Microsoft KB Archive/223678

= OLEXP: Cannot Import Rules Created in Outlook Express 5 to Outlook Express 4.0 =

Article ID: 223678

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q223678



For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SYMPTOMS
If you create a rule in Outlook Express 5, and then restore Outlook Express 4.0, you are not able to import the message rules that you created while you were using Outlook Express 5.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, create the rules manually after you restore Outlook Express 4.0. To do this, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Inbox Assistant.
 * 2) Click Add, enter the conditions, and then click OK.



MORE INFORMATION
Outlook Express version 4.0 and Outlook Express 5 use different methods to create and manage message rules. Outlook Express 4.0 uses the Inbox Assistant functionality. Outlook Express 5 uses the Message Rules functionality.

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbprb KB223678

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