What data do I need to migrate Scenario 1: Outlook is located on the same computer Migrate Mail Migrate Contacts Migrate Calendar Scenario 2: Outlook is located on another computer Scenario 3: You only have the message store files from OE, WM or WLM Alternative: Migrate via IMAP Alternative: Migrate via eM Client Alternative: Import eml-files directly into Outlook Additional Notes In this guide; OE is used to refer to Outlook Express, WM is used to refer to Windows Mail, WLM is used to refer to Windows Live Mail, Outlook is used to refer to Microsoft Office Outlook.

What data do I need to migrate What data you need to migrate depends on which mail account your are using in OE, WM or WLM and which additional data you have stored in the application.

IMAP When you are using OE, WM or WLM with an IMAP account, then there is no need to migrate your emails as these are synced with the mail server.

Simply configure your IMAP account in Outlook, and Outlook will start synching the emails.

POP3 Emails from a POP3 account are stored locally, so these need to be migrated.

Local Folders When youve created an additional folder structure outside your IMAP or POP3 account, these must be migrated as well.

Calendar and Contacts Neither IMAP nor POP3 support synching the Calendar and Contacts folder, so these need to be migrated too.

Scenario 1: Outlook is located on the same computer In this scenario OE, WM or WLM contains all your messages and is located on the same computer as Outlook.

It is assumed that Outlook has already been installed and configured with your mail account.

Contact your mail administrator or ISP if you do not know the mail account settings.

If youve already tried to configure Outlook before but were not successful, youll have to start with a clean mail profile.

Important During the migration process, you must be using the 32-bit version of Outlook.

If you want to use the 64-bit version, you can remove the 32-bit version after the migration and install the 64-bit version.

Migrate Mail Dont use the Import function from within Outlook to migrate your mail.

In many cases this will reset the Received time and date on a message.

Open Outlook. Open up OE, WM or WLM and use File- Export- Messages to export the messages to Outlook.

In older versions of WLM, youll have to press the ALT button to see the File menu or press the icon.

In the latest version of Windows Live Mail, choose: File- Export email- Email messages When prompted to select the format you want to export email to, choose: Microsoft Exchange.

When prompted, confirm the information dialog you get about exporting to Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange.

This could take quite a while depending on how big your message store in OE, WM or WLM is.

Note: If you cant directly find your items in Outlook after the export, look for a folder which is named after the account name that you have configured in Windows Live Mail.

This folder should exist at the same level as your Inbox, Sent Items, Deleted Items, etc folders.

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