Outlook Folders to Outlook Express?

I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook into
Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that contained a lot of
important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find no way to
import that info for use with Outlook Express.

Never done it myself, but in OE: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft
Outlook. That's the way I understand it to work.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72F75F7D-511E-466E-904F-D4D41FB02458@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook into
> Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that contained a lot
> of
> important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find no way
> to
> import that info for use with Outlook Express.

Thanks Bruce,

Tried that already and I get an error message that says, "Messages cannot be
imported from the MAPI Client", whatever that means.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

> Never done it myself, but in OE: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft
> Outlook. That's the way I understand it to work.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:72F75F7D-511E-466E-904F-D4D41FB02458@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook into
> > Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that contained a lot
> > of
> > important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find no way
> > to
> > import that info for use with Outlook Express.
>
>

Keep checking back, Ed. Others here are more in tune with importing from
Outlook than I am.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:902B0FDF-D1A2-46B8-8DAA-C496F9BEF2D9@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Bruce,
>
> Tried that already and I get an error message that says, "Messages cannot
> be
> imported from the MAPI Client", whatever that means.
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> Never done it myself, but in OE: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft
>> Outlook. That's the way I understand it to work.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:72F75F7D-511E-466E-904F-D4D41FB02458@microsoft.com...
>> >I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook into
>> > Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that contained a
>> > lot
>> > of
>> > important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find no
>> > way
>> > to
>> > import that info for use with Outlook Express.
>>
>>

OE cannot directly read or write PST or PAB files. You have to have a
program installed on the same PC with Outlook Express that can handle
PST or PAB files. This would be the Win95 Exchange Client, Windows
Messaging, Outlook97/98/2000+. OE uses the MAPI functions to get the
other program to handle the PST or PAB file and pass the data to it.
That other program must be the default MAPI client, not OE. It uses the
default profile of that program to import data from.



--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:902B0FDF-D1A2-46B8-8DAA-C496F9BEF2D9@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Bruce,
>
> Tried that already and I get an error message that says, "Messages
> cannot be
> imported from the MAPI Client", whatever that means.
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> Never done it myself, but in OE: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft
>> Outlook. That's the way I understand it to work.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:72F75F7D-511E-466E-904F-D4D41FB02458@microsoft.com...
>> >I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook
>> >into
>> > Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that
>> > contained a lot
>> > of
>> > important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find
>> > no way
>> > to
>> > import that info for use with Outlook Express.
>>
>>

Michael,
I realize you're saying that in order for OE to read my pst file it must
have that program installed, however is that feasable with OE and WindowsXP
or is what your saying simply a hypathetical "best case scenario"?
I'm going to locate the program and attempt to install.

Thanks for now!!

"Michael Santovec" wrote:

> OE cannot directly read or write PST or PAB files. You have to have a
> program installed on the same PC with Outlook Express that can handle
> PST or PAB files. This would be the Win95 Exchange Client, Windows
> Messaging, Outlook97/98/2000+. OE uses the MAPI functions to get the
> other program to handle the PST or PAB file and pass the data to it.
> That other program must be the default MAPI client, not OE. It uses the
> default profile of that program to import data from.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
> "Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:902B0FDF-D1A2-46B8-8DAA-C496F9BEF2D9@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks Bruce,
> >
> > Tried that already and I get an error message that says, "Messages
> > cannot be
> > imported from the MAPI Client", whatever that means.
> >
> > "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
> >
> >> Never done it myself, but in OE: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft
> >> Outlook. That's the way I understand it to work.
> >> --
> >> Bruce Hagen
> >> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> >> ~IB-CA~
> >>
> >> "Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:72F75F7D-511E-466E-904F-D4D41FB02458@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook
> >> >into
> >> > Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that
> >> > contained a lot
> >> > of
> >> > important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find
> >> > no way
> >> > to
> >> > import that info for use with Outlook Express.
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

OE can only import OL data if OL is also installed on the machine and using
the PST file containing the data.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Ed wrote:
> I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook into
> Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that contained a lot
> of important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find no
> way
> to import that info for use with Outlook Express.

ok, I am gonna make the brilliant assumption here that there is really no
way, short of simply installing Outlook, that I'm gonna be able to move all
those personal folders over to OE. Thanks to everyone for their assistance.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> OE can only import OL data if OL is also installed on the machine and using
> the PST file containing the data.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
> Ed wrote:
> > I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook into
> > Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that contained a lot
> > of important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find no
> > way
> > to import that info for use with Outlook Express.
>
>

Here's a workaround:

If you have only the PST file, you can import it into OL on MachineB and
then import the data into OE, also on MachineB.

Now backup the OE/MachineB data (including Folders.dbx) to CD. Copy the
data from the CD to the HDD of MachineA, remove the Read Only attribute the
data will have by default, and then import the data into OE/MachineA.

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)
--
~PA Bear

Ed wrote:
> ok, I am gonna make the brilliant assumption here that there is really no
> way, short of simply installing Outlook, that I'm gonna be able to move
> all
> those personal folders over to OE. Thanks to everyone for their
> assistance.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> OE can only import OL data if OL is also installed on the machine and
>> using
>> the PST file containing the data.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>> Ed wrote:
>>> I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook into
>>> Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that contained a
>>> lot
>>> of important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find no
>>> way
>>> to import that info for use with Outlook Express.

Well. . .here's what I'm gonna do. Since OE and only OE is on the new machine
and the pst file I want is on the old machine which only has OL, I'm probably
going to find my lost copy of OL and install it on the new machine, import
the pst file and uninstall OE which I don't care for. (probably could have
asked them to install OL rather than OE but I assumed they were compatible).
To be honest PA, and it's not your directions as it looks like you did some
serious research to find all that, but it makes no sense to me at all because
just your first sentence describes exactly what my problem is. I can load the
pst file on the machine with OE, but I cannot load that data into OE. If I
could, I'd be a happy camper as that's exactly what I want to do. So it would
just be much easier to install OL on my new system and be done with it.
Thanks for your assistance.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Here's a workaround:
>
> If you have only the PST file, you can import it into OL on MachineB and
> then import the data into OE, also on MachineB.
>
> Now backup the OE/MachineB data (including Folders.dbx) to CD. Copy the
> data from the CD to the HDD of MachineA, remove the Read Only attribute the
> data will have by default, and then import the data into OE/MachineA.
>
> References:
>
> Backup & Restore OE Data
> http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
>
> OE Files & Settings
> http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm
>
> OE Registry Keys
> http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm
>
> Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
>
> Importing a single DBX file
> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> Ed wrote:
> > ok, I am gonna make the brilliant assumption here that there is really no
> > way, short of simply installing Outlook, that I'm gonna be able to move
> > all
> > those personal folders over to OE. Thanks to everyone for their
> > assistance.
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> >> OE can only import OL data if OL is also installed on the machine and
> >> using
> >> the PST file containing the data.
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >>
> >> Ed wrote:
> >>> I am trying to load the folders I set up while I was using Outlook into
> >>> Outlook Express. I had tons of folders under my inbox that contained a
> >>> lot
> >>> of important serial numbers and purchase information, but I can find no
> >>> way
> >>> to import that info for use with Outlook Express.
>
>