E-mail accounts setup

[Bangali]

Hi,
I am new to Outllok. I use Outlook 2007 in both my desktop and my
laptop. When I have to travel I copy the PST file to my laptop and
viceversa. However, the e-mail account settings are not synchronized
and some passwords lost , so I need to reconfigure all the accounts
every time (4). Is there any solution for this or am I am missing
something ?

Thank you

Bangali

 

[Guest]

The rules & accounts are saved by the Office Save My Settings wizard.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am new to Outllok. I use Outlook 2007 in both my desktop and my
laptop. When I have to travel I copy the PST file to my laptop and
viceversa. However, the e-mail account settings are not synchronized
and some passwords lost , so I need to reconfigure all the accounts
every time (4). Is there any solution for this or am I am missing
something ?

You must be copying more than the PST, then, because account information is
kept in the registry. You shouldn't have to reset your accounts each time.
Setting them up in your mail profile once should be all that's needed.
Then, after that, as long as you migrate your data correctly, your account
data will never change. Describe the exact process you're using to transfer
the PST between systems. Perhaps you're doing something incorrectly. Also
review this: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm

 

[Brian Tillman]

The rules & accounts are saved by the Office Save My Settings wizard.

However, Office 2007 doesn't have that wizard.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

True but I think the new Vista migration wizard deals with that. Of course,
that doesn't deal with WinXP -> WinXP migrations. Very odd removal.

 

[Brian Tillman]

True but I think the new Vista migration wizard deals with that. Of
course, that doesn't deal with WinXP -> WinXP migrations. Very odd
removal.

I don't see in the original post any mention of Vista.

 

[Bangali]

Brian,
Thanks a lot for your answer. I have migrated form Eudora that was
much more easier to synch.

You must be copying more than the PST, then, because account
information is

kept in the registry. You shouldn't have to reset your accounts each time.
Setting them up in your mail profile once should be all that's needed.
Then, after that, as long as you migrate your data correctly, your account
data will never change. Describe the exact process you're using to transfer
the PST between systems. Perhaps you're doing something incorrectly. Also
review this:http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm

I have my PST file in DiSK E and Outlook in the default directory in
C. This setting is the same in both computers so I can backup and move
without any problem other data files,. So what I do is to synchronize
DISK E. What this does is to rewrite mail.pst from Disk E >> DIsk E in
both computers. I use Windows XP, not Vista.

Should I change this scenario ?

Thanks

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have my PST file in DiSK E and Outlook in the default directory in
C. This setting is the same in both computers so I can backup and move
without any problem other data files,. So what I do is to synchronize
DISK E. What this does is to rewrite mail.pst from Disk E >> DIsk E in
both computers. I use Windows XP, not Vista.

Never overwrite one PST with another of the same name if that PST is part of
an active mail profile. You could damage the profile.

 

[Bangali]

Never overwrite one PST with another of the same name if that PST is part of

an active mail profile. You could damage the profile.

Brian,

I did not know that. Do you recommend any application for doing the
synch. I know you pointed to a link but there are too many to test...

Thanks

 

[Brian Tillman]

I did not know that. Do you recommend any application for doing the
synch. I know you pointed to a link but there are too many to test...

Well, I use a PDA <wink>, so I don't have any first-hand knowledge of which
sync tools are better.

 

[Bangali]

sync tools are better.

Thanks