Migrating exported Windows Mail to Outlook 2007

[Gnimble]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to import my exported Windows Mail to Outlook 2007. I exported my mail a few days ago from my laptop to an external drive before I scrubbed that laptop to give to my little brother.

Under Outlook 2007
File->Import and Export...->Import from another program or file->Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x, 6.x or Windows Mail

When selecting the options above, I get a message, "No internet accounts were found to import."

I was hoping it would open a dialog for me to point to the exported folders that were created by Windows mail. I've tried the following option below, with similar results:

File->Import and Export...->Import Internet Mail and Addresses->Outlook Express 4.x, 5.x, 6.x or Windows Mail

Does anyone know how I can recover those messages with dates intact? Windows Mail exported my mails into the folders with .eml files in them, but I get no options to import them from Outlook 2007. Each .eml file appears to be individual email messages.

Thanks!
Gnimble

 

[Gnimble]

By the way, when I export from Windows Mail, it did not create a pst file, so I'm unable to use the directions provided by the following link (I'm assuming the directions will be very similar to Windows 7).

How to migrate to Outlook 2007 & Windows Vista | Windows Vista for Beginners

Cheers,
Gnimble

 

[Gnimble]

I finally found a way... it took some time but I was able to import my mail to Outlook. I first download and install Windows Live Essentials which includes Windows Live Mail. I imported my messages into Windows Live Mail, and from Live Mail, export my messages directly to Outlook.

Now I will need some time to sort my 11k messages. Yikes!

Cheers,
Gnimble