new to wn 7

[tomkenmac]

HI guys and gals. I have given up on the old dell, thanks for your help. but now i have bought a new pc, with win7 on it. can anyone direct me to a good place to learn how to operate. at the moment my biggest problem is transferring old .dbx files (email folders) from the old pc to the new one. I do know how to do it if its xp to xp. Plz dont tell me its impossible to transfer xp dbx's to window7 .

[fink]

Since Win 7 no longer uses Outlook express you can use Windows Live Mail which has replaced it.

Here are two methods.. First is to export all the data from Outlook express to a thumb drive and then import it to Windows Live Mail via each programs import/export function..

http://email.about.com/od/livemailde..._Live_Mail.htm

Or you can copy all the relevant Outlook Express folders from XP directly to a thumb drive and import them to Windows mail this way..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXk_NLO9xoc

[Shinma]

• Beginner's guide to Windows 7

[tomkenmac]

Great site, thank you.. Is there a way to transfer the mail... .dbx files from my wife's old XP pc (the dbx files are on a memory stick) to her new Win 7 pc. PLease send me the info how to do this if possible . thank you

[Midknyte]

Fink already posted links of how to import OE to WLM. Did you install Windows Live Mail yet?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ive/essentials

[tomkenmac]

yes i did. was there an option there to transfer dbx files? I know how to transfer them from an xp pc to and xp pc. but from xp to wind 7 .. or 8.1 which i hve on my new pc. I dont have a clue were the dbx files exist on the windows 7 and 8]

[fink]

They don't exist on 7 or 8. Read my links above. You need to import them with Live Mail.

[SpywareDr]

The last version of a Microsoft email program that used those .DBX files was Outlook Express 6.0, which was released more than 12-1/2 years ago.

[HAN]

Here is an excellent list of articles relating to Windows 7. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5391/...w-to-articles/

I know it's a lot. My recommendation is to skim the article titles and pick just what you need.