Vista to window7 email transition problem(s)

Noy2014 · 17 Nov 2010

Well, my laptop with Vista just crashed. My new laptop comes with Windows7.

My main objective to reinstate the Windows Mail that is hidden in the hard drive. I used the following tutorial;Windows Mail

Unfortunately that did not work. I tried to the best I can, but ultimately, when I hit that launch "Windows Mail" icon, everything just stalled out, using all my computer's RAM and CPU resources endlessly. I would love to get Windows Mail on here, ...but I have tried so many times with no luck.

Can anyone guess why my computer may be stalling out after this process??

richc46 · 17 Nov 2010

Go to your old email.
Go to file
Import and export
Then export to a finger drive etc
Then import to the new email

Noy2014 · 17 Nov 2010

richc46 said:

Go to your old email.
Go to file
Import and export
Then export to a finger drive etc
Then import to the new email

Which old email?? My Vista machine crashed, so I can't access the Windows Mail, ...I can only retrieve the data files from the hard drive.

I transferred those files to the Win7 desktop, and tried importing them into Windows Live Mail, ...but it won't even display those files anywhere. I'm at my wits end here!

richc46 · 17 Nov 2010

If its crashed the only thing I know is to take the HD and put in another computer. Sorry.

mborner · 18 Nov 2010

Noy2014, just a tip. In the link you posted, scroll down to post #6. It is absolutely critical that you follow this tutorial to the letter. Good luck!

Noy2014 · 18 Nov 2010

I just did re-did everything from scratch. I don't find the instructions all that difficult to follow. Once again, when attempting to launch the program, the CPU/RAM stalls out. I noticed in the Task Manager, that "winmail.exe*32" is attempting to run continuously for hundreds, even thousands of times.

What can this indicate??

Noy2014 · 18 Nov 2010

In researching my previous post, I believe I found the solution!!!!

ANSWER: 64 bit Window 7, REQUIRES the Windows Mail program from a 64 bit Vista machine!! It is a rare exception, and did the trick for me!!!

MUST READ: Windows Mail on Windows 7 - can't make it work

gregrocker · 18 Nov 2010

Have you tried running Startup Repair on your Vista laptop using the DVD Repair console or Vista Repair CD?

Windows Vista Recovery Disc Download — The NeoSmart Files

roncerr · 20 Nov 2010

Noy2014 said:

...ANSWER: 64 bit Window 7, REQUIRES the Windows Mail program from a 64 bit Vista machine!! It is a rare exception, and did the trick for me!!!

I believe the msoe.dll files posted in the tutorial are from a Vista machine after it was updated with a security update that caused problems at first. Now you must first apply the MS Windows Updates and then use those dlls.