Microsoft Outlook maintains its content – e-mails, calendars, contacts, meetings etc – in a repository called as a PST file. This PST file, thus, holds great importance for an Outlook user. There could be some situations where you may need to import mails from Outlook emails into Outlook Express. For instance, in case of change of job location you may have to work in Outlook Express environment or you do not have MS Office installed on your machine. You can do it successfully until you are restricted by an error message. The reasons behind error messages could vary in different users. One major reason could be PST corruption. In such situations, it becomes absolutely important for you to overcome the problem by adopting corrective measures. You can use the backup copy of the PST file and go ahead with the process. However, if no backup is available, then you must consider using a PST recovery software.

Consider a scenario, wherein, you try to import messages from Outlook into Outlook Express, and may receive the following error message:

“Messages can not be imported from the MAPI client. An error has occurred.”

As a result of the above error message, the import process may stop abruptly.

Cause

The above behavior can be witnessed in the following situations:

  • You have removed the Outlook e-mail client from your computer before you tried to import mails into Outlook Express
  • You configure Outlook Express to be the default Simple Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) client
  • Or the PST file is corrupt

Resolution

To isolate the issue, you must try the following steps, if need arises, you may have to go for PST File recovery as well:

  • When importing mails from Outlook to Outlook Express, if you have already removed Outlook, then re-install it and try to import the mails again
  • You can configure the Outlook Express to not be the default Simple MAPI client. Follow these steps:
  1. Restart your computer, and then start Outlook Express
  2. On the Tools menu, click Options
  3. Go to Connections option, click Change to open the Internet Properties dialog box
  4. On the Programs tab, click an e-mail client other than Outlook Express in the E-mail list, click Apply, and then click OK
  5. Close the Options dialog box
  6. Exit Outlook Express and restart it (After you are done with import or export, you can configure Outlook Express to be the default MAPI client)
  • If you are still not able to resolve the issue, then it is likely that the PST file is corrupt. You can fix it by using a third-party PST recovery software. Such tools employ improved scanning algorithms and recover data from a corrupt PST file in a simple and efficient manner.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair is an easy-to-use recover pst utility which repairs a corrupt PST file and recovers all its components, irrespective of the complexity of the damage. The PST recovery Software supports Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002 and 2000.

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