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Moving Outlook Express Messages to a New PC
I’ve explained previously how to move Outlook Express email from an old computer to a new one by transferring the program’s compressed DBX files. Well, DBX files can be confusing -- and with the advent of Windows Mail there is an easier method of transferring one’s Outlook Express messages to a new PC. Windows Mail is the successor to Outlook Express and is the program that currently comes with new computers. Windows Mail is similar to Outlook Express, but offers some advanced options, such as letting you creatively arrange text and pictures inside a message. Since Windows Mail uses a different file compression system, there is no way to insert your old Outlook Express DBX files into it. Do this instead: For each of your Outlook Express folders (such as Inbox and Sent Messages) create a folder by right-clicking your Desktop, choosing New>Folder, and naming it accordingly. Now you can drag and drop your Outlook Express Inbox messages into the new Desktop Inbox folder. No, you can’t drag and drop an actual Outlook Express folder; you can only drag its contents. However, you can drag its entire contents en masse if you select all messages by clicking the top and bottom ones with your SHIFT key held down. Now you can drag your Desktop folders onto an external hard drive or a USB flash drive. Then connect the external drive to the new PC and drag the folders onto its Desktop. Finally, go to www.microsoft.com and download a copy of Outlook Express. You won’t be using it for exchanging messages as you did before; but having it onboard means that if you double-click any EML message it will open for viewing just as it did before. Getting back to Windows Mail, you will very likely be invited by Microsoft to upgrade to Windows Live Mail. Personally, I would advise against doing so. In fact, I make it a point to avoid all Windows "Live" products, since I don’t need them and they add unnecessary clutter to my computer. If you expect to send mail to multiple recipients from Windows Mail, establish a BCC (blind carbon copy) field by clicking Create Mail, and then clicking View>All Headers. Certain features are NOT available in Windows Mail, such as having incoming messages automatically forwarded to another email account or setting up an automatic response of some kind. However, these features are available in Gmail, along with the ability to un-send a message that you just sent. Furthermore, Gmail has the absolute best automatic spam-filtering to be found anywhere. This is why I use a Gmail address for all my incoming mail, and then have it forwarded to my Windows Mail account. This gives me two copies of each message; one on Google’s server and one on my own computer. Another Gmail feature is that Google allows you to send the same message, such as a newsletter, to 300 recipients. If you have more than 300 subscribers, simply create multiple Gmail accounts. This is what I do. |