Moving Outlook 2007 to New Computer

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I will be moving my Outlook 2007 to a new computer and want to know what
files I need to copy to minimize my setup. I know that I need to copy my
pst file for the data but I don't know what other files should be copied
(i.e. to get profile, etc).

Would appreciate any information

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

What OSes are on the computers in question? Vista's migration program works
pretty well for this

 

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Ops, I forgot that detail. I am using XP Pro

 

[Charles W Davis]

The pst file is all that is needed. I suggest that you put it in a folder
under Documents for easy backup. Open Outlook on the Vista machine and then
File> Open> Outlook data file and browse to the pst in that new folder under
Documents.

 

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If I only copy my pst file, I will not get the profile and will not get the
email setup. I would like to get these items since they will be the same.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Don't even try it. There is no reliable way to transfer this information.
Always start Outlook 2007 with a new profile that you configure from
scratch. Nothing else will work. Then you configure the new profile to use
the PST file that you copied.