Can Windows Mail use OE filestore?
 

I'm using Vista and XP on a dual boot system and I've discovered the Outlook
Express is not provided/supported with Vista - rather a similar looking
application called Windows Mail is used.

Is there any way of using the same mail filestore on a dual boot system that
uses Outlook Express and Windows Mail? Previously, when using OE on 2
system, I have just been able to poin the file locations to the same
filestore.

Is it still possible to use the OE mail files with Windows Mail?

Gareth.

Can Windows Mail use OE filestore?
 

"Gareth" wrote in message
...
I'm using Vista and XP on a dual boot system and I've discovered the
Outlook Express is not provided/supported with Vista - rather a similar
looking application called Windows Mail is used.

Is there any way of using the same mail filestore on a dual boot system
that uses Outlook Express and Windows Mail? Previously, when using OE on 2
system, I have just been able to poin the file locations to the same
filestore.

Is it still possible to use the OE mail files with Windows Mail?


Windows Mail can import from the OE files. See
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#oe2wm

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

Can Windows Mail use OE filestore?
 

The file stores are NOT compatible/sharable.

OE uses DBX files where there is one Operating System file per OE
folder.

Windows Mail uses EML files where there is one Operating System filer
per message.

You can import the OE DBX files into Windows Mail and WM EML files can
be dragged into OE. But you'll have to do manual work to keep them in
synch.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Gareth" wrote in message
...
I'm using Vista and XP on a dual boot system and I've discovered the
Outlook Express is not provided/supported with Vista - rather a
similar looking application called Windows Mail is used.

Is there any way of using the same mail filestore on a dual boot
system that uses Outlook Express and Windows Mail? Previously, when
using OE on 2 system, I have just been able to poin the file locations
to the same filestore.

Is it still possible to use the OE mail files with Windows Mail?

Gareth.

Can Windows Mail use OE filestore?
 

? "N. Miller" ?????? ??? ??????
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:16:19 +0100, Gareth wrote:

I'm using Vista and XP on a dual boot system and I've discovered the
Outlook
Express is not provided/supported with Vista - rather a similar looking
application called Windows Mail is used.

Is there any way of using the same mail filestore on a dual boot system
that
uses Outlook Express and Windows Mail? Previously, when using OE on 2
system, I have just been able to poin the file locations to the same
filestore.

Is it still possible to use the OE mail files with Windows Mail?

I doubt it. I don't have Windows Vista, but it is my understanding that
Windows Mail doesn't use .dbx files for email storage as MS Outlook
Express
does. You can import from MSOE, but you can't share the MSOE message
store.

That shouldn't be a problem; most computers shipping with Windows Vista
should have ample HDD capacity.

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Norman
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~now in the air the spring is coming.
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~singing down the hills and valleys.