changing workstations but retaining customization

[Betty Segal]

I have a new workstation. Not always great. sometimes painfull.

I'd like to retain my customization in outlook. I had several new menus
links to canned emails that would take hours to re-create.

Can you just copy the .pst file to the new computer? We use exchange server
and I did not see a .pst file on my new computer but it was on the old one.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

If you are using roaming profiles settings are automatically applied when
you logon to your new computer. Otherwise use the Office Save My Settings
Wizard or the File and Settings Transfer Wizard from Windows XP.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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I have a new workstation. Not always great. sometimes painfull.

I'd like to retain my customization in outlook. I had several new menus
links to canned emails that would take hours to re-create.

Can you just copy the .pst file to the new computer? We use exchange server
and I did not see a .pst file on my new computer but it was on the old one.

 

[Betty Segal]

Thanks. I'll try this. My old workstation was 2000 professional and new desk
is XP. I'll try save my settings wizard.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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I have a new workstation. Not always great. sometimes painfull.

I'd like to retain my customization in outlook. I had several new
menus links to canned emails that would take hours to re-create.

Can you just copy the .pst file to the new computer? We use exchange
server and I did not see a .pst file on my new computer but it was on
the old one.

If you are using Exchange, you likely don't have a PST file to worry about -
if it's configured to leave the mail in your Exchange mailbox as it should.

If you are using Exchange, you're using a domain - if you log into the
domain rather than your local workstation account, your IT staff can almost
certainly help you use a roaming profile (even temporarily) so that *all*
your profile settings follow you to the new computer.

The FAST wizard that Roady referred to is fine, but if you have a domain,
you probably don't need it - and you may be creating more work for yourself.
Do you have IT staff or a consultant who helps out?