Migrating emails from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007 is quite straightforward.
To move all messages from Windows Mail to Outlook 2007,open Outlook 2007(Start > Run > outlook).
Go to File > Import and Export.
Select Import from another program or file.
Select Outlook Express 4.x,5.x,6.x or Windows Mail.
If you have multiple email accounts configured,there will be an option to select each of them (can’t select all of them at same time).
Once the migration starts,associated password with each email account will be required and the messages will be moved to Outlook 2007.After it is complete,the entire folder structure as in Windows Mail will now appear in Outlook 2007 along with all emails.
The one major disadvantage is lack of compatibility of mail rules between Windows Mail and Outlook 2007 due to which the Windows Mail rules won’t work in Outlook 2007.
Happy emailing.
>Good info.
This shows the importance of first backing up vital email data before considering the migration.
Corporates use centralized Outlook backup solution to take care of the backup and recovery as well as the management part of Outlook data which helps in making the migration smoother.
>@ Outlook Backup : True and hence any migration process in corporate requires detailed planning and fail safe.