> Many thanks

> Many thanks

> Many thanks

> "Tony L" <t.law...@btinternet.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:E20EE250-DFF8-4645-A510-1657A719DAC3@microsoft.com...
>> Hi
>> Can anyone tell me how to transfer my messages from Outlook Express on my
>> old machine to Windows mail on the new machine. I have successfully
>> exported my address book and imported to Vista and that is working fine
>> but the two programs appear to use different file extensions for
>> messages.

>> Many thanks
> Try to use the import wizard - as well as for adressbook import. It works
> well - but there is a small bug, that prevent you from time to time
> importing the outlook express messages successful (the import wizard tells
> you that there are no messages found - can't tell the precicse error text,
> because I'm using the German edition of Vista). In case that this message
> occur, proceed the following steps:

> - go one step back in import wizard and check the import path (in most
> cases the last folder name within the import path is shown double).
> - try to select the import path again using the "browse button" (don't
> know the excact name, we have here a Durchsuchen-button). Select the
> import path in the right pane of the dialog windows and close the window

> - now the import path should be shown in the right way#

> - process the import steps as known and Windows Mail will import all
> messages in a separate "import" folder.

> If that won't suite, maybe an access right issue is the problem. In this
> case I suggest to copy all your Outlook Express .dbx-files in a separate
> folder of your Public folder and try to import the messages.

> Hope that helps

> G. Born
> www.borncity.de

> Many thanks

> Many thanks

> Hey Tony,

> To completely transfer your OE mail to Windows Mail you should not only
> transfer your messages but your account information and rules along with
> your address book.  This isn't a comprehensive "Move OE to your new Vista
> computer" article but, I have included instructions on how to move your
> accounts and rules over from OE to WM in addition to the link to the
> website that is included that walks you through migrating your actual
> mail.

> See the website:

> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

> This site gives great information on moving your data stores from OE on
> one machine to WM on another and is what I used to begin my e-mail
> migration from my old computer to my new one.

> A word of warning though, ** if you have your account set to leave mail on
> your mail server for a period of time ** after you get your accounts setup
> and all of your mail has been imported you will end up downloading
> duplicate messages for all the items you have out on your mail server.
> So, if you leave copies of your messages on the mail server for 10 days
> you will receive duplicate messages for everything you have gotten in the
> last 10 days.  To prevent this you can turn this off in OE6 under
> Tools>Accounts>Mail>"Account Name">Properties>Advanced>Delivery and then
> perform a send and receive.  If you have web-mail with your ISP use that
> to verify that there are no messages left on your mail server.  I wasn't
> thinking when I did my move and had to delete about 120 messages.  You'll
> want to verify that the duplicates are gone as I cannot easily test
> performing the send and receive will get rid of the messages on your
> server.

> Also, make your life a bit easier and export your account settings to .iaf
> files from OE and import those into WM.  You can find the button to export
> under Tools>Accounts>Mail.  You can import these account settings files
> into WM in the same location in WM.  Go to Tools>Accounts>Mail and import
> the files from the location you saved them to.  This will save you some
> time in futzing around with configuring your e-mail settings.  It's also
> not a bad idea to export these and store them someplace safe so that in
> the event your computer crashes you can bring your account settings back
> quickly.

> As for inbox rules, luckily the registry format for rules is identical so
> you can, with a little text editing, import your rules as well.  Granted
> to make this worthwhile you need to have enough rules that would warrant
> going through the following process.  I had about twenty so recreating all
> my rules from scratch wasn't, in my opinion, a good use of my time.  I
> would recommend you perform the following after you have imported your
> mail and you address book.

> To import your rules:

> 1.  Find out what identity you're using:

> a.  In OE go to Tools>Options>Maintenance and click on the "Store Folder"
> button.

> b.  In the store folder button you will see a number enclosed in curly
> braces.  ex.

>            {F67B35AC-B631-46C8-88AA-6EFC5B2933A9}

>         This is your identity number.  I'll reference it further as
> <identity>

> 2.  Export your rules:

> a.  Open regedit.exe

> b.  In regedit, navigate to
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\<identity>\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
> Express\5.0\Rules

> (you may see "6.0\Rules", it's 5.0 on my computer and I'll reference 5.0
> from here on)

> c.  Right-click on "Mail" and select "Export"

> d.  Give it a name you can remember in a place on your computer you can
> find and click "Save".

> 3.  Edit your rules to import on your new computer:

> a.  Make a copy of the file you just saved and name it <whatever your file
> was called>_Import.

> ex.  If your computer is setup to show extensions you will see
> "MyMailRules.reg" rename this file to "MyMailRules_Import.reg"

> if you don't see extensions you will only see "MyMailRules" and once
> renamed "MyMailRules_Import"

> b.  Right-click on your new file (the one named ..._Import) and select
> "Edit"

> c.  In Notepad select "Edit>Replace"

> d.  In the 'Replace' dialogue copy and paste the line up to 5.0 from the
> first line of your ..._Import file:

> ex.   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\<identity>\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
> Express\5.0

> into the "Find What" field.

> e.  Then paste the following line exactly as it's shown:

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail into the "Replace With"
> field.

> f.  In the replace dialogue, click on "Replace All"

> g.  Save your file.

> 4.  Import the rules on your new computer:

> a.  Copy the ..._Import.reg file to your new computer

> b.  Double-click the file and when asked, "Are you sure..." answer yes.

> 5.  Fix the Imported rules:

> Because rules can reference specific locations in the mail folder
> structure within OE some of your rules may be pointing to locations that
> don't technically exist anymore.  The same can hold true for rules that
> referenced contacts, since you have moved to a new computer the contacts
> may be seen as completely new.  However, the structure of the rules is
> intact so, you just need to repoint to rules the folders or contacts you
> want them to work with. Modify each rule to match your requirements and
> you should be golden.

> steve

> "Jerry S" <notdisclo...@nada.tld> wrote in message
> news:u8b0FGVWHHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Ok, the steps may be easier to read in this post.  The formatting didn't
>> come out quite right in my last post.

>> Hey Tony,

>> To completely transfer your OE mail to Windows Mail you should not only
>> transfer your messages but your account information and rules along with
>> your address book.  This isn't a comprehensive "Move OE to your new Vista
>> computer" article but, I have included instructions on how to move your
>> accounts and rules over from OE to WM in addition to the link to the
>> website that is included that walks you through migrating your actual
>> mail.

>> See the website:

>> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

>> This site gives great information on moving your data stores from OE on
>> one machine to WM on another and is what I used to begin my e-mail
>> migration from my old computer to my new one.

>> A word of warning though, ** if you have your account set to leave mail
>> on your mail server for a period of time ** after you get your accounts
>> setup and all of your mail has been imported you will end up downloading
>> duplicate messages for all the items you have out on your mail server.
>> So, if you leave copies of your messages on the mail server for 10 days
>> you will receive duplicate messages for everything you have gotten in the
>> last 10 days.  To prevent this you can turn this off in OE6 under
>> Tools>Accounts>Mail>"Account Name">Properties>Advanced>Delivery and then
>> perform a send and receive.  If you have web-mail with your ISP use that
>> to verify that there are no messages left on your mail server.  I wasn't
>> thinking when I did my move and had to delete about 120 messages.  You'll
>> want to verify that the duplicates are gone as I cannot easily test
>> performing the send and receive will get rid of the messages on your
>> server.

>> Also, make your life a bit easier and export your account settings to
>> .iaf files from OE and import those into WM.  You can find the button to
>> export under Tools>Accounts>Mail.  You can import these account settings
>> files into WM in the same location in WM.  Go to Tools>Accounts>Mail and
>> import the files from the location you saved them to.  This will save you
>> some time in futzing around with configuring your e-mail settings.  It's
>> also not a bad idea to export these and store them someplace safe so that
>> in the event your computer crashes you can bring your account settings
>> back quickly.

>> As for inbox rules, luckily the registry format for rules is identical so
>> you can, with a little text editing, import your rules as well.  Granted
>> to make this worthwhile you need to have enough rules that would warrant
>> going through the following process.  I had about twenty so recreating
>> all my rules from scratch wasn't, in my opinion, a good use of my time.
>> I would recommend you perform the following after you have imported your
>> mail and you address book.

>> To import your rules:

>> 1.  Find out what identity you're using:

>> a.  In OE go to Tools>Options>Maintenance and click on the "Store Folder"
>> button.

>> b.  In the store folder button you will see a number enclosed in curly
>> braces.  ex.

>>            {F67B35AC-B631-46C8-88AA-6EFC5B2933A9}

>>         This is your identity number.  I'll reference it further as
>> <identity>

>> 2.  Export your rules:

>> a.  Open regedit.exe

>> b.  In regedit, navigate to
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\<identity>\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>> Express\5.0\Rules

>> (you may see "6.0\Rules", it's 5.0 on my computer and I'll reference 5.0
>> from here on)

>> c.  Right-click on "Mail" and select "Export"

>> d.  Give it a name you can remember in a place on your computer you can
>> find and click "Save".

>> 3.  Edit your rules to import on your new computer:

>> a.  Make a copy of the file you just saved and name it <whatever your
>> file was called>_Import.

>> ex.  If your computer is setup to show extensions you will see
>> "MyMailRules.reg" rename this file to "MyMailRules_Import.reg"

>> if you don't see extensions you will only see "MyMailRules" and once
>> renamed "MyMailRules_Import"

>> b.  Right-click on your new file (the one named ..._Import) and select
>> "Edit"

>> c.  In Notepad select "Edit>Replace"

>> d.  In the 'Replace' dialogue copy and paste the line up to 5.0 from the
>> first line of your ..._Import file:

>> ex.   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\<identity>\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>> Express\5.0

>> into the "Find What" field.

>> e.  Then paste the following line exactly as it's shown:

>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail into the "Replace With"
>> field.

>> f.  In the replace dialogue, click on "Replace All"

>> g.  Save your file.

>> 4.  Import the rules on your new computer:

>> a.  Copy the ..._Import.reg file to your new computer

>> b.  Double-click the file and when asked, "Are you sure..." answer yes.

>> 5.  Fix the Imported rules:

>> Because rules can reference specific locations in the mail folder
>> structure within OE some of your rules may be pointing to locations that
>> don't technically exist anymore.  The same can hold true for rules that
>> referenced contacts, since you have moved to a new computer the contacts
>> may be seen as completely new.  However, the structure of the rules is
>> intact so, you just need to repoint to rules the folders or contacts you
>> want them to work with. Modify each rule to match your requirements and
>> you should be golden.

> Thanks,

> Jerry S

> "Steve Cochran" <scoch...@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:8863F238-DB75-4479-AF76-16BE786D91A4@microsoft.com...
>> Your method for importing rules won't work because of the issues related
>> to the storing of the strings in the registry between OE and WinMail.
>> One also has to change those strings.

>> steve

>> "Jerry S" <notdisclo...@nada.tld> wrote in message
>> news:u8b0FGVWHHA.5060@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Ok, the steps may be easier to read in this post.  The formatting didn't
>>> come out quite right in my last post.

>>> Hey Tony,

>>> To completely transfer your OE mail to Windows Mail you should not only
>>> transfer your messages but your account information and rules along with
>>> your address book.  This isn't a comprehensive "Move OE to your new
>>> Vista computer" article but, I have included instructions on how to move
>>> your accounts and rules over from OE to WM in addition to the link to
>>> the website that is included that walks you through migrating your
>>> actual mail.

>>> See the website:

>>> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

>>> This site gives great information on moving your data stores from OE on
>>> one machine to WM on another and is what I used to begin my e-mail
>>> migration from my old computer to my new one.

>>> A word of warning though, ** if you have your account set to leave mail
>>> on your mail server for a period of time ** after you get your accounts
>>> setup and all of your mail has been imported you will end up downloading
>>> duplicate messages for all the items you have out on your mail server.
>>> So, if you leave copies of your messages on the mail server for 10 days
>>> you will receive duplicate messages for everything you have gotten in
>>> the last 10 days.  To prevent this you can turn this off in OE6 under
>>> Tools>Accounts>Mail>"Account Name">Properties>Advanced>Delivery and then
>>> perform a send and receive.  If you have web-mail with your ISP use that
>>> to verify that there are no messages left on your mail server.  I wasn't
>>> thinking when I did my move and had to delete about 120 messages.
>>> You'll want to verify that the duplicates are gone as I cannot easily
>>> test performing the send and receive will get rid of the messages on
>>> your server.

>>> Also, make your life a bit easier and export your account settings to
>>> .iaf files from OE and import those into WM.  You can find the button to
>>> export under Tools>Accounts>Mail.  You can import these account settings
>>> files into WM in the same location in WM.  Go to Tools>Accounts>Mail and
>>> import the files from the location you saved them to.  This will save
>>> you some time in futzing around with configuring your e-mail settings.
>>> It's also not a bad idea to export these and store them someplace safe
>>> so that in the event your computer crashes you can bring your account
>>> settings back quickly.

>>> As for inbox rules, luckily the registry format for rules is identical
>>> so you can, with a little text editing, import your rules as well.
>>> Granted to make this worthwhile you need to have enough rules that would
>>> warrant going through the following process.  I had about twenty so
>>> recreating all my rules from scratch wasn't, in my opinion, a good use
>>> of my time. I would recommend you perform the following after you have
>>> imported your mail and you address book.

>>> To import your rules:

>>> 1.  Find out what identity you're using:

>>> a.  In OE go to Tools>Options>Maintenance and click on the "Store
>>> Folder" button.

>>> b.  In the store folder button you will see a number enclosed in curly
>>> braces.  ex.

>>>            {F67B35AC-B631-46C8-88AA-6EFC5B2933A9}

>>>         This is your identity number.  I'll reference it further as
>>> <identity>

>>> 2.  Export your rules:

>>> a.  Open regedit.exe

>>> b.  In regedit, navigate to
>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\<identity>\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>>> Express\5.0\Rules

>>> (you may see "6.0\Rules", it's 5.0 on my computer and I'll reference 5.0
>>> from here on)

>>> c.  Right-click on "Mail" and select "Export"

>>> d.  Give it a name you can remember in a place on your computer you can
>>> find and click "Save".

>>> 3.  Edit your rules to import on your new computer:

>>> a.  Make a copy of the file you just saved and name it <whatever your
>>> file was called>_Import.

>>> ex.  If your computer is setup to show extensions you will see
>>> "MyMailRules.reg" rename this file to "MyMailRules_Import.reg"

>>> if you don't see extensions you will only see "MyMailRules" and once
>>> renamed "MyMailRules_Import"

>>> b.  Right-click on your new file (the one named ..._Import) and select
>>> "Edit"

>>> c.  In Notepad select "Edit>Replace"

>>> d.  In the 'Replace' dialogue copy and paste the line up to 5.0 from the
>>> first line of your ..._Import file:

>>> ex.   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\<identity>\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>>> Express\5.0

>>> into the "Find What" field.

>>> e.  Then paste the following line exactly as it's shown:

>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail into the "Replace
>>> With" field.

>>> f.  In the replace dialogue, click on "Replace All"

>>> g.  Save your file.

>>> 4.  Import the rules on your new computer:

>>> a.  Copy the ..._Import.reg file to your new computer

>>> b.  Double-click the file and when asked, "Are you sure..." answer yes.

>>> 5.  Fix the Imported rules:

>>> Because rules can reference specific locations in the mail folder
>>> structure within OE some of your rules may be pointing to locations that
>>> don't technically exist anymore.  The same can hold true for rules that
>>> referenced contacts, since you have moved to a new computer the contacts
>>> may be seen as completely new.  However, the structure of the rules is
>>> intact so, you just need to repoint to rules the folders or contacts you
>>> want them to work with. Modify each rule to match your requirements and
>>> you should be golden.

> Here's what I posted on December 12th:

> <quote>
> Okay there are actually 4 issues, but I figured out two of them.

> This is for a single rule at the moment.  I'll try and program it so it
> doesn't have to be done rule by rule.

> First export the rule from the machine with OE:

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
> Express\5.0\Rules\Mail\002

> where GUID is the Identity and this is rule 3

> Then edit the reg file with Notepad.

> Do replace for

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0

> with

> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail

> Then save the file.

> Then the search strings have been changed to Unicode so set the cursor
> where
> the Rule Criteria start.  Then do a second replace until the end of the
> file
> and search for

> ,

> replace with

> ,00,

> Then in the last line of each criteria add

> ,00

> Then save.

> Then create a mock rule in the registry with WinMail and close WinMail.
> Then delete that mock key in the registry.  Make sure the rule number in
> the
> saved reg file matches that that you just deleted.

> Then merge the file into the registry.

> Open WinMail and go to Tools | Message rules and you see the new message
> rule spelled out okay when you click on it, except for the folder name.
> You
> will still have to specify the folder names again because those are coded
> numerically, I think.

> Anyway, that will work, but its a bit involved to do manually.

> </quote>

> "Jerry S" <notdisclo...@nada.tld> wrote in message
> news:O9LB0ZkWHHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> That's odd, because in practice it works exactly as described.  If you're
>> referring to the location that the rules are stored, that's covered in
>> steps
>> 3d - 3f.  If you're referring to the pointers within the rules that
>> reference the objects within the OE data stores, that is covered in step
>> 5.

> "Steve Cochran" <scoch...@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:69FF5A7D-9966-473F-B5A8-4783B94CDE57@microsoft.com...
>> As I indicated a ffew months ago, the actual rule is now a Unicode string
>> and it wasn't before.  So one has to modify that.

>> Here's what I posted on December 12th:

>> <quote>
>> Okay there are actually 4 issues, but I figured out two of them.

>> This is for a single rule at the moment.  I'll try and program it so it
>> doesn't have to be done rule by rule.

>> First export the rule from the machine with OE:

>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>> Express\5.0\Rules\Mail\002

>> where GUID is the Identity and this is rule 3

>> Then edit the reg file with Notepad.

>> Do replace for

>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>> Express\5.0

>> with

>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail

>> Then save the file.

>> Then the search strings have been changed to Unicode so set the cursor
>> where
>> the Rule Criteria start.  Then do a second replace until the end of the
>> file
>> and search for

>> ,

>> replace with

>> ,00,

>> Then in the last line of each criteria add

>> ,00

>> Then save.

>> Then create a mock rule in the registry with WinMail and close WinMail.
>> Then delete that mock key in the registry.  Make sure the rule number in
>> the
>> saved reg file matches that that you just deleted.

>> Then merge the file into the registry.

>> Open WinMail and go to Tools | Message rules and you see the new message
>> rule spelled out okay when you click on it, except for the folder name.
>> You
>> will still have to specify the folder names again because those are coded
>> numerically, I think.

>> Anyway, that will work, but its a bit involved to do manually.

>> </quote>

>> "Jerry S" <notdisclo...@nada.tld> wrote in message
>> news:O9LB0ZkWHHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> That's odd, because in practice it works exactly as described.  If
>>> you're
>>> referring to the location that the rules are stored, that's covered in
>>> steps
>>> 3d - 3f.  If you're referring to the pointers within the rules that
>>> reference the objects within the OE data stores, that is covered in step
>>> 5.

> But if you look at the Value Value (<G>) under Criteria for the rules(eg.
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> Mail\Rules\Mail\000\Criteria\000), you'll see in XP (server 2003) that the
> string is not Unicode, but if you look at the same in Vista, you will see
> that it is in Unicode.  So I don't know how the export method would be
> involved.

> steve

> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaund...@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:4C7E65F3-C960-411F-BBF6-B9BF059CD853@microsoft.com...
> > It may depend on whether it's exported as a Regedit 4 or Regedit 5
> > (Windows Registry Editor Version 5) file.

> > "Steve Cochran" <scoch...@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> > news:69FF5A7D-9966-473F-B5A8-4783B94CDE57@microsoft.com...
> >> As I indicated a ffew months ago, the actual rule is now a Unicode string
> >> and it wasn't before.  So one has to modify that.

> >> Here's what I posted on December 12th:

> >> <quote>
> >> Okay there are actually 4 issues, but I figured out two of them.

> >> This is for a single rule at the moment.  I'll try and program it so it
> >> doesn't have to be done rule by rule.

> >> First export the rule from the machine with OE:

> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
> >> Express\5.0\Rules\Mail\002

> >> where GUID is the Identity and this is rule 3

> >> Then edit the reg file with Notepad.

> >> Do replace for

> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
> >> Express\5.0

> >> with

> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail

> >> Then save the file.

> >> Then the search strings have been changed to Unicode so set the cursor
> >> where
> >> the Rule Criteria start.  Then do a second replace until the end of the
> >> file
> >> and search for

> >> ,

> >> replace with

> >> ,00,

> >> Then in the last line of each criteria add

> >> ,00

> >> Then save.

> >> Then create a mock rule in the registry with WinMail and close WinMail.
> >> Then delete that mock key in the registry.  Make sure the rule number in
> >> the
> >> saved reg file matches that that you just deleted.

> >> Then merge the file into the registry.

> >> Open WinMail and go to Tools | Message rules and you see the new message
> >> rule spelled out okay when you click on it, except for the folder name.
> >> You
> >> will still have to specify the folder names again because those are coded
> >> numerically, I think.

> >> Anyway, that will work, but its a bit involved to do manually.

> >> </quote>

> >> "Jerry S" <notdisclo...@nada.tld> wrote in message
> >> news:O9LB0ZkWHHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >>> That's odd, because in practice it works exactly as described.  If
> >>> you're
> >>> referring to the location that the rules are stored, that's covered in
> >>> steps
> >>> 3d - 3f.  If you're referring to the pointers within the rules that
> >>> reference the objects within the OE data stores, that is covered in step
> >>> 5.

> Since, as you have so eloquently pointed out, the rules were stored as
> ASCII
> in OE and I would be surprised if importing the ASCII values in a Regedit
> version 4 file would import differently than the ASCII values in a Regedit
> 5
> file.  However, I would change my statement that "the registry format for
> rules is identical" to "the structure of the rules are the same" as
> obviously
> a string stored as ASCII is not identical to one stored as Unicode.

> In any case, as stated, it works.  I wouldn't have posted it otherwise.

> --

> Thanks,

> Jerry S

> "Steve Cochran" wrote:

>> Oh.  I hadn't thought of that.  I'll have to look and see how I did it.

>> But if you look at the Value Value (<G>) under Criteria for the rules(eg.
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
>> Mail\Rules\Mail\000\Criteria\000), you'll see in XP (server 2003) that
>> the
>> string is not Unicode, but if you look at the same in Vista, you will see
>> that it is in Unicode.  So I don't know how the export method would be
>> involved.

>> steve

>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaund...@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:4C7E65F3-C960-411F-BBF6-B9BF059CD853@microsoft.com...
>> > It may depend on whether it's exported as a Regedit 4 or Regedit 5
>> > (Windows Registry Editor Version 5) file.

>> > "Steve Cochran" <scoch...@oehelp.com> wrote in message
>> > news:69FF5A7D-9966-473F-B5A8-4783B94CDE57@microsoft.com...
>> >> As I indicated a ffew months ago, the actual rule is now a Unicode
>> >> string
>> >> and it wasn't before.  So one has to modify that.

>> >> Here's what I posted on December 12th:

>> >> <quote>
>> >> Okay there are actually 4 issues, but I figured out two of them.

>> >> This is for a single rule at the moment.  I'll try and program it so
>> >> it
>> >> doesn't have to be done rule by rule.

>> >> First export the rule from the machine with OE:

>> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>> >> Express\5.0\Rules\Mail\002

>> >> where GUID is the Identity and this is rule 3

>> >> Then edit the reg file with Notepad.

>> >> Do replace for

>> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>> >> Express\5.0

>> >> with

>> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Mail

>> >> Then save the file.

>> >> Then the search strings have been changed to Unicode so set the cursor
>> >> where
>> >> the Rule Criteria start.  Then do a second replace until the end of
>> >> the
>> >> file
>> >> and search for

>> >> ,

>> >> replace with

>> >> ,00,

>> >> Then in the last line of each criteria add

>> >> ,00

>> >> Then save.

>> >> Then create a mock rule in the registry with WinMail and close
>> >> WinMail.
>> >> Then delete that mock key in the registry.  Make sure the rule number
>> >> in
>> >> the
>> >> saved reg file matches that that you just deleted.

>> >> Then merge the file into the registry.

>> >> Open WinMail and go to Tools | Message rules and you see the new
>> >> message
>> >> rule spelled out okay when you click on it, except for the folder
>> >> name.
>> >> You
>> >> will still have to specify the folder names again because those are
>> >> coded
>> >> numerically, I think.

>> >> Anyway, that will work, but its a bit involved to do manually.

>> >> </quote>

>> >> "Jerry S" <notdisclo...@nada.tld> wrote in message
>> >> news:O9LB0ZkWHHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> >>> That's odd, because in practice it works exactly as described.  If
>> >>> you're
>> >>> referring to the location that the rules are stored, that's covered
>> >>> in
>> >>> steps
>> >>> 3d - 3f.  If you're referring to the pointers within the rules that
>> >>> reference the objects within the OE data stores, that is covered in
>> >>> step
>> >>> 5.