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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
I've tried: Importing via Outlook | Import from another Program or File Importing via Outlook | Import Internet Mail and Addresses Exporting from Outlook Express Tried Many, many times... Can Microsucks make this any more complicated... It's a FREAKIN' DBX file collection NO - No other Application has it Open. YES - The Files ARE there YES - the Internet Account IS there Yes - I've wasted more of my time IMPORTING into Outlook Express in VISTA just to RE-EXPORT back to Outlook. What a bunch of freakin' idiots... Another 2 hours wasted - because one Microsoft application can't read it's OWN file format. Unfortunately - the *real* idiots are the sales managers that forced the programmers to push it out before it was ready - so they could increase Microsoft sales by .002%. |
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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
Lovely: Find the files for "the current" version of Outlook Express on the old system Copy them to a new system (or maybe export them) Import Into Outlook Express (on the new system) Export to Windows Mail Folder (seems reasonable to me) Import Into Outlook Very nice... Everybody should know this stuff. Are they sure they don't need me to configure the imports and exports more fully first? |
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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
On Oct 8, 1:27 pm, " wrote:
Lovely: Find the files for "the current" version of Outlook Express on the old system Copy them to a new system (or maybe export them) Import Into Outlook Express (on the new system) Export to Windows Mail Folder (seems reasonable to me) Import Into Outlook Very nice... Everybody should know this stuff. Are they sure they don't need me to configure the imports and exports more fully first? Oh wait... I spoke too soon. It doesn't work after all. What a surprise. Lets see. How can we tell Outlook that the files actually ARE in the folder that we specified. Hmm... Two different import features for Outlook Express folders. Neither one actually tells us what it's looking for. Neither one works. The first one simply closes without an error notice. The second one claims that there is no data there when I can clearly see the EML files that it's related cousin put there, (from the same OS / same installation / same login session). Well that's peculiar... |
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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
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oups.com... I've tried: Importing via Outlook | Import from another Program or File Importing via Outlook | Import Internet Mail and Addresses Exporting from Outlook Express Tried Many, many times... Can Microsucks make this any more complicated... It's a FREAKIN' DBX file collection NO - No other Application has it Open. YES - The Files ARE there YES - the Internet Account IS there Yes - I've wasted more of my time IMPORTING into Outlook Express in VISTA just to RE-EXPORT back to Outlook. What a bunch of freakin' idiots... There IS no "Outlook Express" in Vista... it's Windows mail. So how are you trying to import your dbx files into Windows Mail? Did you copy the file called Folders.dbx as well as all your mail files? if you didn't then you are stuck AFAIK and IF you didn't, then it's your own fault for not researching properly first. |
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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
On Oct 8, 2:31 pm, "Gordon" wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... FINAL FIX: THIS WORKED FOR ME: USE OFFICE 2000 TO UPGRADE YOUR MAIL TO OUTLOOK 2003. Outlook Express 6 - Outlook 2000 - Outlook 2003 "Windows Mail" is the new "title" that Microsoft gave "Outlook Express". You want evidence: 1) The Executable name is the same: "msimn" 2) It purports compatibility with Outlook Express 6..." 3) It has "Multiple" IMPORT features for Outlook Express 6. 4) It is the free mail client included with Windows and looks almost exactly like Outlook Express and most importantly 5) It fails to import previous email from its previous version - exactly like Outlook Express or more subtly: 6) Are you stating that it is *not* related to Outlook Express? (I might agree in the same way that Outlook Express 4 is not related to Outlook Express 5 which is not related to Outlook Express 6) I've tried for hours using 2 methods of Importing from Outlook 2003. I've tried importing into "Windows Mail" and then re-exporting (many, many times) I've tried specifying the "root" of an exported directory of Outlook Express as well as every subsequent subdirectory of the root, including the directory containing the actual mails. I've tried importing DBX files and EML files only to find out that Outlook 2003 doesn't support EML files. The only consistent responses I've received during the past 3-4 hours a 1) Outlook 2003 import screen "disappearing" at the last step without an error or notification message. 2) The alternate import screen stating the files are in use What finally worked: (immediately and without flaw or delay) 1) Copyng thje DBX files to a PC with Office 2000 on it. 2) Running import for Outlook Express 6 3) Exporting to a PST file Flawless and as fast as the processor. Why would I need to research an import of mail from one version of a vendors product to the same vendors upgrade of that *same* product when they have an IMPORT feature for the version of the product I'm trying to import? - oh - your right - because it doesn't work. I stand corrected. The fact that the name changed to "Windows Mail" doesn't change the fact that "2" - not 1 - "2" IMPORT Features for their own previous software fails. I saw many posts on the internet for these import failure issues. USE OFFICE 2000 TO UPGRADE YOUR MAIL TO OUTLOOK 2003. Outlook Express 6 - Outlook 2000 - Outlook 2003 |
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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
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oups.com... On Oct 8, 2:31 pm, "Gordon" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... FINAL FIX: THIS WORKED FOR ME: USE OFFICE 2000 TO UPGRADE YOUR MAIL TO OUTLOOK 2003. What a LOAD of crap - you were obviously doing something COMPLETELY wrong as the procedure has worked for THOUSANDS OF OTHERS without having to resort to your mangled convoluted method. |
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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
... I've tried: Importing via Outlook | Import from another Program or File Importing via Outlook | Import Internet Mail and Addresses Exporting from Outlook Express Place the DBX files into some folder. Start Windows Mail. Click FileImportMessages. Select the appropriate version of Outlook Express. Click Next. Select the "Import mail from OE store directory. Click Next. Browse to the folder containing the DBX files and import them. When done, click FileExportMessages, select Microsoft Office Outlook and click OK. I think you needed to put a few "FREAKIN'"s in there to make it more legible to the OP. =) -- f.h. |
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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
Can't import dbx files directly into Outlook. But you can import from
Outlook Express which has those files open into Outlook: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...943871033.aspx (Why are you using MS products if they so clearly anger you so much?) |
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Any FREAKIN' way to import DBX files into Outlook 2003
On Oct 8, 5:36 pm, "Brian Tillman" wrote:
wrote: I've tried: Importing via Outlook | Import from another Program or File Importing via Outlook | Import Internet Mail and Addresses Exporting from Outlook Express Place the DBX files into some folder. Start Windows Mail. Click FileImportMessages. Select the appropriate version of Outlook Express. Click Next. Select the "Import mail from OE store directory. Click Next. Browse to the folder containing the DBX files and import them. When done, click FileExportMessages, select Microsoft Office Outlook and click OK. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] Thanks Brian, but that's exactly what I did. Put files in C:\temp\username I did this multiple times as I said previously. I've performed many imports to/from Outlook on XP and 2000. I did the *exact* same steps on 2000 that I did on Vista/Windows Mail. Flawless on 2000, strange errors and disappearing windows on Vista. |
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