If you've never used Outlook on the old computer then of course nothing is
transferred or configured automagically.
Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Microsoft Office Outlook are all separate
mail clients and only Outlook Express and Windows Mail are in the same line
of family so your OE data gets transferred to Windows Mail.

If you want to move away from Windows Mail and start using Outlook 2003 then
you'll need to configure your mail account in Outlook first. After that use
the Export feature from within Windows Mail to export your items to Outlook
2003.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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"plegge1104" wrote in message
...
I purchased a new laptop with Vista, and for several months have been
using
the new one and my old one, which has XP. I had never used Outlook 2003
on
the "old" laptop, just Outlook Express. I use the Vista version of OE on
my
"new" laptop to store my gmail messages, and I have set up Outlook 2003 on
the "new" laptop specifically for a business venture I wish to begin.

Well, after using easy transfer from the old to the new, my Outlook
account
seems to have been transferred to the Mail (old OE) account, and I don't
know
what's happening with Outlook, I'm too upset to try to figure it out.

I think I have everything, EXCEPT the Outlook account that existed before
the transfer. Is all that information living somewhere and can I find it
and
get it back?

Thank you.