I am not computer savvy and i need outlook express on this computer i just purchased used....cann't find it on here and need to use for emails.....

First, if you want to ask about Outlook Express, it's best to use the correct forum. This one is for Office Outlook. Ask OE questions here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/xpnetwork/threads. I'll move your question.Second, if you just purchased the PC and it's new, it's likely you have Windows 7, not Windows XP and Outlook Express won't run on WIndows 7. Windows Live Mail (http://explore.live.com/windows-live-mail) is the most Outlook Express-like for any of the free mail clients.Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]------------------------------If a reply helps, please vote it as helpful. If a reply solves the issue, please mark it as an answer.

Echoing Brian's advice. XP was the last Windows version to use Outlook Express. If you go with Windows Live Mail, here is what you need to do to move your data.Transferring data from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail:For Messages:Copy the *ENTIRE* OE message store folder to a flash drive. (Folders.dbx must be included). Place this on the Desktop or other location on the machine using WLMail. Open WLMail and: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and point to where you saved it.OE Message Store Location:In OE: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. For Addresses:Open the Address Book in OE and File | Export | Address Book (wab) and save it to the Desktop. Copy to a flash drive. Place this on the Desktop or other location on the machine using WLMail.Open the Contacts list in WLMail, (Go | Contacts on the Menu Bar), and File | Import | Windows Address Book (wab) and point to where you saved it. Note: If you use a CD or DVD instead of a flash drive, after placing on the new machine you must remove the Read Only attribute in Properties before you import.For Account Settings:In OE: Tools | Accounts, select the account and export it to the Desktop. This will be a .iaf file. Copy it to the new machine's Desktop and in WLMail: Tools | Accounts and import the settings from the location you saved them.Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]

Or, he can continue to use OE: www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx steve "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message news:b89679ad-5295-4a0e-9e5c-759a824550b0...Echoing Brian's advice. XP was the last Windows version to use Outlook Express. If you go with Windows Live Mail, here is what you need to do to move your data.Transferring data from Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail:For Messages:Copy the *ENTIRE* OE message store folder to a flash drive. (Folders.dbx must be included). Place this on the Desktop or other location on the machine using WLMail. Open WLMail and: File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and point to where you saved it.OE Message Store Location:In OE: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. For Addresses:Open the Address Book in OE and File | Export | Address Book (wab) and save it to the Desktop. Copy to a flash drive. Place this on the Desktop or other location on the machine using WLMail.Open the Contacts list in WLMail, (Go | Contacts on the Menu Bar), and File | Import | Windows Address Book (wab) and point to where you saved it. Note: If you use a CD or DVD instead of a flash drive, after placing on the new machine you must remove the Read Only attribute in Properties before you import.For Account Settings:In OE: Tools | Accounts, select the account and export it to the Desktop. This will be a .iaf file. Copy it to the new machine's Desktop and in WLMail: Tools | Accounts and import the settings from the location you saved them.Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]