Hi Sydney, I took a quick look at the links you supplied. The first one does not apply to you. It is for OE in XP. I think it is quite old. The second one, is for Linux. So, again it is of no use to you. I think you're worrying without cause. you don't need any special applications to move you emails to thunderbird. When the time comes you will be able to import all you existing emails into thunderbird without any trouble. The emails will display ok in any email application. The character set and formatting options can be set to your liking in most email clients. The address book can be imported as csv, and several other formats. Sometime a certain amount of manual adjustment is needed on the address book. Before you make the change, there are thing you can do to prepare for the change over, but we can discuss those things later. When do you plan to move to windows7 ? Les Hardy On 25/12/11 22:34, Sydney Cardner wrote: > Hi Les, > > Thanks for the reply. I should have asked how to transfer Windows Mail to > Thunderbird, not OE. I have emails I have saved in folders from as early as > 1998 on my genealogy research. I hate to lose them as I move from one > version to another. I was able to transfer all the Outlook Express mail > from my XP computer to my Windows Vista computer via Windows Mail and > Express Assist (a paid program I love). > > But soon I will move on to Windows 7. From what I understand Windows Live > Mail will import Windows Mail, but I am hearing many don't care for it. > Since I can't seem to find any screenshots, I can't make judgement until I > make the move to Windows 7. > > I have been researching programs available to move Windows Mail to > Thunderbird, and the options have looked bleak. The page I linked to my > query looks so easy, way too easy. I was wondering if someone had used it > and had it do well. > > http://support.real-time.com/tbird/oe_import.html > > It appears to be referring to the Thunderbird directions. Here are the > directions at the Mozilla site for importing other mail into Thunderbird. > It does not look that easy. > > http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/switching-thunderbird?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=switching-thunderbird-windows-or-web-based-email-a#w_importing-windows-mail-messages > > I am also wondering how the Windows Mail will look in Thunderbird...if it > will appear in readable format or some archived version. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Les Hardy"<les@webmayo.com> > To:<gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 5:49 AM > Subject: Re: [GN] Has anyone tried this method of moving OE to Thunderbird? > > >> Sidney, >> You're absolutely right. It does sound complicated, but there's a reason >> for that. >> There are so many different combinations of what someone may want to >> export/import. >> >> The problem for someone giving the instructions, is how much information >> to include. >> I have a wealth of information to give, but if I include too much of it, >> the instructions get bloated and complicated. >> >> Bespoke instructions are always best. That's why groups like gen-newbie >> are so valuable. >> >> If I give you step by step instructions for your own situation, it will >> not seem so complicated. >> I sent off-list instructions to Rudy, as I have done with others. >> >> Tell me exactly what you want to do, and I will try to take you through >> it, a step at a time. >> If there is ever a step you do not understand, just ask, and I will give >> more information. >> >> >> Les Hardy >> >> >> On 25/12/11 04:20, Sydney Cardner wrote: >>> I have been looking for a way to do it. So far everything I have seen >>> sounds complicated. I had heard it could be done but that the email >>> would >>> not appear the same. This page details how to do it in the Thunderbird >>> pane, and it does not sound that bad. >>> >>> Anyone? >>> http://support.real-time.com/tbird/oe_import.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ******************** >>> >>> Gen-Newbie's website: >>> >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> ******************** >> >> Gen-Newbie's website: >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Not getting my new computer right away...now all I am hearing is Windows 8...so I may wait. Thanks for the reply. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Hardy" <les@webmayo.com> To: <gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [GN] Method of moving OE to Thunderbird? Meant Windows Mail. > Hi Sydney, > I took a quick look at the links you supplied. > > The first one does not apply to you. It is for OE in XP. I think it is > quite old. > The second one, is for Linux. So, again it is of no use to you. > > I think you're worrying without cause. you don't need any special > applications to move you emails to thunderbird. > > When the time comes you will be able to import all you existing emails > into thunderbird without any trouble. > The emails will display ok in any email application. The character set and > formatting options can be set to your liking in most email clients. > > The address book can be imported as csv, and several other formats. > Sometime a certain amount of manual adjustment is needed on the address > book. > > Before you make the change, there are thing you can do to prepare for the > change over, but we can discuss those things later. > > When do you plan to move to windows7 ? > > > Les Hardy > > > > > > > > > > On 25/12/11 22:34, Sydney Cardner wrote: >> Hi Les, >> >> Thanks for the reply. I should have asked how to transfer Windows Mail >> to >> Thunderbird, not OE. I have emails I have saved in folders from as early >> as >> 1998 on my genealogy research. I hate to lose them as I move from one >> version to another. I was able to transfer all the Outlook Express mail >> from my XP computer to my Windows Vista computer via Windows Mail and >> Express Assist (a paid program I love). >> >> But soon I will move on to Windows 7. From what I understand Windows >> Live >> Mail will import Windows Mail, but I am hearing many don't care for it. >> Since I can't seem to find any screenshots, I can't make judgement until >> I >> make the move to Windows 7. >> >> I have been researching programs available to move Windows Mail to >> Thunderbird, and the options have looked bleak. The page I linked to my >> query looks so easy, way too easy. I was wondering if someone had used >> it >> and had it do well. >> >> http://support.real-time.com/tbird/oe_import.html >> >> It appears to be referring to the Thunderbird directions. Here are the >> directions at the Mozilla site for importing other mail into Thunderbird. >> It does not look that easy. >> >> http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/switching-thunderbird?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=switching-thunderbird-windows-or-web-based-email-a#w_importing-windows-mail-messages >> >> I am also wondering how the Windows Mail will look in Thunderbird...if it >> will appear in readable format or some archived version. >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Les Hardy"<les@webmayo.com> >> To:<gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 5:49 AM >> Subject: Re: [GN] Has anyone tried this method of moving OE to >> Thunderbird? >> >> >>> Sidney, >>> You're absolutely right. It does sound complicated, but there's a reason >>> for that. >>> There are so many different combinations of what someone may want to >>> export/import. >>> >>> The problem for someone giving the instructions, is how much information >>> to include. >>> I have a wealth of information to give, but if I include too much of it, >>> the instructions get bloated and complicated. >>> >>> Bespoke instructions are always best. That's why groups like gen-newbie >>> are so valuable. >>> >>> If I give you step by step instructions for your own situation, it will >>> not seem so complicated. >>> I sent off-list instructions to Rudy, as I have done with others. >>> >>> Tell me exactly what you want to do, and I will try to take you through >>> it, a step at a time. >>> If there is ever a step you do not understand, just ask, and I will give >>> more information. >>> >>> >>> Les Hardy >>> >>> >>> On 25/12/11 04:20, Sydney Cardner wrote: >>>> I have been looking for a way to do it. So far everything I have seen >>>> sounds complicated. I had heard it could be done but that the email >>>> would >>>> not appear the same. This page details how to do it in the Thunderbird >>>> pane, and it does not sound that bad. >>>> >>>> Anyone? >>>> http://support.real-time.com/tbird/oe_import.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ******************** >>>> >>>> Gen-Newbie's website: >>>> >>>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> ******************** >>> >>> Gen-Newbie's website: >>> >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ******************** >> >> Gen-Newbie's website: >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >