Let's say you want to dig deep into your Microsoft Outlook Express software and get all the important mail messages so you can put it in Windows 7. It is possible, but only if you know how. Basically, Windows 7 is the very first Microsoft operating system that does not come with its own email client. You cannot even read messages which you have saved in old email clients like Windows Mail or Outlook Express, because it does not know anything about these file formats.

Yes, Microsoft no longer adds an e-mail program to their new operating system offerings, but it still gives one away for free. You might know it as it is called – Windows Live mail. Windows Live Mail has the ability to import all your mails stored in earlier programs and download it off the bat. If you are one of the people who did the Vista upgrade install, then what you just have to do is to run Windows Live Mail. As soon as you open its program, all your old messages will be there for you to view. These can easily be found in its Storage folders section. However, things will be a bit different should you happen to perform a Custom upgrade moving from Windows XP to Windows Vista. You can get ahead of things if you follow these simple instructions:

One, you first need to download and then install the program Windows Live Mail. Once you have it, you need to set Windows in order to show the hidden files which include Launch Windows Explorer. After this, you have to select Organize, Folder and then search options. You then click onto the View tab. Choose Show hidden files, folders and drives. Once this pops up, you click Ok.

In the second part, you have to Launch Windows Live Mail and you can either go through your email accounts or cancel it using the Add an Email account wizard. Next, press and then release on your keyboard the ALT key in order to summon the older kinds of menus of the program. Select File, then Import and finally go on to Messages.

If you will be using it and your starting point is the upgrade version of Windows, you do the following:

For Vista, check the Import wizard and choose Windows Mail and then follow its prompts. The mail that you get will most likely be found in the C:\ folder, specifically the C:\Windows.old\Users\log-in nameAppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders – the location where your logon is also your Windows name.

If you use XP, check the Import wizard and go to Microsoft Outlook Express 6 to follow the prompts. The mails will most likely be in this folder: C:\Documents and Settings\your logon\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{series of numbers}\Microsoft\Outlook Express. Your logon name is also the Windows user name. Should you prefer to keep the hidden files as it is, go to step 2 but this time click on the Do not Shot hidden files, folders and drives option to do it.

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