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Thread ID: 86072	2008-01-02 21:51:00	Import Old Mail to Windows Live in Vista.	darroll (12090)	Press F1

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626749	2008-01-02 21:51:00	I used Vista with a dial-up with no problems. When you use dialup you have to use Windows mail 6.0 to access the POP-3 that dialup requires. I converted to DSL (after a major virus induced crash, see earlier post, Lenovo) and that was when my problems began. I had backed up my e-mail’s .DBX files before the crash. After I reloaded Vista I imported my .DBX files to Windows mail 6.0. In Windows mail the e-mail messes get changed to .EML. My new ISP requires that I use Windows live. Windows live cannot read .EML files or the old Windows Mail.. Of course I do a copy/paste on the text. There are funny files that I can’t copy/paste. Again, if they are .JPEG, I can send them with Windows Live as an attachment… but there are other formats. I was told to change the .EML extension to .MHT. Live still will not read them. My question is: How the heck do I import my .DBX files directly into Windows Live IE-7?. Vista has a great search engine and I can search my old e-mail, I just can’t forward it as a E-Mail. If I try it makes me assign a POP-3 server which is unknown to me and not used for DSL anyway.. I can see why people lose their cool running Vista and dig in the “bone yard” for XP. Is this one of those “sell it and let the customers test it”, or what?… Darroll OH: I DO NOT work for MS but I like the Vista OS.	darroll (12090)
626750	2008-01-04 21:28:00	I finally figured out how to run old e-mail files in Vista Live. Copy the .eml e-mail to documents. Open with Word 2007. Then save it as a Word.doc. (Use Old Word 97 and 2003 option, so others can open the file without Word 2007.) Then send it as an attachment. Bingo.. Darroll	darroll (12090)
626751	2008-01-04 21:43:00	I dont getcha I've imported HEAPS of mail from older systems into vistas inbuilt mail system (the new updated verison of outlook express) and without any probs at all.......cant quite comprehend why you had to do any settings changes at all for dialup to dsl except for the 'connection' properties......	drcspy (146)
626752	2008-01-05 06:47:00	This is one of the .eml's that windows live cannot read. ----- 1. It's always darkest before dawn. So, if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. 2. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. 3. Never test the depth of the water with both feet. 4. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. 5. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. ----- Original Message ----- Subject: FIFTEEN THINGS TO CONSIDER :-) 6. Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. 7. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person aga in, it was probably worth it. 8. Some days you are the bug; some days you are the windshield. 9. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them. 10. A closed mouth gathers no foot. 11. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works. 12. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving. 13. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. 14. Never, ever, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. 15. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft	darroll (12090)
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