OL98: Migrating from Internet Mail to Outlook (179748)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
  • Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Mail and News 2.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q179748

SUMMARY

This article describes how to import your e-mail messages from the Internet Mail portion of Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0, to your Microsoft Outlook 98 folders.

MORE INFORMATION

You can import Internet mail and the Windows Address book (WAB) during the same Import session.

Import Internet Mail into Outlook 98

  1. On the File menu, click Import and Export.
  2. Click to select "Import Internet Mail and Addresses," and then click Next.
  3. Click to select your previous Internet mail program; to also import the WAB, make sure that Import Address book is selected.
  4. Click to select the destination for imported addresses, and select the appropriate options. Click Finish.

REFERENCES

For additional information about Internet Mail and News, please see the following articles in the Internet database of the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180197 OL98: How to Import Addresses from Outlook Express

154285 Internet Mail Uses Only default MS Exchange Folders

155400 IMN: Messages Lose Properties After Import Into MS Exchange

154317 OE: Cannot Export Messages if Drive is Compressed

161370 Cannot Export Address Book Entries from Internet Mail

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/14/2004
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