On your old computer use Import from within Outlook Express and then
transfer the dbx-files to Windows Mail.

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> I've bought a new computer with Vista on it, and want to import all my
> e-mail
> into windows mail from my messages on my old computer which had microsoft
> outlook. I'm getting an error message, the problem seems to be the MAPI
> files
> as opposed to PST files. Any ideas as to how I can get around this?