How to export email messages from windows mail into courrier

To export email messages from Windows Mail (also known as Windows Live Mail) into Outlook Express (also known as Outlook Mail or Courier), you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Exporting from Windows Mail to Outlook Express using the built-in export feature

  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. Click on "File" > "Export" > "Export Messages".
  3. In the "Export Messages" window, select "Outlook Express" as the export format.
  4. Choose the folder you want to export (e.g., Inbox, Sent Items, etc.).
  5. Click "Export" to start the export process.
  6. In the "Export to Outlook Express" window, select the location where you want to save the exported files (e.g., a folder on your desktop).
  7. Click "Export" to complete the process.

Method 2: Exporting from Windows Mail to Outlook Express using a third-party tool

  1. Download and install a third-party email converter tool, such as EML to PST Converter or Windows Mail to Outlook Express Converter.
  2. Launch the converter tool and select Windows Mail as the source email client.
  3. Choose the folder you want to export (e.g., Inbox, Sent Items, etc.).
  4. Select Outlook Express as the destination email client.
  5. Choose the location where you want to save the exported files (e.g., a folder on your desktop).
  6. Click "Convert" or "Export" to start the conversion process.

Method 3: Manually exporting email messages using the Windows Mail database

  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. Click on "File" > "Open" > "Database".
  3. In the "Database" window, navigate to the folder where your Windows Mail database is stored (usually C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail).
  4. Open the edb.journal file in a text editor (e.g., Notepad).
  5. Look for the email messages you want to export and copy the relevant lines (e.g., the FROM, TO, SUBJECT, and BODY fields).
  6. Create a new text file and paste the copied lines into it.
  7. Save the text file with a .eml extension (e.g., message.eml).
  8. Repeat steps 4-7 for each email message you want to export.
  9. Open Outlook Express and create a new folder (e.g., "Imported Messages").
  10. Drag and drop the exported .eml files into the new folder in Outlook Express.

Note: The third method is more complex and may require some technical expertise. Additionally, it may not work for all email messages, especially those with attachments or complex formatting.