I am trying to export my email messages from Outlook Express to OE on another machine- when I click on File/export/messages, I get an error message: "Error occurred while initializing MAPI" - what does this mean?
To resolve this issue, try one of the following methods, as appropriate for your situation.
Method 1: Reinstall Outlook temporarily
If you are importing mail from Outlook into Outlook Express, but you have already removed Outlook from your computer, reinstall Outlook, and then try to import the mail again
Method 2: Change your MAPI Settings
Configure Outlook Express to not be the default Simple MAPI client before you import the mail items. To do this, follow these steps:
NOTE: After you complete the import or export process, you can configure Outlook Express to be the default MAPI client. For more information about how to configure Outlook Express to be the default MAPI client, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
You can now import or export messages.
Set Outlook Express as your default Simple MAPI client
Or u can refer from here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/179637
I dunno but you might be better off just copying the outlook express data files from one computer to the next instead of trying to export.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670
from the horses mouth.
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