Had to change to another pc today (both using Windows XP and Office/Outlook
2003) and so used the Office save my settings wizard assuming this would
make the process as simple as possible. Most things transferred across ok,
however the following problems occurred:

Although the email accounts were transferred, their passwords did not appear
to travel with them and I was asked to enter them the first time Outlook
synchronised. For most accounts this was not a problem as I was able to find
the passwords. However, the password of a very old account appear to be lost
in the mists of time. Is there any way to extract it from the old pc, or
export/import the account in a way that includes the password?

Finally I thought all the Outlook options would be imported but although
toolbars, signatures etc have all travelled, the basic formatting settings
(e.g. use Word as email editor) have not. Is there another file to copy
across which would include these?

Any help on the 2 issues above would be much appreciated.

TIA

V

"Victor Delta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Had to change to another pc today (both using Windows XP and
> Office/Outlook 2003) and so used the Office save my settings wizard
> assuming this would make the process as simple as possible. Most things
> transferred across ok, however the following problems occurred:
>
> Although the email accounts were transferred, their passwords did not
> appear to travel with them and I was asked to enter them the first time
> Outlook synchronised. For most accounts this was not a problem as I was
> able to find the passwords. However, the password of a very old account
> appear to be lost in the mists of time. Is there any way to extract it
> from the old pc, or export/import the account in a way that includes the
> password?

There are password-revealer programs available free on the Intenet that can
show you what's behind the asterisks in various password dialogues. Be
careful, though, so you don't get spyware.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...email+password

> Finally I thought all the Outlook options would be imported but although
> toolbars, signatures etc have all travelled, the basic formatting settings
> (e.g. use Word as email editor) have not. Is there another file to copy
> across which would include these?

It's best to reset things manually, but there are some settings that can be
transferred. See this:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.asp
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Victor Delta" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Had to change to another pc today (both using Windows XP and
>> Office/Outlook 2003) and so used the Office save my settings wizard
>> assuming this would make the process as simple as possible. Most things
>> transferred across ok, however the following problems occurred:
>>
>> Although the email accounts were transferred, their passwords did not
>> appear to travel with them and I was asked to enter them the first time
>> Outlook synchronised. For most accounts this was not a problem as I was
>> able to find the passwords. However, the password of a very old account
>> appear to be lost in the mists of time. Is there any way to extract it
>> from the old pc, or export/import the account in a way that includes the
>> password?
>
> There are password-revealer programs available free on the Intenet that
> can show you what's behind the asterisks in various password dialogues.
> Be careful, though, so you don't get spyware.
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...email+password
>
>> Finally I thought all the Outlook options would be imported but although
>> toolbars, signatures etc have all travelled, the basic formatting
>> settings (e.g. use Word as email editor) have not. Is there another file
>> to copy across which would include these?
>
> It's best to reset things manually, but there are some settings that can
> be transferred. See this:
> http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.asp
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian

Many thanks,

V