EML files to DBX in Outlook Express

I am looking for a way to convert .eml files to .dbx which could help me converting Windows Live Mail files (Vista, Windows 7) to Outlook Express (Windows XP). I just found the following and would try later.

Copy all the EML files (drag/drop) into a Windows Explorer folder. Copy
that folder to a machine running XP and Outlook Express. Open a local mail
folder in Outlook Express and open the folder containing the EML files. Now
drag/drop from the Explorer folder to the local mail folder.

You'll probably have to resize the Explorer and OE windows to do it, but
it's simple. Ctrl+A will select all the EML files for a quick drag/drop.
Good luck.
by John Pickering (vistaheads.com)
http://www.vistaheads.com/forums/microsoft-public-windows-vista-mail/13121-convert-eml-dbx.html



How to Restore Messages back to Outlook Express?
http://www.mailnavigator.com/restore-dbx-files.html

To restore previously saved messages back to Outlook Express folders, do the following:

Open Outlook Express and prepare the folder into which you will restore the messages. You should probably create a new folder or clear out an existing one. To clear a folder containing a lot of messages or many doubles, or one that takes a long time to load, and in which messages tend to disappear, it may be simpler to delete the corresponding dbx file. However, it is recommended to transfer the old dbx file to a safe place, rather than delete it. Once the old dbx file has been transferred, just click on the folder name and Outlook Express will automatically create a new one.

In Windows Explorer, open the folder (specified in field: Target Path) containing the extracted message files.

Select the .eml message files you want to restore to the Outlook Express folder. If, during extraction of the messages, you used the flag Add Folder Name Prefix, the names of the message files will include the name of the folder from which they were extracted. Consequently, to restore an Outlook Express folder, select those files which contain its name.

Drag the selected .eml files, and Drop them into the target folder in Outlook Express.

Repeat the above procedure for all the Outlook Express folders you want to restore messages to.



1. Copy the eml files to a directory and make sure they are not read only.
2. In OE go to File | New | Folder.
3. Open the new folder so that it has an empty message list.
4. In Explorer go to the directory of eml files and select all of them,
making sure only eml files are selected.
5. Right click on the selection and drag the entire selection of eml files
overtop the OE message list and drop them.
6. The messages will then be incorporated into that OE folder.

steve
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-mail/146543-eml-back-dbx-help.html