How to Open iCal ICS for XP
ICalendar files with the ICS file extension contain event information that you can import into a desktop calendar application. Importing the ICS file adds the events inside of it to your personal calendar. Windows XP doesn’t come with an integrated calendar application, but you can import iCal files into a desktop calendar application such as Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird with the Lightning add-on as well as Web applications such as Google Calendar.
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Import iCalendar ICS files into your Microsoft Outlook calendar. Click the “File” menu in Outlook, click “Open” in the menu and click “Import.” Select “Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar (.vcf) File” in the list, click “Next,” browse to the ICS file and double-click it. Click “Import” to add the events inside it to your current calendar or click “Open as New” to add the ICS file as a new, separate calendar.
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Install Mozilla Thunderbird and install the Lightning add-on from its add-ons manager. Click the “Events and Tasks” menu that appears at the top of the Mozilla Thunderbird window, select “Import,” browse to the ICS file on your computer and double-click it. The events from the iCalendar file appear on your Thunderbird calendar.
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Open the Google Calendar website at Google.com/Calendar and sign up for a free Google account if you don’t already have one. Click the down arrow to the right of Other Calendars at the left side of the Google Calendar page and select “Import Calendar.” Click the “Choose File” button, browse to the ICS file on your computer and double-click it. Select the calendar you want to import the events to in the Calendar drop-down box and click “Import.” The events appear in your Google Calendar account.
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