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Importing settings from Outlook 2007 to Thunderbird 2.0

Asked by: Ajw43022

I'm trying to migrate from Outlook 2007 to Thunderbird 2.0.  The importing of my emails worked fine.  But when I try to import my Outlook settings I get the following error message.
"An error occurred while importing settings.  Some, or all, of the settings my not have been imported."

It's important I get this functioning as I have over 20 email accounts, and I do not want to have to recreate all of these manually in Thunderbird!  

I've tried a number of solutions already:

1. In this thread the user is advised to import to Outlook Express first, then from that to Thunderbird.  
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/Office_Productivity/Groupware/Outlook/Q_23533707.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+import+outlook+set+thunderbird

But when I open OE 6 and select File-->Import-->Mail Account Settings, it gives me an error "No other email accounts could be found".  I never even get a chance to select the PST file or anything.

2. Exporting from Outlook 2007 doesn't work.  There's no option to export Settings; only messages & contacts

3. I tried closing Outlook 2007 before the import, but that makes no difference.

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Answers

 

by: Ajw43022Posted on 2009-09-26 at 14:58:55ID: 25431724

Anyone have any ideas on this?  thanks.

 

by: apache09Posted on 2009-09-28 at 15:14:44ID: 25444040

Aid4Mail should do the trick:
http://www.aid4mail.com/

 

by: Ajw43022Posted on 2009-09-28 at 16:48:34ID: 25444634

The aid4mail website I see a lot of info about transferring email messages, but not the actual settings / account info.  So I'm not optimistic the program supports this -- I'd think they'd mention it if they did, no?

 

by: apache09Posted on 2009-09-28 at 17:35:00ID: 25444922

Hrm...I seem to think that it did.....
Might just pay to ask them:
http://www.aid4mail.com/contact_form.php

 

by: Ajw43022Posted on 2009-09-29 at 10:04:55ID: 25451089

I sent a message to Aid4Mail, and they said there was no way to do this currently with their program.  The search continues...

 

by: mtz1of4Posted on 2009-10-26 at 13:21:15ID: 25666356

Ajw43022,
Exactly what do you need to move?  What Settings exactly?  I believe you will have to manually add Account Settings.

Account settings are not exportable from Outlook 2007, as you have noted.  They need to be manually recreated, however, this person has a workaround, but it only applies to moving from Outlook to Outlook, so trying to migrate to Thunderbird from Outlook is a PITA when you have a lot of Accounts, as you noted.  
http://help.wugnet.com/office/Export-Account-Settings-Outlook-2007ftopic-1081520-days0-orderasc-8.html

 

by: Ajw43022Posted on 2009-10-28 at 18:04:33ID: 25689792

I'm trying to import accounts.  I have about 30 accounts in Outlook and so would like to avoid having to recreate them manually in Thunderbird.  But if that's the only way then that's the only way.  Thanks.  

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