
Due to this rudimentary procedure, Windows 10/11 must be 64bit and installed on the C:\ drive.Ī forced or accidently removed Outlook Express causes no pain if taking some precautions, such as saving settings and accounts. The installer simply creates and stores all necessary files into the C:\Program Files (x86)\Outlook Express folder and enters Outlook Express specific key values into the Registry. This installer is a stripped off version, based on XP SP3 Outlook Express file versions and installs within one minute, does not require a registration key and does not require a reboot. If remains unavailable, I will provide my installer for free to users who can proof they paid for the OE installer from RunAsXp.

All *.dbx files are now stored on my laptop with Win 10 and I can still access them via my home network from my old desktop with XP as installed OS. Because I could not accept that I had to reinstall the RunAsXp version after each Win 10 update or upgrade, I kept using XP to send and receive emails till I had no other choice than to migrate to Windows 10. I paid for the RunAsXp version ( ) about two years ago.

I wonder if I could ever import this into another email client without lost of the tree structure and/or emails."OE Classic" did the job but the result was abominable with a bunch of entries that could not be stored as subfolder.

Also, during the past 10 years I created a huge complex tree of folders and subfolders in the left pane resulting in more than 8000 *.dbx files ( 9,75 GB in total ). Personally, I do not need more features than what OE offers me. Outlook Express excels by its simplicity, ease of use and runtime speed.
