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Outlook Express to Microsoft Outlook

17 years ago

I have a new puter with Vista, and because of the main company uses Outlook, (from Microsoft Office 2000) I would like to change over to that. I am having one heck of a time getting the OE address book to the Outlook book! OE is WAB extension...and Outlook is WAB DLL.! I have all the address book from the old puter (OE) on a flash drive on the new Outlook puter.

I have downloaded a program named Dawn it is suppose to change the extension over. It says that it has...but I can't FIND IT once it is supposable changed!! "/

Can anyone help me with this?? I would greatly appreciate it!!!

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sandy_in_ia
Original Author
17 years ago
I have learnt that I can only move it from one Outlook to another. Job is done.
buyorsell888
17 years ago
Does that mean it isn't possible to move them?
I am using OE but would really like to use Outlook. I have it and have tried to move the address books but it won't work right.

I have 5 email addresses with 5 different address books in OE and it will only import one of them. I need them separate, one is work etc.
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sandy_in_ia
Original Author
17 years ago
You can move it one from the other pretty easily when it is on the same puter. My problem it was from 2 puters. I ended up having to load Outlook on the old puter, move it from OE to O there, then with a flashdrive moved that to the new puter.
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ross939
17 years ago
Note that Outlook Express does not exist in the Vista world. It was replaced by Outlook, or is it Windows Internet Mail, I believe they call it. It is like a web based Outlook, and of course has annoying ads that you have to look at. I believe this is why MS no longer supports Outlook Express, as with any free mail client they want it to be ad supported.
--J

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