How to migrate all account settings?

[Michael Moser]

Hello - I bought myself a new computer and want to migrate Outlook from
one to the other.
The "content" (i.e. contacts, calendar, etc.) I was able to transfer by
copying over the Outlook.pst file.

But how can I migrate all the account settings? I found no "export"
functionality. Do I REALLY have to define all that stuff anew??? Or is
there a file or a registry subtree that contains all these settings so
that I can transfer them all in a single swoop?

Michael

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Recreate your accounts manually. You won't be happy with any of the transfer
Wizards. They don't work.

 

[Gordon]

Hello - I bought myself a new computer and want to migrate Outlook from
one to the other.
The "content" (i.e. contacts, calendar, etc.) I was able to transfer by
copying over the Outlook.pst file.

But how can I migrate all the account settings? I found no "export"
functionality. Do I REALLY have to define all that stuff anew??? Or is
there a file or a registry subtree that contains all these settings so
that I can transfer them all in a single swoop?

Michael

What version of Outlook? (Pretty important information really.......)

 

[Michael Moser]

What version of Outlook? (Pretty important information really.......)

2002

Michael

 

[Gordon]

2002

Michael

I know that in 2003 there is a "save my settings" function - not sure if
that was present in 2002. (Start-All Programs-Microsoft Office-Microsoft
Office Tools)

 

[Brian Tillman]

2002

There's no good way to move all account settings between Outlook instances
when you have Outlook 2002. In my opinion, you're better off setting things
up from scratch anyway.