Import Outlook Express Folders To A Different Computer

Outlook Express is part of the Microsoft Office suite and is an excellent email client application. Outlook Express became an instant hit since the first day of its release.  Besides its email managing capabilities, Outlook Express also helps users organize calendars, create global address book, and doubles as a powerful contact manager.
If you want to switch to a different computer, you can transfer the Outlook Express files and folders from your old computer to the new one without much hassle. The following Outlook Express help instructions will guide you through the process.

Instructions

• Click on the Start button located at the bottom left corner of your computer screen.
• Locate Outlook Express from the Start menu and click on it.
• This will launch the Outlook Express application. Alternatively, you can double-click on the Outlook Express desktop icon to launch the program.
• Select the option Tools from the Quick Access tool bar and then select Options.
• From under the Options sub menu, select the option Maintenance. Now select Store Folder to go to the location of the email folders. 
• Create a copy of the contents. Copy the folder contents into a USB flash device or onto a CD-ROM or floppy disk. Insert the CD or DVD disk into your system’s CD/DVD optical drive. Select the contents that you wish to copy. Select the Burn the files option to copy them. Eject the disk after copying. 
• Now return to Outlook Express. Click on the File option. From the drop down menu, select Import and then select the option Messages. 
• Select the Import Mail from an OE Store Directory option to initiate the import process. Click Next to continue with importing the files. 
• After you have copied the files, remove the USB or CD/DVD and insert it into your new computer. Now you can copy these files and folders into your new computer.
• Launch Outlook on your new computer and once again choose the Import option to import these files. Provide the folder location where you had saved the Outlook files in your new computer.

Hope you were able to import your Outlook Express folders from your old computer to the new computer easily. You can contact the Outlook Express help desk in case you have any doubts on this.