Hello

A freind told me that if i copied the Outlook.pst and mailbox.pst from my
old computer , I could use these on my new computer and retain my old
adresses / messages

I have done a search on my new computer for the .pst in Outlook Express6 ,
but i cannot find any .pst files , so i cannot replace them with my old
versions

Can you help please ??

thanks

pf

paul field wrote:
Hello

A freind told me that if i copied the Outlook.pst and mailbox.pst from my
old computer , I could use these on my new computer and retain my old
adresses / messages

I have done a search on my new computer for the .pst in Outlook Express6 ,
but i cannot find any .pst files , so i cannot replace them with my old
versions

Can you help please ??

thanks

pf



Outlook Express: .dbx files

Outlook: .pst files.

Which do you have?

Alias

PST files are only usable by an installed version of Outlook. Without
Outlook installed, copying a PST file to a computer is a waste of time as it
is unreadable by any program other than *Outlook* and only Outlook. Your
friend is mistaken.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.


"paul field" wrote in message
...
Hello

A freind told me that if i copied the Outlook.pst and mailbox.pst from my
old computer , I could use these on my new computer and retain my old
adresses / messages

I have done a search on my new computer for the .pst in Outlook Express6 ,
but i cannot find any .pst files , so i cannot replace them with my old
versions

Can you help please ??

thanks

pf

yes it seems there is confusion !

so the question is : how do i transfer my old messages / e mail adresses
from the Outlook Express on my old computer to the Outlook Express 6 on my
new computer ?

any replies would be welcome

thanks

pf
"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
PST files are only usable by an installed version of Outlook. Without
Outlook installed, copying a PST file to a computer is a waste of time as
it is unreadable by any program other than *Outlook* and only Outlook.
Your friend is mistaken.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.


"paul field" wrote in message
...
Hello

A freind told me that if i copied the Outlook.pst and mailbox.pst from my
old computer , I could use these on my new computer and retain my old
adresses / messages

I have done a search on my new computer for the .pst in Outlook Express6
, but i cannot find any .pst files , so i cannot replace them with my old
versions

Can you help please ??

thanks

pf

From OE to OE, (and not Outlook):

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...ten.mspx#E3EAC

Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities:
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"paul field" wrote in message
...
yes it seems there is confusion !

so the question is : how do i transfer my old messages / e mail adresses
from the Outlook Express on my old computer to the Outlook Express 6 on my
new computer ?

any replies would be welcome

thanks

pf
"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
PST files are only usable by an installed version of Outlook. Without
Outlook installed, copying a PST file to a computer is a waste of time as
it is unreadable by any program other than *Outlook* and only Outlook.
Your friend is mistaken.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.


"paul field" wrote in message
...
Hello

A freind told me that if i copied the Outlook.pst and mailbox.pst from
my old computer , I could use these on my new computer and retain my old
adresses / messages

I have done a search on my new computer for the .pst in Outlook Express6
, but i cannot find any .pst files , so i cannot replace them with my
old versions

Can you help please ??

thanks

pf

"paul field" wrote in message ...
Hello

A freind told me that if i copied the Outlook.pst and mailbox.pst from my
old computer , I could use these on my new computer and retain my old
adresses / messages

I have done a search on my new computer for the .pst in Outlook Express6 ,
but i cannot find any .pst files , so i cannot replace them with my old
versions

Can you help please ??

thanks

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