LiveMail configuration problems

I am setting up Live Mail  on my new computer running Windows 7.  I have
tried to transfer my address book from my old XP machine running Outlook
Express using the Easy Transfer program and my external hard drive.

Some settings transferred, but not the address book. I tried following the
instructions but no luck.  I loaded the file on a flash drive also, but that
did not work. Live Mail does not recognize the file as an address file.

Also, I cannot send  mail.  My  ISP is Earthlink and I can receive mail, but
not send it.
Any help is appreciated.

Windows Live Mail as a POP3 account?

Windows Live Mail as a POP3 account? Your EarthLink settings will be the
same as OE. Check the account properties.

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Transferring data from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail:

For messages:

Copy the *ENTIRE* OE message store folder to a flash drive. (Folders.dbx
must be included). Place this on the Desktop or other location on the
machine using WLMail. Open WLMail and: File | Import | Messages |
Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and point to where you saved it.

OE Message Store Location:

In OE: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the
location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and
navigate to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

For Addresses:

Open the Address Book in OE and File | Export | Address Book (wab) and
save it to the Desktop. Copy to a flash drive. Place this on the Desktop
or other location on the machine using WLMail.

Open the Contacts list in WLMail, (Go | Contacts on the Menu Bar), and
File | Import | Windows Address Book (wab) and point to where you saved
it.

Note: If you use a CD or DVD instead of a flash drive, after placing on
the new machine you must remove the Read Only attribute in Properties
before you import.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP  [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Thanks Bruce, that worked for the contacts.

Thanks Bruce, that worked for the contacts.  I will have to check the POP
settings to see what is not working.