Importing email addresses from Outlook Express to Windows 7 Live mail


  1. Briamm
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    Importing email addresses from Outlook Express to Windows 7 Live mail


    I have bought a new computer with Windows 7 preinstalled. Before setting it up I backed up all my outstanding emails (204 .dbx files) and email addresses (one .wab file size 176kb) from my old computer on to a memory stick. I now want to import them into Windows Live Mail. I have gone through the recommended procedure for the emails, but only some of them have come across. I have been totally unable to import the addresses. The only procedures I have found seem to relate to a different version of Live Mail because they tell me to click on things that don't appear on my screen! Can anyone help?

    It occurs to me that maybe not all the messages are being imported because I haven't imported the relevant contact details. Could this be the case?

    By the way I can't go back to the old computer as it has completely died, which is why I replaced it.
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  3. JMH
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    Briamm,
    Peruse the links below to see if they provide you with more information.
    Note the links are in a random order.

    How do I transfer my contacts and emails from Outlook Express to - Microsoft Answers

    Importing Outlook Express mail into Windows Live Mail

    migrating email from Outlook Express 6.0 to Windows live mail

    Questions about Migration from Outlook-Express 6 on my old, Windows-XP - Microsoft Answers

    How do I transfer Outlook Express email and folders from an old - Microsoft Answers

    Import E-Mail Contacts from Outlook Express 6 to Windows 7, Windows - Microsoft Answers
    Last edited by JMH; 21 Jan 2012 at 16:54. Reason: Added more links.
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