Outlook Express For Windows 8.1 64 Bit Download
Avery Blaschko
Outlook express itself can not be installed in Windows 7. But if you have Windows 7 Professional, you can run windows XP mode, and then install OE from there. Once installed there is an option to link XP mode apps from the Win 7 start menu, but its not exactly a fast startup (for the app) as the Virtual emulator has to boot up in the background first.Alternatively, some ZT users have downgraded their Windows 7 license to XP.
Outlook Express cannot be installed on Windows 7 because it is integrated into the operating system and expects certain files to be at specific locations. Common solution to have it on Windows 7 or others is to install it within virtual machine. Other programs that can be used as virtual machine are VirtualBox or VMware Fusion which are both free and I would recommend over the already suggested Virtual PC (XP-mode) which is quite limited.
There is also a replacement program OE Classic which largely resembles the looks of Outlook Express and seems to be modern replacement so you may want to examine if it will serve your needs although free version has some limitations. Unlike Mozilla Thunderbird which uses Gecko/Firefox, OE Classic uses Trident/Internet Explorer control as HTML component just like original Outlook Express so it may make it more compatible with ZT.
After installation is done, the launcher is not necessary. I usually remove the automatically created shortcut and make a direct shortcut to the Outlook Express executable (C:\Program Files (x86)\Outlook Express\msimn.exe). I also recommend to run it under Windows 2000 compatibility mode so to avoid the UAC prompt on each run (modern Windows releases do not have this mode in the properties dialog but it can be enabled using Microsoft Compatibility Manager).
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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