how do you export IAF in outlook

[Shaffer]

Ok I am sure this question has been asked a million times already, but a
quick scan of past posts does not divulge the answer to me.

I am not a fan of Outlook and wouldn't use it but have a client that insists
on using it therefore I need to be able to answer his questions about it.

My question is simply this, how do I export internet account settings
....just like in OE were you go to accounts | accounts | tools | export .....

well in Outlook I know that I can import accounts OK but how do I export,
there is no export option to a straight IAF file that I can find.

Also very annoying, when you first fire it up it gives you the standard
import from other programs like OE, it imports from OE and windows mail fine
but will not carry the password over. Can this be changed?

It seems to me that both the above mentioned issues is security features
about Outlook for like more business use of the program........would that be
a correct assumption..they intentionally made it hard to export account
settings so that someone cant just walk up to a machine and walk away with
the email account setting in a few seconds.

thansk for any help here,

-=William Shaffer=-

 

[Shaffer]

OK wow even importing, it will not carry the passords over from establsihed
account that I have OE. It carrys everything else about the account settings
but the password.
this is the most frustarting bloated pices ot MS crap........ is there any
web sites ou there devoted to tips and tricks in Outlook, maybe that what I
need...

Thanks,

Willaim

 

[DL]

There is no availability to export account settings in OL
There is an Office save My settings wizard

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Yeah, way to go... insult the program and the experts here who know how to use it. That is sure to get you loads of help from everyone here.

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After furious head scratching, Shaffer asked:

| OK wow even importing, it will not carry the passords over from
| establsihed account that I have OE. It carrys everything else about
| the account settings but the password.
| this is the most frustarting bloated pices ot MS crap........ is
| there any web sites ou there devoted to tips and tricks in Outlook,
| maybe that what I need...
|
| Thanks,
|
| Willaim
|
| || Ok I am sure this question has been asked a million times already,
|| but a quick scan of past posts does not divulge the answer to me.
||
|| I am not a fan of Outlook and wouldn't use it but have a client that
|| insists on using it therefore I need to be able to answer his
|| questions about it.
||
|| My question is simply this, how do I export internet account settings
|| ...just like in OE were you go to accounts | accounts | tools |
|| export .....
||
|| well in Outlook I know that I can import accounts OK but how do I
|| export, there is no export option to a straight IAF file that I can
|| find.
||
|| Also very annoying, when you first fire it up it gives you the
|| standard import from other programs like OE, it imports from OE and
|| windows mail fine but will not carry the password over. Can this be
|| changed?
||
|| It seems to me that both the above mentioned issues is security
|| features about Outlook for like more business use of the
|| program........would that be a correct assumption..they
|| intentionally made it hard to export account settings so that
|| someone cant just walk up to a machine and walk away with the email
|| account setting in a few seconds.
||
|| thansk for any help here,
||
|| -=William Shaffer=-

 

[Shaffer]

OK, I didn't mean to offend you.......I am just extremely frustrated....it
seems retarded to not have a simple feature to export account settings......
and then another feature that imports account settings but shy the
password...(I don't have my password, I exported the admin created account
into an IAF from my work computer to bring home and re-import so I could
work at home)

I mean what's the point...if I save the account settings I want to save the
password with it. Thats kinda a given don't you think????.....thus the
thought on my part that the people who designed it should have seen this and
thus my frustration leading to the rude comment.

To say the program is bloated is my opinion (that I am entitled to) and not
a rude comment, (an opinion shared by many), the statement of frustration in
using it on my part is "fact", not a rude comment, and the comment about it
being crap was just my frustration because I cant get it to do what I need,
so for that comment only, do I owe the apology.

You cant tell me you have never been guilty of doing the same at some point
in your life can you....you never had windows crash or BSOD on you right in
the middle of something very important with you not having a few choice
words for the machine, the OS, and its makers? come on really.......


Anyhow again my apologies to anyone who took offense to my post.

-=William=-



Yeah, way to go... insult the program and the experts here who know how to
use it. That is sure to get you loads of help from everyone here.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Shaffer asked:

| OK wow even importing, it will not carry the passords over from
| establsihed account that I have OE. It carrys everything else about
| the account settings but the password.
| this is the most frustarting bloated pices ot MS crap........ is
| there any web sites ou there devoted to tips and tricks in Outlook,
| maybe that what I need...
|
| Thanks,
|
| Willaim
|
| || Ok I am sure this question has been asked a million times already,
|| but a quick scan of past posts does not divulge the answer to me.
||
|| I am not a fan of Outlook and wouldn't use it but have a client that
|| insists on using it therefore I need to be able to answer his
|| questions about it.
||
|| My question is simply this, how do I export internet account settings
|| ...just like in OE were you go to accounts | accounts | tools |
|| export .....
||
|| well in Outlook I know that I can import accounts OK but how do I
|| export, there is no export option to a straight IAF file that I can
|| find.
||
|| Also very annoying, when you first fire it up it gives you the
|| standard import from other programs like OE, it imports from OE and
|| windows mail fine but will not carry the password over. Can this be
|| changed?
||
|| It seems to me that both the above mentioned issues is security
|| features about Outlook for like more business use of the
|| program........would that be a correct assumption..they
|| intentionally made it hard to export account settings so that
|| someone cant just walk up to a machine and walk away with the email
|| account setting in a few seconds.
||
|| thansk for any help here,
||
|| -=William Shaffer=-

 

[Shaffer]

Can you please tell me how to initiate this feature...I have looked at
everything including the help db and see that I can save folders and
contacts ( to be expected) but not a wizard to export the set up email
accounts
Thank you for your help
-=William=-

 

[Diane Poremsky]

What version of outlook? Save my settings is not available in 2007, but is
in 2003. you can export the registry but if the computers are not 100%
identical it may cause errors.

3rd party programs that can back up profiles are at
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup2007.asp#tools.

 

[Shaffer]

2007 12.0.6023.5000

What version of outlook? Save my settings is not available in 2007, but is
in 2003. you can export the registry but if the computers are not 100%
identical it may cause errors.

3rd party programs that can back up profiles are at
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup2007.asp#tools.

 

[DL]

Then there is no wizard or export feature for accounts

There are I believe third party tools that can read the acount info stored
in the reigistry, whether they can export / import this info I couldnt say

 

[Gordon]

There is no availability to export account settings in OL
There is an Office save My settings wizard

And that finished with office 2003...... :-(

 

[Brian Tillman]

OK, I didn't mean to offend you.......I am just extremely
frustrated....it seems retarded to not have a simple feature to
export account settings...... and then another feature that imports
account settings but shy the password...(I don't have my password, I
exported the admin created account into an IAF from my work computer
to bring home and re-import so I could work at home)

Passwords should NEVER be exportable. What a colossal security breach that
would be.

 

[Shaffer]

I found a program that seems to do a nice job...one click back of all
aspects of OL........14 day free trial and then only something like 30 bucks
to buy. I wont sat the name because I am not a spammer and do not want to be
labeled one, but anyone interested could just Google it. I used the search
string "back up accounts in outlook" and found a few different products.

Now why didn't Microsoft just build this feature into the program?

thanks to all those who took the time to reply to my post(s), party on....

-=William=-