I want to return my PC to its 'out of box' state however I want Outlook to
remain exactly as it is right now. I'm on Windows XP & failed miserably with
the 'Files & Settings Transfer Wizard' previously so can't rely on that.

In Outlook 2002 I have contacts, tasks, forms, views, new fields etc etc.
From research its appears that just saving my .pst file will not cover
everything.

Is there a steadfast way to backup everything and return it to its current
state, including anything I might have forgotten (like my signature or
autotext entries etc.)? No upgrades will be done and I am using home PC so
no Exchange Server.

Thanks.

In addition to backing up the pst-file also run the Office Save My Settings
Wizard to save your Office settings.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"Eddie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:36426131-B45D-4B37-826E-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I want to return my PC to its 'out of box' state however I want Outlook to
> remain exactly as it is right now. I'm on Windows XP & failed miserably
> with
> the 'Files & Settings Transfer Wizard' previously so can't rely on that.
>
> In Outlook 2002 I have contacts, tasks, forms, views, new fields etc etc.
> From research its appears that just saving my .pst file will not cover
> everything.
>
> Is there a steadfast way to backup everything and return it to its current
> state, including anything I might have forgotten (like my signature or
> autotext entries etc.)? No upgrades will be done and I am using home PC
> so
> no Exchange Server.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>

Thanks for the response and I will use that. However, due to my unsuccessful
use of the XP Wizard last time I cleaned the system up can you please point
me to an additional way of backing up the Outlook information in case the
Office Wizard fails (or I fail in using it correctly). I have thought of
saving all of my Application Data files and folders under my username - would
that cover everything in case I had to use it in an emergency?






"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> In addition to backing up the pst-file also run the Office Save My Settings
> Wizard to save your Office settings.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> -----
> "Eddie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:36426131-B45D-4B37-826E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I want to return my PC to its 'out of box' state however I want Outlook to
> > remain exactly as it is right now. I'm on Windows XP & failed miserably
> > with
> > the 'Files & Settings Transfer Wizard' previously so can't rely on that.
> >
> > In Outlook 2002 I have contacts, tasks, forms, views, new fields etc etc.
> > From research its appears that just saving my .pst file will not cover
> > everything.
> >
> > Is there a steadfast way to backup everything and return it to its current
> > state, including anything I might have forgotten (like my signature or
> > autotext entries etc.)? No upgrades will be done and I am using home PC
> > so
> > no Exchange Server.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>