it is located? I don't think it's a
> ..pst
> > file.
> >
> > Thanks!!
> > Willr
>
>
>

willr · External Since: Aug 08, 2007 Posts: 3

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

> No, it's not a .PST, nor is it an OE .DBX. The simplest method is to
> install Outlook 2003 on your Vista PC, then use WM to export the messages
> and Outlook 2003 to import the addresses. If Outlook 2003 is on an XP
> machine, drag all the messages out into a folder on your hard drive; they'll
> all have the extension .EML. Copy these to the XP machine and drag them
> into Outlook Express folders as required. From there, export messages to
> Outlook from OE and import addresses from Outlook. Note that, whatever
> method you elect to use, both Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express (or Windows
> Mail) must be installed and functional on the machine used to do the
> transfer.
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh DeleteThis @kvoa.com
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "willr" <willr DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1692F42C-5CB5-4371-A41F-A7A2EA6B17CA@microsoft.com...
> > Sure could use some help on this one. I need to use Outlook 2003 as my
> main
> > default mail handler and need to import all my contacts, e mails, etc from
> > Windows Mail ... running Vista Home Prem. Does anyone know what the
> Windows
> > Mail data file is called and where it is located? I don't think it's a
> ..pst
> > file.
> >
> > Thanks!!
> > Willr
>
>
> Hal - thanks for your reply!!

I have both Windows Mail AND Outlook 2003 on the same machine. My problem is
that when I use Outlook 2003 to import the Windows Mail data / messages /
contacts, etc. Outlook 2003 looks for the FILE that Windows Mail has all this
data in. I don't know what the file name is or where it is located. Repeat
.... both Outlook and Windows Mail (Vista Home Prem) are on the same machine.
I need Outlook 2003 due to past work that requires Office 2003. I know this
sounds nutty but I must use Outlook 2003 and simply need to find the file
that Windows Mail created to contain all data related to messages, contacts,
etc.

THANKS again... if you have any additional data that woud help I'm very
appreciative.

Willr