At the end of this article, you will find links to pages that have detailed instructions with screenshots on how to accomplish these seemingly difficult tasks.
However, since this email is already working on the Windows XP desktop, you can simply transfer the account settings, all old messages and the contacts list to the new machine.
Refer how to get email on two computers – PC and laptop.
Yes, you can receive Comcast email on both the XP and Windows 7 laptop.
If not, get Windows Live Mail for free from the Microsoft web site. However, please note that Windows Live Mail is quite different from Outlook Express and it might take you a couple of days to “adjust” to the interface and the way messages are organized.Īlso, this email client should come pre-installed with the operating system.
On Windows 7, I recommend Windows Live Mail to set up the Comcast account I use it myself! Obviously, there is nothing stopping you from employing a different email program such as the free Thunderbird from Mozilla or Microsoft Outlook which costs $109.99, at the time of writing.I could go on with more but Carol is right it is DUMB MAIL … it was designed by IT people for the IT literate who are ONLY 10% of the user base and the 90% of the rest of us have to suffer with their ideas which management bought into.Though he doesn’t mention it, I assume David had been using Outlook Express for the Comcast email account on the old Windows XP computer. and your folders view on the left is fixed you cannot rearrange it to suit yourself …. and when viewing the address book list view where are the email address ? you only get them in the card view … and guess what I have tried to attach a simple Microsoft Word docuument several times and it won't do it, I had to log into my YAHOO account to get that done in 2 sec …. I used to open right into my email account, now I come to a page to select email or voicemail which I don't have (just more mouse clicks to aggrevate the user)and don't try to send them an email for help, there is none and if you get to do that no one answers I had to call on the telephone …. all my weather places have disappeared & I only have one now …. After all you are paying a lot for the service!Ĭarol B referred to Comcast's new SmartZone as DUMBMAIL… YES IT IS … my 3 other email address have disappeared after reading an email & deleting it used to open the next email but NO now we go back to the email menu to DOUBLE click to open the next mail & finding the Address EXPORT is like digging for clams. If you ever have any issues, make sure to contact Comcast and let them know. To run a restore, simply follow the instructions for how to restore your Comcast (Xfinity) address book. Best of all the backups are automatic and enabled on your account by default. This is for good reason, because Comcast provides a backup and restore feature, that allows you to never worry about needing to backup your address book. Now that you have exported your entire contact list from the address book, if needed you can easily import them into Yahoo, Outlook, etc…,by following instructions located at this link.īut you will notice that there is no import capability to import the contact list back into your Comcast address book. If the export windows remains open after the export has completed, just click Cancel to close it. When prompted, specify a location and name for the file in the Save As dialog box.Next, click on the Export button and save the file to a location on your disk, or better yet on another hard drive or USB Drive.If you are unsure, select MS Outlook Express CSV. Select either, Microsoft Outlook (CSV), Outlook Express (CSV), Palm (CSV), Netscape (CSV), Yahoo (CSV), vCard VVCF file). You will then have a choice of six formats for exporting. After the address book opens, click on the Export All link (shown in below screen shot).Click on the Address Book link in the menu bar.If you use another email application, such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, etc, refer to those applications documentation for exporting the local address book.įirst log on to your Comcast (xfinity) account and access your mailbox. The following procedure only applies if you are using Comcast Webmail.