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Moving your Outlook Express address book to Thunderbird from inside the program Problem solved you should never have to worry about it again.
#Move thunderbird mail to outlook password
If you do not share your computer and do not want to have to enter passwords every time you send or receive e-mail, check the box allowing Mozilla's Thunderbird to remember the outgoing mail server password for you. This is usually the same as your incoming mail server password. The first time you attempt to send e-mail using Thunderbird, it will prompt you to enter your outgoing mail server password.
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You may want to send yourself a test e-mail to prevent future frustrations when you are in a hurry and need to get an e-mail sent on your way out the door. You more than likely will not realize this until you are trying to send e-mail - an inopportune moment for such frustrations to occur. It is possible that Thunderbird will not actually import your outgoing mail server passwords. Either way, you will now click OK.įigure E Master password The tricky password portion ( Figure E) Read it carefully - if you share your computer or are not behind a firewall, you may want to set a master password. Thunderbird will then give you a Master Password Notice. While it would be nice if Thunderbird imported these for you, they are encrypted information, and no program should ever automatically get passwords from another program - it's a safety feature. Now you will be asked to enter the passwords for each of your e-mail accounts. You will then be asked what, if anything, you want Thunderbird to be the default client for. Thunderbird will take a few minutes to complete the import, and once it is finished, you will find that all of your e-mail information and settings have been set up for you by Mozilla's Thunderbird. In this case, we will choose Outlook Express ( Figure C) and click Next. The first time you run Mozilla's Thunderbird, you should be asked upon startup what program, if any, you would like to import address book information, saved e-mail, and settings from. Importing your Outlook Express address book, saved e-mail, and settings the easy way
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Once the installer does its thing, go ahead and let it start Thunderbird, and click Finish. You can make setup changes to Thunderbird from inside the program once it is installed.
#Move thunderbird mail to outlook license
You will need to read and accept the End User License Agreement, and most users will choose the Standard setup ( Figure B).
#Move thunderbird mail to outlook install
Start the install simply by double-clicking on the Thunderbird Setup.exe file ( Figure A), and following the prompts Once Thunderbird is installed, you can delete the file Thunderbird Setup.exe from the desktop. Once you have the page open, simply follow the prompts for Thunderbird and save the executable to your desktop. Going to the store won't help you obtain Mozilla's Thunderbird, as it is a freeware program, available for download from Mozilla's Web site.
#Move thunderbird mail to outlook software
Plus, it's free, safe software - and everybody loves that. The fact that Thunderbird is an open source project means that security updates are prompt, and Thunderbird can download and install those updates without slowing the user down. The user can configure it to mimic Outlook Express' user interface, making for a smoother transition. Mozilla's Thunderbird is proving to be a terrific stand-in for Outlook Express. Windows Mail does not work in quite the same way Outlook Express does, and many people feel frustrated by having to learn new e-mail client software. However, Microsoft may have overestimated people's tolerance for change. Spokespersons for Microsoft have claimed that Outlook Express is a static program - meaning that it is not capable of transforming to meet the needs of today's computer users.
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Microsoft replaced Outlook Express with Windows Mail in its Vista operating system. With the launch of Windows Vista, many users are missing Outlook Express.
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