From there, you can backup your pst-file on the old computer and restore it on the new computer.
Optionally, you can add an account but since you are not actually going to use Outlook on your old computer, it might be better to start Outlook without adding an account.Īfter that, you can use the Export command from within Outlook Express or Windows (Live) Mail to get your messages into Outlook. Once you’ve installed it, open Outlook at least once.
There is no need to activate it but just to be safe, you can also install a trial version. Your first option involves installing Outlook on the old computer (if it isn’t installed already). Option 1: Export to Outlook on your old computer However, there are 3 options to still get your mail imported into Outlook. This indeed cannot be done in a 1-step process as Outlook cannot directly import from an Outlook Express or Windows (Live) Mail message store. How do I get all my original emails into Outlook? My version of Office does contain Outlook and I now want to use that.
The inbuilt automated spam filter is nothing much to write home about – it doesn’t do a thorough job so I recommend using a third party application or service.īy the way, if your Windows 7 computer didn’t come with this new email program, you can download Windows Live Mail for free from the Microsoft web site.I’ve just switched to Windows 10 and found that it no longer ships with a mail client as Outlook Express in Windows XP, Windows Mail in Windows Vista, nor can I download and install Windows Live Mail anymore. However, I did find a small glitch with the RSS reader… but it was a very minor issue. Never did this program crash or behaved erratically so there weren’t any major problems.
So do I think Windows Live Mail is better than Outlook Express? Most certainly! I have about 10 email accounts set up in the email program including those from Hotmail and Gmail and there hasn’t been a problem. I have been using this program for over a year now yes, I had it for months on my Vista based computer. And Windows Live Mail is much more than a simple email and news client – it’s a blogging tool as well as an RSS reader. Then there are others (including me), who have like this segregation. Some users have not been very happy with the way emails are organized in this program because each account that you set up in Windows Live Mail has its own five default folders – “ Inbox“, “ Drafts“, “ Sent items“, “ Junk e-mail” and “ Deleted items“.
There has been a mixed sort of response to Windows Live Mail. Thus, the best alternative to Outlook Express on Windows 7 is the default email client if you want to continue with Microsoft products. However, you don’t need to download and setup one because Windows Live Mail is already installed – it was on my recently bought Windows 7 VAIO laptop.
Outlook Express alternative for Windows 7 Anyway, Windows Mail Vista was also shown the door and Microsoft launched a newer email client – Windows Live Mail which is the default email program on Windows 7. In my opinion, and I don’t think I am way off the mark, Windows Mail is simply a new name for Outlook Express 7. Actually, Outlook Express was phased out with Windows Vista itself, where it was replaced by Windows Mail. įor those who had been using Windows XP and never touched Vista, this might come as a shock. Bad news: You cannot install Outlook Express on Windows 7.