Export Outlook Express Settings

• 1). Open Microsoft Outlook Express.
  
  
• 2). Click "Tools" in the top menu bar and select "Accounts".
  
  
• 3). Single-click the name of your account, and then click the adjacent "Export" button.
  
  
• 4). Select the desktop as the save location, give the file a name, and then click "Save".
  
  
• 5). Insert a piece of writable media (e.g., floppy disk, writable CD, USB drive) into your computer, and then wait a few seconds to allow Windows to recognize the media.
  
  
• 6). Navigate to your desktop, right-click on the settings file you just exported, select "Send To", and then click on the name of the media device you used in the previous step. Follow any on-screen instructions to complete the transfer process, and then remove the media from your computer.
  
  

Import Outlook Express Settings into Windows Mail

• 1). Insert the writable media containing your Outlook Express settings file into the Windows Vista computer running Windows Mail.
  
  
• 2). Click the Windows "Start" button, select "All Programs", and then right-click on the "Windows Mail" item and select "Run As Administrator". Select "Continue", or provide your administrator user name and password, when prompted to confirm your choice by Windows.
  
  
• 3). Click "Tools" in the top menu bar and select "Accounts".
  
  
• 4). Click the "Import" button. In the resulting window, navigate to the folder on the writable media that contains your Outlook Express settings file, and then double-click the file's icon. Your Outlook Express settings are imported into Windows Mail immediately.
  
  
• 5). Click "Close" after the import process completes.