In addition to the requirement to convert your .OST file into a .PST file,
you will need to install Outlook on your Vista machine in order to import
into Windows Mail. WM, like OE before it, requires Outlook to be installed,
functional, and connected to the .PST file in order to access it. If
Outlook is not present, you get the MAPI client error you mention

Hal
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"gedevane" wrote in message
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I recently left a company and brought my archive files with me. I do not
have3 the original machine ( Windows xp + Outlook 2000) and now have Vista
with Windows MAil.

I cannot run the import utility ( Cannot import messagesfrom the MAPI
client)

Any ideas?

Thanks