I have Win XP and Outlook 2002. Using Windows Explorer I
copied an Outlook.pst file by locating the file in
Windows explorer and using Copy because the Outlook in
that user file doesn't have the File, Backup option. I
copied the file to a CD-R. I then took that CD-R to my
laptop and imported from the file my Contacts. When
finished I had all of the contacts data, but did not have
any of the setup work I had done in Current Views, Master
Categories, etc. How to I copy the file so that I get
all of that set up info? The only way I can find to get
the data onto the Laptop is to Import the .pst file. I
would just like to write the entire file over the file
that is there...how?

These are the reasons we continually advise against importing PST's.
If you want to transfer your data, just copy your PST and configure your new
installation to use it as its default. Categories, however, will not
transfer. They are stored in the registry.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"dmahanay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1266801c442a4$c121e3f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have Win XP and Outlook 2002. Using Windows Explorer I
> copied an Outlook.pst file by locating the file in
> Windows explorer and using Copy because the Outlook in
> that user file doesn't have the File, Backup option. I
> copied the file to a CD-R. I then took that CD-R to my
> laptop and imported from the file my Contacts. When
> finished I had all of the contacts data, but did not have
> any of the setup work I had done in Current Views, Master
> Categories, etc. How to I copy the file so that I get
> all of that set up info? The only way I can find to get
> the data onto the Laptop is to Import the .pst file. I
> would just like to write the entire file over the file
> that is there...how?

How do you copy the pst and configure the new
installation to use it as its default?
Dmahanay
>-----Original Message-----
>These are the reasons we continually advise against
importing PST's.
>If you want to transfer your data, just copy your PST
and configure your new
>installation to use it as its default. Categories,
however, will not
>transfer. They are stored in the registry.
>--
>Russ Valentine
>[MVP-Outlook]
>"dmahanay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message
>news:1266801c442a4$c121e3f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have Win XP and Outlook 2002. Using Windows
Explorer I
>> copied an Outlook.pst file by locating the file in
>> Windows explorer and using Copy because the Outlook in
>> that user file doesn't have the File, Backup option. I
>> copied the file to a CD-R. I then took that CD-R to my
>> laptop and imported from the file my Contacts. When
>> finished I had all of the contacts data, but did not
have
>> any of the setup work I had done in Current Views,
Master
>> Categories, etc. How to I copy the file so that I get
>> all of that set up info? The only way I can find to
get
>> the data onto the Laptop is to Import the .pst file. I
>> would just like to write the entire file over the file
>> that is there...how?
>
>
>.
>

To use another PST file (such as one you've copied from an earlier
installation) and set it to be the default for your current installation of
Outlook, you will first need to know the location and name of the PST file
you'd like to use as your new default. Then use the following directions:
- Go to Tools > Options > Mail Setup > Data Files > Add...
- Add the PST you'd like as your new default, then Close > OK to exit the
Options dialog
- Go to Tools > E-mail Accounts > View or change existing e-mail accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) > Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst folder
while in Folder View and select "Close <foldername> Folders"). If you have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you close
the old one.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"dmahanay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1253901c442c7$484dcd40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do you copy the pst and configure the new
> installation to use it as its default?
> Dmahanay
> >-----Original Message-----
> >These are the reasons we continually advise against
> importing PST's.
> >If you want to transfer your data, just copy your PST
> and configure your new
> >installation to use it as its default. Categories,
> however, will not
> >transfer. They are stored in the registry.
> >--
> >Russ Valentine
> >[MVP-Outlook]
> >"dmahanay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message
> >news:1266801c442a4$c121e3f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I have Win XP and Outlook 2002. Using Windows
> Explorer I
> >> copied an Outlook.pst file by locating the file in
> >> Windows explorer and using Copy because the Outlook in
> >> that user file doesn't have the File, Backup option. I
> >> copied the file to a CD-R. I then took that CD-R to my
> >> laptop and imported from the file my Contacts. When
> >> finished I had all of the contacts data, but did not
> have
> >> any of the setup work I had done in Current Views,
> Master
> >> Categories, etc. How to I copy the file so that I get
> >> all of that set up info? The only way I can find to
> get
> >> the data onto the Laptop is to Import the .pst file. I
> >> would just like to write the entire file over the file
> >> that is there...how?
> >
> >
> >.
> >