In message , Nil
writes:
On 17 Jan 2014, "W" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

Is it correct that Windows 7 no longer has Microsoft Outlook
Express? Is there any option to buy this software from
Yes.
Microsoft?
No - it won't run under 7. (At least, I think some people have managed
to get it to do so, but it's a lot of work, and I'd say worth making the
transition to something else - IMO Thunderbird is probably the least
worst option, though I haven't looked at this OEClassic yet.)
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I have a relative migrating from XP to Windows 7, and I would not
be thrilled having to install an overweight application like full
Microsoft Outlook. I was hoping to find a way to install
Outlook Express and then export from XP and import directly to the
same application on Windows 7.

I just went through this exercise for a friend. On his new Windows 8
computer I installed Mozilla Thunderbird. It imported all his Outlook
Express mail folders. You can export the OE addressbook in vCard or CSV
format, which can then be imported into Thunderbird.

Given that (AFAIK, at least easily) OE won't run on 7 (let alone 8), how
did you get TB to "import" all the OE folders? Does it expect to find
them already in certain places, or can you tell it where (e. g. on a
memory stick) they are [if so what files/folders need to be copied]? I
ask because I have previous experience of some mail clients (not sure
whether including TB) offering to import everything from other ones, but
then not doing so as they weren't in the expected place and/or format.
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