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How do I export and import email account settings in Outlook 2007

 
 
Steven Papier
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      2nd Mar 2010
I'm running Outlook Exchange, and I would like to export my email account
settings for several POP accounts from one computer to another.
 
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DL
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      2nd Mar 2010
Outlook has no native export/import of account settings
The Save Settings wizard available in various versions of win invariably
causes issues with Outlook.

"Steven Papier" <logicbully-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm running Outlook Exchange, and I would like to export my email account
> settings for several POP accounts from one computer to another.



 
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Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert
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      2nd Mar 2010
On 3/2/2010 6:20 AM, DL wrote:
> Outlook has no native export/import of account settings
> The Save Settings wizard available in various versions of win invariably
> causes issues with Outlook.
>
> "Steven Papier"<logicbully-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:46D40762-D140-4D17-8B63-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm running Outlook Exchange, and I would like to export my email account
>> settings for several POP accounts from one computer to another.

>
>

Has anyone tested simply doing an export of

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles

that stores Outlook settings and importing that into registry on another
computer? PST files would have to be reconnected, but the rest of things
should work.

I'll test this.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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"Steven Papier" <logicbully-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm running Outlook Exchange, and I would like to export my email account
> settings for several POP accounts from one computer to another.


Even if you were able to export the Exchange account settings, they'd be no
use to you for a POP account. What settings do you believe you need to
export?
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Steven Papier
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      3rd Mar 2010


"Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> "Steven Papier" <logicbully-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:46D40762-D140-4D17-8B63-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > I'm running Outlook Exchange, and I would like to export my email account
> > settings for several POP accounts from one computer to another.

>
> Even if you were able to export the Exchange account settings, they'd be no
> use to you for a POP account. What settings do you believe you need to
> export?
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>

I have several POP accounts configured in Outlook. I'd like to export them
from one computer and important them into another.
 
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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      3rd Mar 2010
"Steven Papier" <logicbully-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have several POP accounts configured in Outlook. I'd like to export them
> from one computer and important them into another.


You said originally you were using Exchange. Now you say you're using POP.
Why the inconsistency?

Outlook has no way to export accounts. It's conceivable you could export the
registry setting that Mr. Knyshov mentions, and add that to the registry on
the other computer, but it will still require visiting each mail account and
reestablishing the credentials because the passwords definitely do not
transfer.
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Bob-Alamo, CA
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      4th Mar 2010
I've been down this road as well and found nothing as Brian says. Spent more
time trying to find an "easy" way than it took to just do it. If your
problem is you can't remember your passwords then you've got a real problem
and you have to solve that first with your various providers. Nothing I know
of will solve that for you. I actually created a small spreadsheet with all
the variables, filled it in for each account the then re-created them on the
new machine.

Bob

"Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> "Steven Papier" <logicbully-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8B50FFF8-07CA-47F1-827C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > I have several POP accounts configured in Outlook. I'd like to export them
> > from one computer and important them into another.

>
> You said originally you were using Exchange. Now you say you're using POP.
> Why the inconsistency?
>
> Outlook has no way to export accounts. It's conceivable you could export the
> registry setting that Mr. Knyshov mentions, and add that to the registry on
> the other computer, but it will still require visiting each mail account and
> reestablishing the credentials because the passwords definitely do not
> transfer.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
> .
>

 
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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      4th Mar 2010
"Bob-Alamo, CA" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've been down this road as well and found nothing as Brian says. Spent
> more
> time trying to find an "easy" way than it took to just do it. If your
> problem is you can't remember your passwords then you've got a real problem
> and you have to solve that first with your various providers. Nothing I
> know
> of will solve that for you. I actually created a small spreadsheet with all
> the variables, filled it in for each account the then re-created them on the
> new machine.


IN addition to a manual method, there are free "password vaults" available on
the Internet that will allow you to create a secure file where you can store
your passwords and transfer that file to a new PC when needed. It won't fill
in passwords, but it will allow you to remember them.
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