Outlook to a new PC

[Old guy]

Moving Outlook 2002 from a W98 PC to an XP PC. I have imported the pst and
info in Calendar/Contacts/Inbox/Notes now display perfectly. Two easy
questions.
1) Folders I have created (e.g., 'Technical Data') do not appear. How do I
get them imported?
2) In the previous installation (W98), I had to pst's - one for me, one for
my wife. How do I import hers and get it to show seperately?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Do NOT import .pst files. Just copy them to the new computer and use
File->Open to access the data.

Why people think that you have to import a native file (importing is for
tranlating the file format to Outlook's .pst format) is beyond me. If you
don't mind losing things like custom forms, connections between contacts and
activities, received dates, birthday and anniversary links to the calendar,
then import away. Otherwise, use the File->Open to access the .pst file.


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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Old guy asked:

| Moving Outlook 2002 from a W98 PC to an XP PC. I have imported the
| pst and info in Calendar/Contacts/Inbox/Notes now display perfectly.
| Two easy questions.
| 1) Folders I have created (e.g., 'Technical Data') do not appear.
| How do I get them imported?
| 2) In the previous installation (W98), I had to pst's - one for me,
| one for my wife. How do I import hers and get it to show seperately?

 

[Old guy]

Why people think that you have to import a native file (importing is for

tranlating the file format to Outlook's .pst format) is beyond me.

In my case, its due to the 'Import Personal Folder File (.pst)
option. No? But, since I've done it, how do I undo it?

Do NOT import .pst files. Just copy them to the new computer and use
File->Open to access the data.

Excellent. Tried that originally but it didn't open folders I
created - just Outlook folders. And I don't want it (them, counting my
wife's) where XP puts it. I suppose I just point Outlook to the existing
file(s)?

Do NOT import .pst files. Just copy them to the new computer and use
File->Open to access the data.

Why people think that you have to import a native file (importing is for
tranlating the file format to Outlook's .pst format) is beyond me. If you
don't mind losing things like custom forms, connections between contacts and
activities, received dates, birthday and anniversary links to the calendar,
then import away. Otherwise, use the File->Open to access the .pst file.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Old guy asked:

| Moving Outlook 2002 from a W98 PC to an XP PC. I have imported the
| pst and info in Calendar/Contacts/Inbox/Notes now display perfectly.
| Two easy questions.
| 1) Folders I have created (e.g., 'Technical Data') do not appear.
| How do I get them imported?
| 2) In the previous installation (W98), I had to pst's - one for me,
| one for my wife. How do I import hers and get it to show seperately?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I suppose I just point Outlook to the
existing file(s)?

Yes.

 

[Old guy]

Brian,
Did just that. Pointed O2K to my existing pst. I now have my Notes,
Inbox, and Calendar as they were on the old PC. One problem - I have a
number of folders in O2K on my old PC (e.g., Important Documents) that did
not make it to the new XP PC. How do I find these cusotm folders?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Did just that. Pointed O2K to my existing pst. I now have my
Notes, Inbox, and Calendar as they were on the old PC. One problem -
I have a number of folders in O2K on my old PC (e.g., Important
Documents) that did not make it to the new XP PC. How do I find
these cusotm folders?

If they were in that PST, they should have shown up, provided the PST was
not damaged in any way. If they were in another PST, then perhaps you
haven't opened or transferred that one.