Cannot import messages from MAPI client

[thkernlk]

I am getting the following error trying to import using Windows Mail.
messages cannot be imported from the MAPI client
Any ideas?

[Glenny]

The MAPI client is also known as Outlook, so you'll probably need to install Outlook 2003 or more recent.

[Raine]

You can't directly import a .pst file unless Outlook is installed on the Vista computer. You can copy Outlook Express .dbx files over and directly import them.

[JonathanD]

This may help

1. Create a directory under the current user's Documents, such as Documents\OEMail. This directory needs to be within the user's space, such as under Documents, in order to prevent possible access permissions problems.
   
   
2. Copy all the dbx files from one Outlook Express Identity into this directory, ensuring that folders.dbx is included.
   
   
3. Go to Edit | Select all in Windows Explorer and select all the dbx files. Then right click on the selection and choose Properties and ensure that the read only attribute of the files is unchecked.
   
   
4. In Windows Mail go to File | Import Messages and choose Outlook Express 6 format and choose to import from a directory.
   
   
5. Then use the Browse button to browse to the directory of dbx files. Make sure that when you set the directory that what is listed in the path is correct (NOTE: Vista can put the wrong path in here sometimes, so instead of c:\mypath it puts c:\mypath\mypath, so check the path to verify that it is correct, and if it is not correct then fix it by clicking the Browse button a second time and then leave the selection blank and clicking Ok).
   
   
6. Then select the files from which you wish to import messages and click Import.