Outlook Express to Windows Mail

Transfer Outlook Express to Windows Mail

Windows Mail is a default email client of Windows Vista Home Premium operating system and uses .eml files to store the email messages. Windows developed Outlook Express email program and delivered with the package of Windows XP operating system. Microsoft discontinued Outlook Express with Vista, which had its own email program--Windows Mail. And Outlook Express save messages in .dbx files.

Now you are wondering how you will able to move, import, convert, and transfer all your Outlook Express to Windows Mail.

This article will explain you all the possible measures either manual method, free tools or paid tools related to conversion of Outlook Express's .dbx files into Windows Mail .eml format.

  • 1. Manual solution to convert Outlook Express to Windows Mail
  • 2. PCVARE DBX in EML Converter

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Collect all the files in the folder that contains the dbx files.

  • Download and Install the DBX to Windows live Mail Converter
  • Launch the program
  • Select DBX files
  • Click 'Convert Messages'
  • Give a location to save the EML files & go to exit
  • Now from the location put all the EML files into Windows ail.

PCVARE DBX in EML Converter extensively organizes Outlook Express's .dbx files into Windows Mail in .eml format. Its few remarkable features:

  • This tool is easier and most of all accurate way
  • It is less time consuming method
  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • Supports accurate Batch processing of DBX files
  • Preserves original folder structure

Following are the manual methods:

Transferring emails from Outlook Express to Windows Mail:

Copy all the .dbx files messages of Outlook Express to a flash drive and paste to desktop or the machine using Windows Mail.

Outlook Express Email Messages Store Location: OE: Tools >> Options >> Maintenance >> Store Folder

Note: Navigate the location in to Windows Explorer\copy and paste it into Start >> Run. Now open Windows Mail and File >> Import >> Messages >> Microsoft Outlook Express (here select the location where you saved .dbx files).

Note:

1. Outlook Express and Windows Mail are either on same machine or different machine.

2. In windows OE .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start >> Control Panel » Folder Options Icon » View, or in Windows Explorer » Tools » Open Folder » View file.

Dragging Outlook Express's .dbx files into Windows Mail:

Create new folder on the Desktop. Select messages in Outlook Express folders and drag them to the Desktop new folder. They will be saved as .eml files. Now, drag that folder from the Desktop to folders you create in Windows Mail.

Windows Mail Store Folder location: Tools » Options » Advanced » Maintenance » Store Folder

Importing from OE message store to Windows Mail message store:

  • Under current user's Documents, create a directory, such as Documents\OEMail.
  • Including folders .dbx copy all the dbx files from one Outlook Express to this directory
  • Go to Edit » Select all in Windows Explorer and select all the dbx files.
  • Then right click on the selection and choose Properties (Here only 'read only' attribute of the files is unchecked).
  • Now in Windows Mail go to File » Import Messages and choose Outlook Express & choose to import from a directory.
  • Then browse to the directory of dbx files.
  • Then select the files to import messages and click Import.

Free tools to transfer Outlook Express's .dbx files into Windows Mail .eml format are free, portable, and very simple little program can read Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and other email clients. You just need to point it to a .dbx file, or a folder of .eml files, and it will bring up the contents.

If you want to open multiple .dbx files (or multiple folders containing .eml files), you have to manually open each one separately. And you can only search through one folder at a time. With the manual processes or free tools which work for batch conversion, it is not sure that the all the dbx folder will be converted and imported with original naming. Free tools not guarantee that it will accurately convert OE Mail (.dbx files) and you will be able to view email folders into Windows Mail.

Manually you can convert or import Outlook Express's .dbx files into Windows Mail .eml format but all the .dbx files are not compatible with Windows Mail .eml format.

So you need to know a perfect conversion utility to convert the Outlook Express's .dbx files to the .eml format so that then you can import them into Vista's Windows Mail.

DBX to Windows Mail Converter is very useful and powerful tool that convert Outlook Express Files to eml easily and quickly. This user friendly and easy to use tool will save your time and convert all your .dbx files with original naming.