Outlook 2003 - Moving to new machine, Export data or copy PST ?

[Al Dykes]

I'm setting up a machine for a friend he has Outlook.PST and
Archive.PST on the disk. (total of 1.5 GB. I know about size. I'll
teach him after we move in.)

Do I export the files or do I copy the PST files directly and point to
them?

FWIW, it's all XP/Home and Outlook 2003.

I've done a bunch of googling and reading of Usenet archives and I'm
amazed how un-cookie-cutter moving email data to a new machine is.
Circa Outlook 2000, I managed a thousand laptops and we copied PST
files with ease and never a problem. I get different dignals, now.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm should help.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Al Dykes asked:

| I'm setting up a machine for a friend he has Outlook.PST and
| Archive.PST on the disk. (total of 1.5 GB. I know about size. I'll
| teach him after we move in.)
|
| Do I export the files or do I copy the PST files directly and point to
| them?
|
| FWIW, it's all XP/Home and Outlook 2003.
|
| I've done a bunch of googling and reading of Usenet archives and I'm
| amazed how un-cookie-cutter moving email data to a new machine is.
| Circa Outlook 2000, I managed a thousand laptops and we copied PST
| files with ease and never a problem. I get different dignals, now.