Outlook Express In Windows 8
Lee Lucario
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I also have my mail in Outlook 2003 & 2007, but I read Thunderbird hasn't been able to import from a .PST for a long time (since v.17 or so). Let me know if I'm on the right track (and which track is best). I stuck with Outlook far too long. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The real issue with the import is outlook express must be installed and functional on the computer that you try to do the import from. You appear to be posting from a windows 10 device, so I must raise the issue I think. The same goes for outlook.
You can import eml files to TB after they are exported from Outlook Express, either directly via drag and drop, or with ImportExportTools. But to import from OE or Outlook via the built-in Tools/Import process, try it with an older version of TB.
Sfhowes: The thread you sent me to has a link ("Import wizard has been broken for awhile") that says TB has an import wizard that works with Outlook Express, but it doesn't give a specific version number (other than talking about "older" versions like 38):
The kb article suggests using TB 17.09, and my post in the other discussion mentions TB 58beta as another possibility. If automatic 'wizard' importing with either version doesn't work, you can still do it manually for Outlook Express with the suggested methods. Outlook is more complex, and if automatic importing doesn't work, you will probably have to find software that does 'pst to mbox' conversion.
Matt: I have mail active in Outlook Express on XP and Outlook 2007 on Windows 10. I installed TB 17.0.9 on XP and imported all my mail from OE. Looks like it worked - thank you! I'll mark this as "Solved", but one more question before I do:
I'm going to run TB on XP for awhile and eventually migrate to Windows 10 (I'm assuming that's possible). But I'd like to update TB 17.0.9 to a newer version - can I install version 38.5.0 at this point? Will my mail automatically transfer to it?
Matt: I use a lot of forwarding addresses and channel them to 5 different email accounts. Outlook lets me create a rule that says "if arrives through xx...@email.com account, move to xxxx folder". I didn't see that feature in TB filters. Technically I could make a filter for each forwarding address, but it gets messy. But I think I found the solution using "X-Account-Key" in the header as outlined here:
How about if To is whatever the email address is then put it in the appropriate folder. Or here is a radical idea, leave the messages in the appropriate inbox. You do not have to use the global inbox..
Matt: That's exactly what I want to do - have each account go to it's own box. When I imported from Outlook Express, I have one "global" inbox which collects everything. I found this about "changing global inbox settings":
The trouble with having Leo make comments about Email in Outlook Express is that he has never used the program and uses information he heard from other users to make up his mind about Outlook Express. Being the yuppie that he is he wants you to use the latest and greatest programs. The old stuff is not good enough. That is why he is already using Windows 8. I have used Outlook Express since I first started using Windows back with Win95. I have never had a problem with it. Leo uses Thunderbird and does not know Outlook Express. Please Leo, leave Outlook Express alone and talk about things you have used. Did he post this?
Outlook Express was loved by the millions.To those millions the Outlook Express was a superstar, an extremely simple, versatile, adjustable, convenient and user friendly email client with tons of features.Oh dear God, please make Microsoft come to its senses and enable or add Outlook Express to Windows 8.1!Oh dear God, please make Microsoft realize that Outlook Express has been perfectly serving a niche consisted of millions of loyal users.Please make Microsoft understand that those users are suffering now wasting millions of hours trying in vain to find a replacement.Oh dear God, please make Microsoft to at least offer a paid version of Outlook Express for Windows 8.1!
Outlook express has worked well for years now with no problems, why should someone like microsoft dictate to all the older users that they have to change. It makes no sence. Outlook was a program that was easy to use. I used it in busness as well as for home and even sending large files all with no problems. Just as an insight, I grew up with DOS and windows 3.1 which in my view was the best version of the lot. Now with a computer running 8.1 I find it slow, unintuitive and incredibly frustrating! It alsmost makes me think I should take the computer back to the supplier and get a raincoat, sorry mac.
Regards
Peter
Cheers,
Jim
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Jim's Modems: RE: Printing Draft messages from Outlook Express disconockerated (TechnicalUser)8 Jan 01 15:58On the outlook express tool bar click> view> layout, check preview pane box. Next save the email in the drafts folder, highlight said folder, click on the email you wish to print, click> print.
This should solve your problem.
Some more info from microsoft.
RE: Printing Draft messages from Outlook Express disconockerated (TechnicalUser)8 Jan 01 16:00re click> print....should read click> file > print. (or ctrl+p) RE: Printing Draft messages from Outlook Express Sensibilium (Programmer)(OP)9 Jan 01 06:22Won't work...
If I want to print a New Message that hasn't been sent (even with the Preview Pane open), the Print... option in the File menu of the message is still ghosted... However, when the preview pane is displayed, and the message is saved in the Drafts folder, as long as the message is selected the File > Print option in the Outlook Menu IS available, but not when the message is opened and the Messages menu is used... Ridiculous state of affairs...
I refuse to keep the preview pane working as it allows script worms/viruses to run - not acceptable...
Copy & Paste to Notepad? No good if you want the e-mail addresses listed and the subject header. Plus it's a bit of a long winded process (without mentioning the formatting issues involved with Notepad!).
According to the Microsoft KnowledgeBase Article this problem was fixed in Outlook 5.5 - 'Wrong again Microsoft', I have the very latest release of 5.5 and it don't work in mine...
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'If anythign can go wrong, it will' RE: Printing Draft messages from Outlook Express mrregan (MIS)9 Jan 01 08:23ahdkaw,
On my machine, if I left click the message to highlight it,
then right click the hightlighted line, the system offers the choice to print it.
Hope this helps. RE: Printing Draft messages from Outlook Express Sensibilium (Programmer)(OP)9 Jan 01 08:29Nope. That don't work either...
ahdkaw
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'If anythign can go wrong, it will' RE: Printing Draft messages from Outlook Express Comtech (Instructor)9 Jan 01 11:35Change to a real mail client. Eudora, Pegasus... Cheers,
Jim
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Jim's Modems: RE: Printing Draft messages from Outlook Express disconockerated (TechnicalUser)9 Jan 01 17:07Agree with your comments on keeping info pane open, however as far as I can see this is the only fix. Best advice is to follow comtechs' advice an change to another program.....
RE: Printing Draft messages from Outlook Express Sensibilium (Programmer)(OP)12 Jan 01 05:59I have tried Pegasus mail and it's just awful...
As for Eudora, does it support multiple POP3 accounts?
Problem is, is that I have 4 other users, and they all use Outlook Express (after about 6 months they still don't properly understand it), and the last thing they want to do is learn another new program.
Hell, it's hard enough teaching them how to use Windows Explorer, never mind anything else! My users are so useless that they will look for a file thru Word, not be able to find it, and not even realise the file they are looking for is an Excel file! They won't bother using Find Files or Folders, they just give up and ask me to find it for them!
Not what a systems administrator wants!
Note: They have been on training courses for Windows, Word, Excel, Sage Line 50, Outlook, etc., but they forget everything they learnt in the space of 1 day!
So changing software is not exactly the answer for me, sorry...
ahdkaw
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