Easy way to import OE6 files to Windows 7?

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import into a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way to do
this?

Thanks and regards,

PJF

"PJF" wrote in message
m...
I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import into a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way to do
this?

Thanks and regards,

PJF



Down load Windows Live Mail Which is the current equivalent of OE. And then
it will be File Import Messages OE 6 Just make sure you have saved them
somewhere save

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import into a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way to do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Trev,

Sounds like a plan! Thanks so much.

PJF


"Trev" wrote in message
...

"PJF" wrote in message
m...
I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way to
do
this?

Thanks and regards,

PJF



Down load Windows Live Mail Which is the current equivalent of OE. And
then
it will be File Import Messages OE 6 Just make sure you have saved
them
somewhere save

Ken,

Many thanks for your reply. I won't take delivery of the new PC until early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these must
be added by the user. I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader (as well as a browser) to my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.

Any further thoughts would be most welcomed.

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way to
do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:31 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

Ken,

Many thanks for your reply.



You're welcome. Glad to help.


I won't take delivery of the new PC until early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these must
be added by the user.


That's correct regarding and e-mail client, but it is *not* correct
regarding a browser. Internet Explorer still comes with it.


I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader



There should be no issue with pain. There are many choices of e-mail
clients and newsreaders, and even combination e-mail clients and
newsreaders. Many of the choices are free, others need to be bought.


(as well as a browser)


Not necessary.


to my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.


Windows Live Mail is certainly a choice, and it's a choice that many
people like. But not everybody prefers the same things. I, for
example, prefer Microsoft Outlook 2007 for e-mail, and Forte Agent 6.0
for a newsreader.

My recommendation is that you ignore both what Trev likes best and
what I do. You should decide for yourself which program (or programs)
that *you* like best. What works best for you depends on what you do
and how you use the programs. To mention a single example, one of the
difference between newsreaders is whether they handle binary
newsgroups at all, or if so how well. I don't do binary newsgroups at
all, so that doesn't matter to me, but if you do, it would be an
important feature to you. I don't know whether Windows Live Mail does
binary newsgroups well, but I do know that prior versions of outlook
express did not do them well.

So my recommendation to you is that you start out by downloading and
trying several of the freeware and shareware products available, and
determining for yourself how well they work for you. And you can do
those trials now, under whatever version of Windows you are currently
using. You don't have to wait until you get your new Windows7 PC.

And regarding importing old messages, as I intimated in my previous
message, almost all of these products will let you do that easily.


Any further thoughts would be most welcomed.

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way to
do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:31 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

Ken,

Many thanks for your reply.



You're welcome. Glad to help.


I won't take delivery of the new PC until early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these
must
be added by the user.


That's correct regarding and e-mail client, but it is *not* correct
regarding a browser. Internet Explorer still comes with it.


I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader



There should be no issue with pain. There are many choices of e-mail
clients and newsreaders, and even combination e-mail clients and
newsreaders. Many of the choices are free, others need to be bought.


(as well as a browser)


Not necessary.


to my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail
and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.


Windows Live Mail is certainly a choice, and it's a choice that many
people like. But not everybody prefers the same things. I, for
example, prefer Microsoft Outlook 2007 for e-mail, and Forte Agent 6.0
for a newsreader.

My recommendation is that you ignore both what Trev likes best and
what I do. You should decide for yourself which program (or programs)
that *you* like best. What works best for you depends on what you do
and how you use the programs. To mention a single example, one of the
difference between newsreaders is whether they handle binary
newsgroups at all, or if so how well. I don't do binary newsgroups at
all, so that doesn't matter to me, but if you do, it would be an
important feature to you. I don't know whether Windows Live Mail does
binary newsgroups well, but I do know that prior versions of outlook
express did not do them well.


Trev likes Outlook too But is sticking with Outlook 2003. But uses Live mail
for Newsgroups LOl



So my recommendation to you is that you start out by downloading and
trying several of the freeware and shareware products available, and
determining for yourself how well they work for you. And you can do
those trials now, under whatever version of Windows you are currently
using. You don't have to wait until you get your new Windows7 PC.

And regarding importing old messages, as I intimated in my previous
message, almost all of these products will let you do that easily.


Any further thoughts would be most welcomed.

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import
into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way
to
do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

I agree with Ken that you should try a few email and/or newsreaders and make
up your own mind. But if you liked OE6 in XP or Windows Mail in Vista, I
think you'll like and be very comfortable with Live Mail. It is almost the
same interface as its 2 predecessors and, for me at least, has a very low
learning curve. I exported all my messages and my address book from OE6 and
imported them right into Live Mail. When I opened it on my Win7 Home Premium
notebook after importing, all my contacts and messages were there, just like
it was in OE.
Of course, that's just my opinion, and yours and others' may vary.

SC Tom


"PJF" wrote in message
...
Ken,

Many thanks for your reply. I won't take delivery of the new PC until
early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these
must
be added by the user. I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader (as well as a browser) to my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.

Any further thoughts would be most welcomed.

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way to
do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Thanks, Ken for the follow up. I'm encouraged by the suggestions and
thoughtful advice you and the other responders have offered.

Kindest regards and happy Thanksgiving!

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:31 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

Ken,

Many thanks for your reply.



You're welcome. Glad to help.


I won't take delivery of the new PC until early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is
no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these
must
be added by the user.


That's correct regarding and e-mail client, but it is *not* correct
regarding a browser. Internet Explorer still comes with it.


I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader



There should be no issue with pain. There are many choices of e-mail
clients and newsreaders, and even combination e-mail clients and
newsreaders. Many of the choices are free, others need to be bought.


(as well as a browser)


Not necessary.


to my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail
and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.


Windows Live Mail is certainly a choice, and it's a choice that many
people like. But not everybody prefers the same things. I, for
example, prefer Microsoft Outlook 2007 for e-mail, and Forte Agent 6.0
for a newsreader.

My recommendation is that you ignore both what Trev likes best and
what I do. You should decide for yourself which program (or programs)
that *you* like best. What works best for you depends on what you do
and how you use the programs. To mention a single example, one of the
difference between newsreaders is whether they handle binary
newsgroups at all, or if so how well. I don't do binary newsgroups at
all, so that doesn't matter to me, but if you do, it would be an
important feature to you. I don't know whether Windows Live Mail does
binary newsgroups well, but I do know that prior versions of outlook
express did not do them well.

So my recommendation to you is that you start out by downloading and
trying several of the freeware and shareware products available, and
determining for yourself how well they work for you. And you can do
those trials now, under whatever version of Windows you are currently
using. You don't have to wait until you get your new Windows7 PC.

And regarding importing old messages, as I intimated in my previous
message, almost all of these products will let you do that easily.


Any further thoughts would be most welcomed.

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import
into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way
to
do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Thanks, Tom for your input. While there may be more capable mail clients
available, Live Mail seems to be exactly what I need. When I get my new PC,
I think my best course is to D/L and install Live Mail, especially in view
of your narrative of how well it worked for you.

Regards,

PJF


"SC Tom" wrote in message
...
I agree with Ken that you should try a few email and/or newsreaders and
make
up your own mind. But if you liked OE6 in XP or Windows Mail in Vista, I
think you'll like and be very comfortable with Live Mail. It is almost the
same interface as its 2 predecessors and, for me at least, has a very low
learning curve. I exported all my messages and my address book from OE6
and
imported them right into Live Mail. When I opened it on my Win7 Home
Premium
notebook after importing, all my contacts and messages were there, just
like
it was in OE.
Of course, that's just my opinion, and yours and others' may vary.

SC Tom


"PJF" wrote in message
...
Ken,

Many thanks for your reply. I won't take delivery of the new PC until
early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is
no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these
must
be added by the user. I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader (as well as a browser) to
my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail
and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.

Any further thoughts would be most welcomed.

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import
into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way
to
do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:33:17 -0000, "Trev"
wrote:


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:31 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

Ken,

Many thanks for your reply.



You're welcome. Glad to help.


I won't take delivery of the new PC until early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these
must
be added by the user.


That's correct regarding and e-mail client, but it is *not* correct
regarding a browser. Internet Explorer still comes with it.


I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader



There should be no issue with pain. There are many choices of e-mail
clients and newsreaders, and even combination e-mail clients and
newsreaders. Many of the choices are free, others need to be bought.


(as well as a browser)


Not necessary.


to my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail
and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.


Windows Live Mail is certainly a choice, and it's a choice that many
people like. But not everybody prefers the same things. I, for
example, prefer Microsoft Outlook 2007 for e-mail, and Forte Agent 6.0
for a newsreader.

My recommendation is that you ignore both what Trev likes best and
what I do. You should decide for yourself which program (or programs)
that *you* like best. What works best for you depends on what you do
and how you use the programs. To mention a single example, one of the
difference between newsreaders is whether they handle binary
newsgroups at all, or if so how well. I don't do binary newsgroups at
all, so that doesn't matter to me, but if you do, it would be an
important feature to you. I don't know whether Windows Live Mail does
binary newsgroups well, but I do know that prior versions of outlook
express did not do them well.


Trev likes Outlook too But is sticking with Outlook 2003. But uses Live mail
for Newsgroups LOl


That's fine. I wasn't complaining about your recommendation, just
advising PJF to make his own decisions/

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:15:03 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

Thanks, Ken for the follow up. I'm encouraged by the suggestions and
thoughtful advice you and the other responders have offered.


You're welcome. Glad to help.


Kindest regards and happy Thanksgiving!


Same to you.




"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:31 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

Ken,

Many thanks for your reply.



You're welcome. Glad to help.


I won't take delivery of the new PC until early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is
no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these
must
be added by the user.


That's correct regarding and e-mail client, but it is *not* correct
regarding a browser. Internet Explorer still comes with it.


I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader



There should be no issue with pain. There are many choices of e-mail
clients and newsreaders, and even combination e-mail clients and
newsreaders. Many of the choices are free, others need to be bought.


(as well as a browser)


Not necessary.


to my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail
and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.


Windows Live Mail is certainly a choice, and it's a choice that many
people like. But not everybody prefers the same things. I, for
example, prefer Microsoft Outlook 2007 for e-mail, and Forte Agent 6.0
for a newsreader.

My recommendation is that you ignore both what Trev likes best and
what I do. You should decide for yourself which program (or programs)
that *you* like best. What works best for you depends on what you do
and how you use the programs. To mention a single example, one of the
difference between newsreaders is whether they handle binary
newsgroups at all, or if so how well. I don't do binary newsgroups at
all, so that doesn't matter to me, but if you do, it would be an
important feature to you. I don't know whether Windows Live Mail does
binary newsgroups well, but I do know that prior versions of outlook
express did not do them well.

So my recommendation to you is that you start out by downloading and
trying several of the freeware and shareware products available, and
determining for yourself how well they work for you. And you can do
those trials now, under whatever version of Windows you are currently
using. You don't have to wait until you get your new Windows7 PC.

And regarding importing old messages, as I intimated in my previous
message, almost all of these products will let you do that easily.


Any further thoughts would be most welcomed.

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import
into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way
to
do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:08 -0500, "SC Tom" wrote:

I agree with Ken that you should try a few email and/or newsreaders and make
up your own mind. But if you liked OE6 in XP or Windows Mail in Vista, I
think you'll like and be very comfortable with Live Mail. It is almost the
same interface as its 2 predecessors and, for me at least, has a very low
learning curve. I exported all my messages and my address book from OE6 and
imported them right into Live Mail. When I opened it on my Win7 Home Premium
notebook after importing, all my contacts and messages were there, just like
it was in OE.
Of course, that's just my opinion, and yours and others' may vary.



I don't have any real disagreement with what you say. I think he
should try WLM, but he should also try others before making up his
mind. I've tried WLM, and also thought it was OK, but I don't like it
as much as I like others.



"PJF" wrote in message
...
Ken,

Many thanks for your reply. I won't take delivery of the new PC until
early
December. I agree "Ultimate" is irrelevant. But I understand there is no
mail client (or Internet browser (?)) in any Win 7 version; that these
must
be added by the user. I just want to be sure I can find a relatively
painless way to add a mail client/newsreader (as well as a browser) to my
new PC. Trev suggested (see his reply above) D/L'ing Windows Live Mail and
importing the OE6 files to that program from my old PC.

Any further thoughts would be most welcomed.

PJF


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500, "PJF" wrote:

I have a large collection of OE 6 messages that I'd like to import into
a
new PC running Windows 7 Ultimate. Does anyone know of an easy way to
do
this?


The issue here is not that the new PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate. The
issue is what e-mail client (and/or newsreader, if that's what you
mean) you are running on the new PC.

So tell us what e-mail client and/or newsreader you are running and
that you want to import messages to. After you do that, I or someone
else here can very likely help you.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup



--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

I don't have any real disagreement with what you say. I think he
should try WLM, but he should also try others before making up his
mind. I've tried WLM, and also thought it was OK, but I don't like it
as much as I like others.

Does WLM still keep all messages in one giant database like file, including
attachments and such ? Is there still a corruption problem ? And a 2Gig
limit ?

Those are what turned me away from OE a long, long time ago.

DanS wrote:
I don't have any real disagreement with what you say. I think he
should try WLM, but he should also try others before making up his
mind. I've tried WLM, and also thought it was OK, but I don't like it
as much as I like others.

Does WLM still keep all messages in one giant database like file, including
attachments and such ? Is there still a corruption problem ? And a 2Gig
limit ?

Those are what turned me away from OE a long, long time ago.

You're confusing Outlook with OE. OE has .dbx files for each folder.
Outlook has one .pst file for everything. OE has a 100MB limit per .dbx
file and Outlook 03 and 07 are only limited in size by your hard drive.

C