Unless you wish to use the other FREE programs here, simply select Mail and Install Select Export and select an appropriate File Name and Location that you will be able to easily find in the future.įrom Windows 7 or Windows 8 install Windows Live Mail which can be found at the following address and is part of the FREE Windows Essentials Select Address Book > File > Export > Other Address BookĬhoose Comma Separated Value format (CSV) to Export your addresses In your Windows XP computer, start up Outlook Express Step 1 – Export Address book from Outlook Express

The following step-by-step guide, demonstrates how to export your emails and addresses from a PC running Windows XP and Outlook Express 6 to a new or upgraded PC running Windows 7 or 8 and Windows Live Mail. Step 4 – Import your Address Book into Windows Live Mail Step 3 – Import Outlook Express emails into Windows Live Mail The IT Guys (WA) have tried and tested the following 4 step technique that does the job for FREE using Windows Live Mail. These utilities are quite expensive but worry not. Unfortunately Microsoft do not provide a tool to assist users in migrating their emails and address book from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail and as such many paid services and software utilities have been developed over the years. Outlook Express is not supported in Windows 7 or 8 and as such most users opt to use the FREE email software Windows Live Mail, which is part of the Windows Essentials suite of FREE programs which also includes Onedrive, Writer, Messenger and Photo Gallery and Movie Maker. With Windows XP no longer supported by Microsoft, Windows XP users are having to upgrade to Windows 7 or Windows 8. Windows XP users are likely to be using the free mail software shipped with XP, namely Outlook Express.

How to Migrate e-mail from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail

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