You need to copy your OE identity & Address book (wab?) to your new PC
(copy to a convenient location, eg My Documents)
Import that into Windows Mail, before you can export to OL
"Nick Lambert" <NickLambert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have an old computer with Office 97? on it and have been using Outlook
> Express for my e-mail. However, we have a new computer with Vista Home on
> it
> and it has Office basic 2003 with Outlook on it.
>
> I want to transfer everything (address book, folders, saved e-mails) from
> OE
> on the old computer to Outlook on the new computer. Unfurtunately I have
> tried the 'export & import' function, and I have also copied OE onto a
> disk
> and installed it on the new computer, but can't seem to open it at all.
>
> any suggestions?
>
> thanks
>
> Nick