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Outlook Express is an e-mail client, only marginally related to Office Outlook, with the latest version released for Windows XP

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I exported the messages, but where did they go?

In Outlook Express 6, I clicked File | Export | Messages, then picked the folders I wanted to export, and then watched a progress bar make progress in an Export Messages dialog. Where are the messages now? I want to move them to a new computer and…
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How to move emails from outlook express to outlook on a different computer?

I have an old computer with thousands of emails under Outlook Express on an old Windows XP PC. I'd like to move them to a newer Windows 7 PC which uses Outlook 2010. What's the best way to do this? Just copying the emails manually via a flash…
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How to migrated emails and contacts from Outlook Express Email to Outlook 2010?

I have tried taking the Outlook Express 6 .dbx files to a Windows 7 machine and importing, but there is no browse. I then installed Outlook 2010 on the XP machine with Outlook Express and only got a partial import success. How can I migrate my data…
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How to export mail messages from outlook express?

Every time I try to export mail from outlook express it comes up with an error saying "An error occurred while initializing MAPI." I've never found a way around this problem but it occurs on every computer I have ever tried exporting from. What is…
Steve Rowe
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Get Outlook Express contacts from old HDD?

I just installed Windows 7 on some new hardware. I forgot to export the contacts from Outlook Express. I've put in the old hdd in the new pc. Is it possible to get the contacts from there, or do I have to put in the old hardware and boot from the…
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How can I retrieve my old Outlook Express account setup (and e-mails)?

My laptop has died, however I am able to access the hard drive as I've put it into a USB hard drive enclosure. I need to retrieve my email account settings, I'm hoping there are some files I can can copy across? Also if possible, but I'm not too…
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In what folder does outlook express 6 store mail on windows XP

In what folder does outlook express 6 store mail on windows XP? I don't need to migrate or export, I just need to know the folder (or registry) location where the mail is stored by default.
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How do I transfer tons of old email from Outlook Express to Gmail?

I use Outlook Express (V6) with several POP3 email accounts on my aging Windows XP laptop. Yes, I know I must be among the last dozen people using it in the world but I've never had cause to change as it's never caused me a single problem (is it the…
andygrunt
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Recover Outlook Express Accounts from hard drive

I am working on a friend's computer that crashed. I backed up all of their files and reinstalled Windows XP. I am now working on setting up recovering their email. I have recovered all of the email from the Identities folder. I just need to recover…
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Cannot open attachments in Outlook Express

I can open anything attached to e-mail. On the same computer, my wife can open nothing on hers? We have outlook express.
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After folder compact, emails has disappeared from Outlook Express 6

After Outlook Express 6 asked me to compact my mail folders, I found that more than 6 months of mails has disappeared. (They are not in the deleted folder.) Where would it have gone, and how can I fix this problem?
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Outlook Express in Win7

Is it possible to install Outlook Express in Windows 7? Problem is, that my sister is visually impaired and needs to use email client together with AI Squared Zoomtext 9 ReaderMagnifier (aka ZT 9). We already tried these email clients: Mozilla…
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Windows Live Mail from Outlook Express?

Is there any way to access Windows Live Mail from Outlook Express? Microsoft recommends downloading the Windows Live Mail client, but I don't want to install it unless I absolutely have to. I would love to be able to continue to pull my Hotmail…
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Handling Duplicate Outlook Express Messages

Does anyone know of a cheap (free?), easy, and effective way to handle duplicate messages in Outlook Express? I’ve seen several commercial products that claim to do this, and I’ve tried several, but they have their limitations and drawbacks that…
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Is There Email Client For Windows That Simultaneously Download From Multiple Accounts?

I use Outlook Express in Windows XP Home as email client, but i have many accounts and it takes time to download messages from all POP3 accounts. Is there email client that allows for simultaneous downloads from multiple email accounts?
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