Hi, Firstly I hope this is the right forum for my question.

The problem is I downloaded E-mails and my address book at work onto a
CD but now when I try to open them on my new home PC I see they are all
msg files. I had taken some of the E-mails and put them into personal
files at work (pst files ?) as the Inbox was full and from there
exported them to the CD; the E-mails in my Inbox and the address book
(in V card format) I just exported direct to the CD.
Is there anyway to convert them back to their original format or at
least to something i can open? I don't have MS Outlook or Word if that
means anything. Any suggestions?


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BorisBierbelly
Posted from - http://www.officehelp.in

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:07:52 +0530, BorisBierbelly wrote:


Hi, Firstly I hope this is the right forum for my question.

The problem is I downloaded E-mails and my address book at work onto a
CD but now when I try to open them on my new home PC I see they are all
msg files. I had taken some of the E-mails and put them into personal
files at work (pst files ?) as the Inbox was full and from there
exported them to the CD; the E-mails in my Inbox and the address book
(in V card format) I just exported direct to the CD.
Is there anyway to convert them back to their original format or at
least to something i can open? I don't have MS Outlook or Word if that
means anything. Any suggestions?

As you don't have Outlook at home, there is really only one option (other
than buying it of course - you may find your work has a spare licence you
could use if they deem it necessary for you to read work emails at home) -
and that is importing your Outlook mail into Outlook Express at work and
copying the OE files to a CD. You would then be able to import those files
into OE at home.

HTH

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Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

The thing is I've left the company now. They were personal E-mails and
addresses so I would like to keep them. Short of buying Outlook (IF
that is a solution) is there any way to convert them?


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BorisBierbelly
Posted from - http://www.officehelp.in

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:38:28 +0530, BorisBierbelly wrote:


The thing is I've left the company now. They were personal E-mails and
addresses so I would like to keep them. Short of buying Outlook (IF
that is a solution) is there any way to convert them?

have a look he
http://www.aid4mail.com/

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Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

BorisBierbelly wrote:

Hi, Firstly I hope this is the right forum for my question.

Sure.

The problem is I downloaded E-mails and my address book at work onto a
CD but now when I try to open them on my new home PC I see they are
all msg files.

You certainly didn't use the correct method to transfer your Outlook data.
The correct way is, if using an Exchange server for your mailbox, to create
a PST (FIleNewOutlook Data File)and copy your folders to it. Then take
that PST home with you. If you're already using a PST, then take it home
with you. Start the home Outlook and click FIleOpenOutlook Data File to
open it.

Naturally, this presupposes you have Outlook at home because there's no way
to read Outlook data with any program but Outlook.
--
Brian Tillman

You can use Microsoft Exchange to read .msg & .pst files. Most Windows OSes
contain this program buried somewhere on the CD. Sometimes called Windows
Messenging or Microsoft Mail. You should be able to install it or may
already have it on yours system, look in your programs folders, it might be
there.

I would copy the files from your CD to your hard drive, remove the 'Read
Only' attribute, then drag them to Exchange. From there you can import them
into Outlook Express.

A program call Mailbag Assistant is available he
http://www.fookes.com/mailbag/ you can try that.

I have a version of Outlook 98 which was free on a $4.95 cd from PC Mag or
something like that, any version of Outlook would probably work, maybe a
cheap on ebay?

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
BorisBierbelly wrote:

Hi, Firstly I hope this is the right forum for my question.

Sure.

The problem is I downloaded E-mails and my address book at work onto a
CD but now when I try to open them on my new home PC I see they are
all msg files.

You certainly didn't use the correct method to transfer your Outlook data.
The correct way is, if using an Exchange server for your mailbox, to
create a PST (FIleNewOutlook Data File)and copy your folders to it.
Then take that PST home with you. If you're already using a PST, then
take it home with you. Start the home Outlook and click FIleOpenOutlook
Data File to open it.

Naturally, this presupposes you have Outlook at home because there's no
way to read Outlook data with any program but Outlook.
--
Brian Tillman

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:24:02 -0800, msnews.microsoft.com wrote:

You can use Microsoft Exchange to read .msg & .pst files. Most Windows OSes
contain this program buried somewhere on the CD. Sometimes called Windows
Messenging or Microsoft Mail.

Eh? what a load of rubbish! Windows messaging is an INSTANT MESSAGING
service and is NOTHING to do with email! Microsoft mail hasn't been
supported since Windows 95 AFAIK and Microsoft Exchange is a MAIL SERVER!

Jeeeez!

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

It is you who are mistaken, Gordon. You're confusing Windows Messenger, the IM application, with Windows Messaging, the email application included with Windows 98 (and SPs for Windows 95). The email client in Windows 95 was indeed Microsoft Exchange, the client, not the server.

In any case, neither client has been part of Windows for several versions, so the earlier advice wouldn't be likely to solve the original poster's problem.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon" wrote in message news
On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:24:02 -0800, msnews.microsoft.com wrote:

You can use Microsoft Exchange to read .msg & .pst files. Most Windows OSes
contain this program buried somewhere on the CD. Sometimes called Windows
Messenging or Microsoft Mail.

Eh? what a load of rubbish! Windows messaging is an INSTANT MESSAGING
service and is NOTHING to do with email! Microsoft mail hasn't been
supported since Windows 95 AFAIK and Microsoft Exchange is a MAIL SERVER!

Jeeeez!

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

I said Windows MessengING, NOT Windows MessenGER, there's a big difference.
Exchange is the underpinnings of Outlook and if you'd check your facts you
will see you can open the exact same .pst and .pab files in Exchange as you
can in Outlook. The Exchange client exists on several of the Microsoft CD's
I have for Office, it may be hard to find, but it's out there.

Perhaps this user can find a friend with Outlook willing to help him with
his dilemma.

"Gordon" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:24:02 -0800, msnews.microsoft.com wrote:

You can use Microsoft Exchange to read .msg & .pst files. Most Windows
OSes
contain this program buried somewhere on the CD. Sometimes called
Windows
Messenging or Microsoft Mail.

Eh? what a load of rubbish! Windows messaging is an INSTANT MESSAGING
service and is NOTHING to do with email! Microsoft mail hasn't been
supported since Windows 95 AFAIK and Microsoft Exchange is a MAIL SERVER!

Jeeeez!

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

I appreciate the explanation. The original poster didn't specify which OS
they had. Although the client is no longer included with Windows, it's on a
dozen CD's I have. I.E. Trial Version of Exchange server. Outlook '98,
various versions of Office. I've even dowloaded it from MS to get and MS
Mail Postoffice to work on Windows 2000. I hope our original poster has
access to perhaps one source.


"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
It is you who are mistaken, Gordon. You're confusing Windows Messenger, the
IM application, with Windows Messaging, the email application included with
Windows 98 (and SPs for Windows 95). The email client in Windows 95 was
indeed Microsoft Exchange, the client, not the server.

In any case, neither client has been part of Windows for several versions,
so the earlier advice wouldn't be likely to solve the original poster's
problem.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Gordon" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:24:02 -0800, msnews.microsoft.com wrote:

You can use Microsoft Exchange to read .msg & .pst files. Most Windows
OSes
contain this program buried somewhere on the CD. Sometimes called
Windows
Messenging or Microsoft Mail.

Eh? what a load of rubbish! Windows messaging is an INSTANT MESSAGING
service and is NOTHING to do with email! Microsoft mail hasn't been
supported since Windows 95 AFAIK and Microsoft Exchange is a MAIL SERVER!

Jeeeez!

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk