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December 26th, 2012, 11:54 AM
#1
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Sounds like something is wrong in the view portion of outlook express.
From what you say they are there, just not showing in the bottom left
where they should be.
This isnt exactly your issue but some info i n here may help ya
It's the view of the contact pane that's the issue
http://www.windowsbbs.com/internet-e...sappeared.html
Something else which may help
Look under the Tools menu in the Outlook Express Address Book.
Does it show Share?
If so, uncheck Share.
Last edited by Ferrit; December 26th, 2012 at 12:39 PM.
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December 26th, 2012, 01:19 PM
#2
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Kodiak, for grins, try installing Thunderbird and importing the data. If you find that everything works correctly in Thunderbird, then you can feel pretty safe in assuming a problem with Outlook Express. You can download a fresh copy from MS and re-install it, but if Tbird works, I think I'd be trying to make a case with your client for replacing OE. Junk mail filter, tabbed view etc. Live Mail (or whatever MS is calling it this week) is an option, but I think the interface is about the worst Ribbon implementation I've seen.
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December 26th, 2012, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by slgrieb
Kodiak, for grins, try installing Thunderbird and importing the data.
Moving to Thunderbird was a big mistake I made long time ago. There is no way back other than losing all emails from TB. I'd take WLM or Outlook over it without any hesitation.
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December 26th, 2012, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CeeBee
Moving to Thunderbird was a big mistake I made long time ago. There is no way back other than losing all emails from TB. I'd take WLM or Outlook over it without any hesitation.
All Lies I have done it a number of times and here are the instructions
http://www.broobles.com/imapsize/th2outlook.php
Best to be sure of what you are saying before you say it.
I used Thunderbird for a number of years quite successfully and i moved to outlook
from it.
Last edited by Ferrit; December 26th, 2012 at 03:48 PM.
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December 26th, 2012, 06:10 PM
#5
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Originally Posted by Ferrit
All Lies I have done it a number of times and here are the instructions
http://www.broobles.com/imapsize/th2outlook.php
Best to be sure of what you are saying before you say it.
I used Thunderbird for a number of years quite successfully and i moved to outlook
from it.
Yeah, I've found moving from Thunderbird to other email clients much smoother than getting Outlook Express to move contacts to Outlook, or getting Windows Mail migrated to Outlook. It always seems to be the contact lists that are the difficult issue between MS clients.
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December 28th, 2012, 10:29 AM
#6
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Originally Posted by Ferrit
I used imapsize. And ended up with a ****load of screwed up messages - enough to be useless. Messages opened fine in TB though, but in OE they had screwed up dates and corrupted content. I ended up stuck with TB... Fortunately since then I switched to almost exclusively use of Hotmail.
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December 28th, 2012, 10:06 PM
#7
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Let's face it, email clients and protocols weren't originally designed for the demands users place on them today. Outlook Express, with it's low limits on folder size and it's lack of junk filters, etc. is pretty much the poster child for dysfunctional email clients. But Outlook isn't really a prize either. Specifically, I've had poor success importing contacts lists from other software into Outlook (no matter if they were CSV files or other formats) and have them look like they did in the original software. Considering how proud MS is of Outlook, it just seems it should work a lot better than it does.
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December 31st, 2012, 10:01 AM
#8
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Originally Posted by slgrieb
Considering how proud MS is of Outlook, it just seems it should work a lot better than it does.
Well it still leaves Domino/Notes in the dust... After having to deal with them for years, going to a MS environment was a blessing....
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December 31st, 2012, 07:20 PM
#9
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Originally Posted by CeeBee
I used imapsize. And ended up with a ****load of screwed up messages - enough to be useless. Messages opened fine in TB though, but in OE they had screwed up dates and corrupted content. I ended up stuck with TB... Fortunately since then I switched to almost exclusively use of Hotmail.
One of my favorite add ons for Thunderbird is Import/Export Tools. It requires some expertise to use (you need to know where any files you want to import are stored, or be able to find them), but it works very well.
All the same, like it or not, webmail is going to replace email clients in the near future for most users, especially with the growth in mobile devices. For corporate users internal needs, Exchange, often in conjunction with Sharepoint, is already a clear winner.
Last edited by slgrieb; December 31st, 2012 at 07:26 PM.
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