Outlook 2003: from XP to Vista--email profile did not come thru

[LindasJewels]

My motherboard fried on my old XP computer so I bought a new Vista Home
Premium computer. I followed detailed steps I had read on previous posts
which allowed all of my contacts, calendar and old emails to load
successfully. I was even able to remove the "2nd" personal folder area (a
tad anal, don't like to see 2 personal folders) so I'm very happy about that.
But my email profile did not pull through and therefore I'm not receiving
new emails. Do I need to set this up again myself? Why didn't it come
through? I also had signatures. I was hoping not to loose email addresses
that are remembered even though not stored in contact folders.

Does the Outlook.pst not hold all settings? My contacts came through, my
calendar (past & current) came through and my old email folders and their
contents came through. Just surprised that the existing email profile didn't
come through.

Any thoughts or advise would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

Linda

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

PST contains only your old data. When you set up a new profile, you must
create the accounts yourself.

 

[LindasJewels]

Not sure I understand. I know the .pst contains old data...that's what I
wanted. Why didn't the profile come through? What do you mean create new
accounts?

PST contains only your old data. When you set up a new profile, you must
create the accounts yourself.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

My motherboard fried on my old XP computer so I bought a new Vista Home
Premium computer. I followed detailed steps I had read on previous posts
which allowed all of my contacts, calendar and old emails to load
successfully. I was even able to remove the "2nd" personal folder area (a
tad anal, don't like to see 2 personal folders) so I'm very happy about
that.
But my email profile did not pull through and therefore I'm not receiving
new emails. Do I need to set this up again myself? Why didn't it come
through? I also had signatures. I was hoping not to loose email
addresses
that are remembered even though not stored in contact folders.

Does the Outlook.pst not hold all settings? My contacts came through, my
calendar (past & current) came through and my old email folders and their
contents came through. Just surprised that the existing email profile
didn't
come through.

Any thoughts or advise would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

Linda

 

[DL]

Because the Profile is a registry entry on the old system.
As Russ states you need to add your mail accounts

The autocomplete cache is contained in the 'username'.nk2 file on the old
system

Not sure I understand. I know the .pst contains old data...that's what I
wanted. Why didn't the profile come through? What do you mean create new
accounts?

PST contains only your old data. When you set up a new profile, you must
create the accounts yourself.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

My motherboard fried on my old XP computer so I bought a new Vista Home
Premium computer. I followed detailed steps I had read on previous
posts
which allowed all of my contacts, calendar and old emails to load
successfully. I was even able to remove the "2nd" personal folder area
(a
tad anal, don't like to see 2 personal folders) so I'm very happy about
that.
But my email profile did not pull through and therefore I'm not
receiving
new emails. Do I need to set this up again myself? Why didn't it
come
through? I also had signatures. I was hoping not to loose email
addresses
that are remembered even though not stored in contact folders.

Does the Outlook.pst not hold all settings? My contacts came through,
my
calendar (past & current) came through and my old email folders and
their
contents came through. Just surprised that the existing email profile
didn't
come through.

Any thoughts or advise would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

Linda