If I want to backup all my messages and everything... ie if I was going to
reformat or something

C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

All I need to do is copy this folder and point to these .pst files on the
new installation right?

Now what about backup up connection settings and rules? I only have 1 email
account setup so if I had to it wouldn't be hard to set that up manually.

"Rob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> If I want to backup all my messages and everything... ie if I was going to
> reformat or something
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Outlook
>
> All I need to do is copy this folder and point to these .pst files on the
> new installation right?
>
> Now what about backup up connection settings and rules? I only have 1
> email account setup so if I had to it wouldn't be hard to set that up
> manually.
>


Depends what version of Office you have......post Office 2000 and prior to
office 2007 there's a "Save My settings" Wizard in MS Office-Office Tools.
For Office 2007 you need to use the User State Migration tool....

I have xp (2002) and I didn't see save my settings in any of the menus. I
even searched and all that came up was saving rules.

>
> Depends what version of Office you have......post Office 2000 and prior to
> office 2007 there's a "Save My settings" Wizard in MS Office-Office Tools.
> For Office 2007 you need to use the User State Migration tool....
>

"Rob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%2318ewb%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have xp (2002) and I didn't see save my settings in any of the menus. I
>even searched and all that came up was saving rules.
>
>>
>> Depends what version of Office you have......post Office 2000 and prior
>> to office 2007 there's a "Save My settings" Wizard in MS Office-Office
>> Tools. For Office 2007 you need to use the User State Migration tool....
>>
>
>


It's not in Outlook. You need to do Start-All Programs-Microsoft
Office-Microsoft Office Tools.....

Oh I see now. Thanks.
"Gordon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eqJFYk%(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Rob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%2318ewb%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have xp (2002) and I didn't see save my settings in any of the menus. I
>>even searched and all that came up was saving rules.
>>
>>>
>>> Depends what version of Office you have......post Office 2000 and prior
>>> to office 2007 there's a "Save My settings" Wizard in MS Office-Office
>>> Tools. For Office 2007 you need to use the User State Migration tool....
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> It's not in Outlook. You need to do Start-All Programs-Microsoft
> Office-Microsoft Office Tools.....
>

On Mon, 21 May 2007 19:47:15 +0100, "Gordon"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Rob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If I want to backup all my messages and everything... ie if I was going to
>> reformat or something
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application
>> Data\Microsoft\Outlook
>>
>> All I need to do is copy this folder and point to these .pst files on the
>> new installation right?
>>
>> Now what about backup up connection settings and rules? I only have 1
>> email account setup so if I had to it wouldn't be hard to set that up
>> manually.
>>
>
>
>Depends what version of Office you have......post Office 2000 and prior to
>office 2007 there's a "Save My settings" Wizard in MS Office-Office Tools.
>For Office 2007 you need to use the User State Migration tool....
>

I downloaded USMT301 but it won't install under Vista32. Is this tool
just for XP? and if so, What Can I use to backup my outlook 2007 files
under Vista?

Len