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Step 1
Import account settings. Open Outlook and select "Import" and then "Internet Mail Account Settings" from the "File" pull-down menu. Click "Next."
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Step 2
Click "Next" after Outlook locates Outlook Express on your computer. Outlook will import your email name, email servers and email address. Click "Next" after each prompt to import the settings from Outlook Express.
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Step 3
Enter your account password when prompted to automate the log-in process. If you don't want to save your password on the computer, leave the box blank and then click "Next."
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Step 4
Click "Next" when asked if you would like to change your connection, and then click "Finish."
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Step 5
Import your address book. Select "Import" and then "Internet Mail and Address" from the Outlook "File" pull-down menu. Click "Next."
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Step 6
Click on "Outlook Express," then select both "Import Mail" and "Import Address Book." Click "Next," select "Import Addresses into Contacts Folder" and then click "Finish."
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Step 7
Make Outlook your default email client. Click "Control Panel" on the Start menu, then "Network and Internet Connections" and select "Internet Properties." Click the "Programs" tab, then select "Outlook" from the "E-mail and Newsgroups" drop-down menus. Click "OK."
