Import Contacts from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007

[Guest]

I'm not a Pro at this. SO please assist me in. HOW do I get my Contacts in
Outlook 2003 from one PC and import them to a New Laptop with Outlook 2007
(Small Business 2007). Am totally lost!!!

 

[Dana Wanner]

OK
Click on file then import export



Next choose Export to a file, then click next. You will come to a box that
says to create a file of type, choose .pst, then click next



You will come to a box that tells you to select the folder you want to
export from, choose your contact folder, then click next.



Save you file with a name you will remember, and save it to a jump drive or
CD so you can restore from that media.





Once you have that file saved You go into your Laptop and do basically the
same steps, except that this time you will IMPORT instead of EXPORT.



Hope that helps.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not recommended. Importing is never the correct way to transfer Outlook
data.
All one needs to do is copy the Outlook data file, open it in the other
installation, and copy what you want from it.
The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

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

 

[Guest]

Hi Russ;

As previously mentioned I'm a novice at this. How do I find the contacts
*.pst file?
And, do I copy the outlook "contacts" from my PC (which has Windows XP -
Outlook 2003) onto a CD?

Then do I open Outlook 2007 on my new laptop (Vista w/ MS Small Business)
and copy it to what??

--
CFL Joe

Not recommended. Importing is never the correct way to transfer Outlook
data.
All one needs to do is copy the Outlook data file, open it in the other
installation, and copy what you want from it.
The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

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]

OK
Click on file then import export



Next choose Export to a file, then click next. You will come to a box
that says to create a file of type, choose .pst, then click next



You will come to a box that tells you to select the folder you want to
export from, choose your contact folder, then click next.



Save you file with a name you will remember, and save it to a jump drive
or CD so you can restore from that media.





Once you have that file saved You go into your Laptop and do basically the
same steps, except that this time you will IMPORT instead of EXPORT.



Hope that helps.

 

[Gordon]

Hi Russ;

As previously mentioned I'm a novice at this. How do I find the contacts
*.pst file?
And, do I copy the outlook "contacts" from my PC (which has Windows XP -
Outlook 2003) onto a CD?

Then do I open Outlook 2007 on my new laptop (Vista w/ MS Small Business)
and copy it to what??

as posted at least once a day:
On Old Computer:
Close Outlook.
Search for, and copy the pst file. Default name and location are:
C:\Documents and Settings\{Your User Name here}\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst. (You may have to enable Hidden and
System files in your search)

On the New computer:
Copy the pst file to your HDD. Do NOT overwrite any existing file. Remove
any read-only attribute. (Right-Click-Properties).
Open Outlook.
Do File-Open-Outlook Data File and navigate to where you copied the file.

You then have two alternatives.
1. Drag and drop the data from the old file to the new
or,
2. If you have a large amount of data then you can set the old file as the
Default Delivery location and Outlook will just carry on using that file.
(Control Panel-Mail-Data File)

more info here:

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx



HTH

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

All answered in the links I provided. Did you read them? Was there something
you did not understand that you needed us to help with?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi Russ;

As previously mentioned I'm a novice at this. How do I find the contacts
*.pst file?
And, do I copy the outlook "contacts" from my PC (which has Windows XP -
Outlook 2003) onto a CD?

Then do I open Outlook 2007 on my new laptop (Vista w/ MS Small Business)
and copy it to what??

--
CFL Joe

Not recommended. Importing is never the correct way to transfer Outlook
data.
All one needs to do is copy the Outlook data file, open it in the other
installation, and copy what you want from it.
The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all
the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

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]

OK
Click on file then import export



Next choose Export to a file, then click next. You will come to a box
that says to create a file of type, choose .pst, then click next



You will come to a box that tells you to select the folder you want to
export from, choose your contact folder, then click next.



Save you file with a name you will remember, and save it to a jump
drive
or CD so you can restore from that media.





Once you have that file saved You go into your Laptop and do basically
the
same steps, except that this time you will IMPORT instead of EXPORT.



Hope that helps.







I'm not a Pro at this. SO please assist me in. HOW do I get my
Contacts
in
Outlook 2003 from one PC and import them to a New Laptop with Outlook
2007
(Small Business 2007). Am totally lost!!!