The "Windows Mail" email client (WM) is only available on Windows Vista.
You may download the new Microsoft offering named "Windows Live Mail" (WLM) for use on Windows 7 (see: http://download.live.com/wlmail ).
WLM looks similar to WM but it is a completely separate program. You may transfer WM mail messages (from Vista) to WLM (on Windows 7) as follows:
| 1. | install Express Assist 10 (EA10) on the Vista machine |
| 2. | make a backup copy of the WM mail folders on the Vista machine |
| 3. | copy the backup file from step 2 to the Windows 7 machine (or to some media that can be read on the Windows 7 machine). |
| 4. | install EA10 on the Windows 7 machine |
| 5. | run EA10 -- click "Restore" |
| 6. | locate the backup from step 3 and "open" it. |
| 7. | choose restore option "Restore All Email Folders and/or Data Files" |
| 8. | select the "Windows Mail" group (on the left) |
| 9. | select all of the Mail folder items and the mail index data base |
| 10. | click "Restore Now" -- the EA10 program will restore the WM mail messages |
| 11. | start "Windows Live Mail" (WLM) |
| 12. | go to menu "File" - "Import" - "Messages" |
| 13. | select "Windows Mail", click "Next" |
| 14. | the proper location will already be filled in, click "Next" |
| 15. | select all of the mail folders you wish to import (hint: hold the control key or shift key while selecting multiple folders) |
Notes:
| ◆ | The import process will place the WM mail folders under an "Imported Folder" in WLM . That is, the WM Inbox messages will not appear in the WLM Inbox, etc. This is not a bug in EA10. This is just how Windows Live Mail handles the import. You may re-arrange the mail folders after the import using "drag and drop". |
| ◆ | The Windows Contacts can also be transferred to Windows Live Contacts as described in this related article. |
