Contacts B'days not on Calendar after transfer to another computer

[Keith]

after reading several post. It seems that using export / import is not a good
idea.
Could someone give me instructions on transferring my Outlook contacts from
one computer to another effectively so the Birthdays of the contacts
automatically show on my calender as they did on the other computer.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Posted here daily. Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data
backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

 

[Keith]

I can locete the Outlook folder but not the Contacts on my hard drive. when I
try to open the Outlook folder to view its contents the "Open with" window
pos up.

Posted here daily. Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data
backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

after reading several post. It seems that using export / import is not a
good
idea.
Could someone give me instructions on transferring my Outlook contacts
from
one computer to another effectively so the Birthdays of the contacts
automatically show on my calender as they did on the other computer.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Your post makes no sense. Had you read the information I posted you would
know why. All Outlook data exists in a single file (not a folder). Contacts
are not separate from the rest of your Outlook data. You open an Outlook
data file with Outlook, not Windows Explorer. Reconcile your post with the
information I posted.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I can locete the Outlook folder but not the Contacts on my hard drive. when
I
try to open the Outlook folder to view its contents the "Open with" window
pos up.

Posted here daily. Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data
backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

after reading several post. It seems that using export / import is not
a
good
idea.
Could someone give me instructions on transferring my Outlook contacts
from
one computer to another effectively so the Birthdays of the contacts
automatically show on my calender as they did on the other computer.

 

[Keith]

The question is very simple. When I go to the Outlook file in my C drive
how do I open Outlook file and transfer only the Contacts? I'm using Outlook
2003.
Could someone give me the instructions rather than a link.

Your post makes no sense. Had you read the information I posted you would
know why. All Outlook data exists in a single file (not a folder). Contacts
are not separate from the rest of your Outlook data. You open an Outlook
data file with Outlook, not Windows Explorer. Reconcile your post with the
information I posted.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I can locete the Outlook folder but not the Contacts on my hard drive. when
I
try to open the Outlook folder to view its contents the "Open with" window
pos up.

Posted here daily. Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data
backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
after reading several post. It seems that using export / import is not
a
good
idea.
Could someone give me instructions on transferring my Outlook contacts
from
one computer to another effectively so the Birthdays of the contacts
automatically show on my calender as they did on the other computer.

 

[Brian Tillman]

The question is very simple. When I go to the Outlook file in my C
drive how do I open Outlook file and transfer only the Contacts? I'm
using Outlook 2003.

As Russ said already, you don't "go to the file". Open Outlook. Click
File>Open>Outlook Data File. ALL your Outlook data is in it. Open the
Contacts folder it contains. That's where your contacts reside.

Could someone give me the instructions rather than a link.

The link Russ gave you points to a web page that contains explicit
instructions. Read them.

 

[Keith]

he gave me three links Brian. Which would you suggest?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

For crying out loud. Do you need to be spoon-fed? Read them all. Learn
something along the way We are not nannies.

 

[Brian Tillman]

he gave me three links Brian. Which would you suggest?

I'd start with the second one:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[Brian Tillman]

For crying out loud. Do you need to be spoon-fed? Read them all. Learn
something along the way We are not nannies.

Although some of us are old and gray.

 

[Keith]

I got this much info from Google! Anyone can cut & paste links. Obviously
this is not something you can help with. Sorry, did not intend to embarrass
you.

For anyone out there that might could help. I want to transfer only the
Contacts and have the birthdays of the contacts show in my existing Outlook
calender. When I tried to transfer, all outlook folders transferred. Now I
have another set of Outlook folders.
I do not have a Contacts folder in the Outlook Data File on the computer I'm
transferring from. Is this what I'm missing?

For crying out loud. Do you need to be spoon-fed? Read them all. Learn
something along the way We are not nannies.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

he gave me three links Brian. Which would you suggest?

 

[Brian Tillman]

For anyone out there that might could help. I want to transfer only
the Contacts and have the birthdays of the contacts show in my
existing Outlook calender. When I tried to transfer, all outlook
folders transferred. Now I have another set of Outlook folders.
I do not have a Contacts folder in the Outlook Data File on the
computer I'm transferring from. Is this what I'm missing?

Right. After adding the second PST to your mail profile, open the Contacts
folder it contains, select the contacts with CTRL-A, then click Edit>Copy to
Folder, specifying your default Contacts folder as the destination. Now
open the Calendar folder in the added PST, display the calendar in the
"Annual Events" or "Recurring Appointments" (or, if you've categoried the
birthdays, in "By Category") view, select all the birthdays and click
Edit>Copy to Folder, specifying your default Calendar as the destination.
In fact, I'm not entirely convinced you'll need to transfer the birthdays.
Transferring the contacts with Copy could very well cause Outlook to add the
birthdays in the contact records to your calendar automatically (I didn't
test it).

Once you've copied what you want, right-click the added PST's root and
choose Close to remove it from your mail profile.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Actually all the information you need is in the links I posted, and the
correct method for transferring data is posted here every day: You open the
PST file and copy the data you want from it into your current PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I got this much info from Google! Anyone can cut & paste links. Obviously
this is not something you can help with. Sorry, did not intend to
embarrass
you.

For anyone out there that might could help. I want to transfer only the
Contacts and have the birthdays of the contacts show in my existing
Outlook
calender. When I tried to transfer, all outlook folders transferred. Now I
have another set of Outlook folders.
I do not have a Contacts folder in the Outlook Data File on the computer
I'm
transferring from. Is this what I'm missing?

For crying out loud. Do you need to be spoon-fed? Read them all. Learn
something along the way We are not nannies.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

he gave me three links Brian. Which would you suggest?

:


The question is very simple. When I go to the Outlook file in my C
drive how do I open Outlook file and transfer only the Contacts? I'm
using Outlook 2003.

As Russ said already, you don't "go to the file". Open Outlook.
Click
File>Open>Outlook Data File. ALL your Outlook data is in it. Open
the
Contacts folder it contains. That's where your contacts reside.

Could someone give me the instructions rather than a link.

The link Russ gave you points to a web page that contains explicit
instructions. Read them.

 

[captain118]

Actually I tried replicating his issue and I get the same results. If
I copy my contacts to a PST then delete all my contacts. When I copy
them back to my contacts list the birthdays and anniversaries are not
replicated into the calendar.

Actually all the information you need is in the links I posted, and the
correct method for transferring data is posted here every day: You open the
PST file and copy the data you want from it into your current PST file.
--
Russ Valentine

I got this much info from Google! Anyone can cut & paste links. Obviously
this is not something you can help with. Sorry, did not intend to
embarrass
you.

For anyone out there that might could help. I want to transfer only the
Contactsand have thebirthdaysof thecontactsshow in my existing
Outlook
calender. When I tried to transfer, all outlook folders transferred. Now I
have another set of Outlook folders.
I do not have aContactsfolder in the Outlook Data File on the computer
I'm
transferring from. Is this what I'm missing?

For crying out loud. Do you need to be spoon-fed? Read them all. Learn
something along the way We are not nannies.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
he gave me three links Brian. Which would you suggest?
:
The question is very simple. When I go to the Outlook file in my C
drive how do I open Outlook file and transfer only theContacts? I'm
using Outlook 2003.
As Russ said already, you don't "go to the file". Open Outlook.
Click
File>Open>Outlook Data File. ALL your Outlook data is in it. Open
the
Contactsfolder it contains. That's where yourcontactsreside.
Could someone give me the instructions rather than a link.
The link Russ gave you points to a web page that contains explicit
instructions. Read them.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not here. When I copy Contacts, their birthdays appear in the Calendar.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Actually I tried replicating his issue and I get the same results. If
I copy my contacts to a PST then delete all my contacts. When I copy
them back to my contacts list the birthdays and anniversaries are not
replicated into the calendar.

Actually all the information you need is in the links I posted, and the
correct method for transferring data is posted here every day: You open
the
PST file and copy the data you want from it into your current PST file.
--
Russ Valentine

I got this much info from Google! Anyone can cut & paste links.
Obviously
this is not something you can help with. Sorry, did not intend to
embarrass
you.

For anyone out there that might could help. I want to transfer only the
Contactsand have thebirthdaysof thecontactsshow in my existing
Outlook
calender. When I tried to transfer, all outlook folders transferred.
Now I
have another set of Outlook folders.
I do not have aContactsfolder in the Outlook Data File on the computer
I'm
transferring from. Is this what I'm missing?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

For crying out loud. Do you need to be spoon-fed? Read them all. Learn
something along the way We are not nannies.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Keith <[email protected]> wrote:

The question is very simple. When I go to the Outlook file in my
C
drive how do I open Outlook file and transfer only theContacts?
I'm
using Outlook 2003.

As Russ said already, you don't "go to the file". Open Outlook.
Click
File>Open>Outlook Data File. ALL your Outlook data is in it. Open
the
Contactsfolder it contains. That's where yourcontactsreside.

Could someone give me the instructions rather than a link.

The link Russ gave you points to a web page that contains explicit
instructions. Read them.