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
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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.
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Brian Tillman