Error Importing Outlook E-mails to Windows Mail:'MAPI is not installed on this computer …'

Windows Mail is the replacement of Outlook Express in Windows Vista. Sometimes, user needs to use e-mails received in Microsoft Outlook in Windows Mail, which can be done on importing the associated PST file. If succeeds, this operation facilitates the accessing Outlook PST as normal. But there are many issues that can halt this process and your Outlook e-mails may remain un-exported. One of the frequently observed reasons for this behavior is PST corruption, which requires PST Recovery solutions to solve.

Suppose you install Windows Mail on your Windows Vista computer and decide to import e-mails from an existing Outlook PST. Since the PST contains most of your important e-mails, it is imperative to import it without any errors. But to your surprise, you fail to import PST and the following error message pops up when you select Import/Outlook option:

“Messages cannot be imported from the MAPI client. MAPI is not installed on this computer or an error occured while initializing it.”

After this error message is received, you cannot import the Outlook PST in Windows Mail.

Explanation

The above behavior can be explained on the basis of following possible facts:

1.By MAPI client, the error message might be referring to Microsoft Outlook itself. Thus, one of the prime reasons for this error to occur is that Microsoft Outlook is not installed or is improperly installed on your computer. Thus, to resolve the issue, you should reinstall Microsoft Outlook and try importing the e-mails again. Alternatively, you can try importing PST e-mails in Outlook Express and then in Windows Mail. If the issue persists, continue to the next recommendation.

2.The same error message can also be received if the PST in issue is corrupted. For PST File Recovery, you need to run Outlook's Inbox Repair Tool, which is accessible by a program file called 'Scanpst.exe'. If this fails, the last resort is to use a third-party PST Recovery utility.

PST Recovery Software is a high-end tool that can repair and restore corrupted PST created with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. This PST Recovery tool has a 3-pane message view plus a user-friendly interface that make it easily operable. The tool can also recover deleted e-mail messages.

How to repair Outlook folders by Inbox Repair Tool?

Microsoft Outlook uses Personal Storage Folders or PST files to store all its data, which includes e-mail folders, contacts, calendar entries, and other personal data. PST files in Microsoft Outlook 2002 and earlier versions are formatted to ANSI (American National Standards Institute) format, though with Microsoft Outlook 2003 onwards, they started using UNICODE file format. In case, Microsoft Outlook doesn't allow you to open your folders and reports errors on trying to open them, most likely the Outlook PST file is damaged and you should use Inbox Repair Tool. This is a small utility, which comes as a default part of installation of Microsoft Office 2000 and later versions and allows you to repair the corrupted PST files in most of the cases.

When corrupted, PST file is automatically fixed by Outlook when you start the application. A start window displays that Outlook is trying to repair your folders. However, if the extent of damage is high, this initial repair may fail and you may not be able to start Outlook. These are the situations when you need to fix PST file corruption using Outlook's repair tool.

Using Inbox Repair Tool

To Repair Outlook Inbox and rest of the folders, you need to access an executable program file called Scanpst.exe with its default location as :\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12 in Outlook 2007 and C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033 in earlier versions. If you cannot locate this tool at the expected location, you can find it with the file search option of Windows. Once the file is located, follow the steps mentioned below:

1.Make sure that Outlook is closed before you start the tool
2.Double-click the Scanpst.exe file to launch the tool
3.Browse to the location of your PST file
4.Click 'Start' to start the file scanning
5.Once scanning finishes, you see a notification box. Mark the checkbox for creating the backup of scanned file
6.Click 'Repair' to repair the corrupted PST.

Note: Inbox Repair Tool has less chances of repairing the PST if it has been damaged by third-party add-ins and by similar causes. If you cannot recover your folders by this tool, it is suggested to opt for a powerful third-party PST repair utility, such as: http://www.recover-computerdata.com/outlook-pst-repair.html

Advanced Inbox Repair Tool application is an exclusive tool designed for effective scanning and restoring the file contents to a safe location. Supporting MS Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000, this tool can Repair Inbox with all its objects like, e-mails, notes, calendar, contacts, and others.