transfer Oulook

[Roberto le Cornielle]

I need to transfer Outlook data from 4 XP Pro machines running in a
Peer to Peer LAN [not a server based domain and Exchange] to new
machines running Vistas Business , after reading several articles
online and testing with unreliable results I am really confused with
it all.
It's a cinch to export/import emails and address book data with
Outlook Express but Outlook is of course a different animal, so I
would appreciate a helping hand from someone knowledgeable.
Is there a way as simple as the Outlook Express method ?.

rgds
Roberto

 

[Gordon]

I need to transfer Outlook data from 4 XP Pro machines running in
a Peer to Peer LAN [not a server based domain and Exchange] to new
machines running Vistas Business , after reading several articles
online and testing with unreliable results I am really confused with
it all.
It's a cinch to export/import emails and address book data with
Outlook Express but Outlook is of course a different animal, so I
would appreciate a helping hand from someone knowledgeable.
Is there a way as simple as the Outlook Express method ?.

Yes, except you do NOT use import/export.

take a look here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA010771141033.aspx

more info here:

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm

HTH

 

[DL]

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm should get you going

 

[Roberto le Cornielle]

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on the new
machine and then copy the old one [the one we want] into the same
location as the new file , then open Outlook and choose file >Open>
Data File

rgds
Roberto

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm should get you
going

I need to transfer Outlook data from 4 XP Pro machines running in
a Peer to Peer LAN [not a server based domain and Exchange] to new
machines running Vistas Business , after reading several articles
online and testing with unreliable results I am really confused with
it all.
It's a cinch to export/import emails and address book data with
Outlook Express but Outlook is of course a different animal, so I
would appreciate a helping hand from someone knowledgeable.
Is there a way as simple as the Outlook Express method ?.

rgds
Roberto

 

[Gordon]

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on the new
machine and then copy the old one [the one we want] into the
same location as the new file , then open Outlook and choose file

Open> Data File

NO NO NO! Do NOT paste the file in the default location. Put it somewhere
else....

 

[DL]

That would probably corrupt the outlook Profile
I dont believe you mentioned the version of Outlook on your old & new PC's,
which may have a baring.

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on the new
machine and then copy the old one [the one we want] into the
same location as the new file , then open Outlook and choose file

Open> Data File

rgds
Roberto

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm should get you
going

I need to transfer Outlook data from 4 XP Pro machines running in
a Peer to Peer LAN [not a server based domain and Exchange] to new
machines running Vistas Business , after reading several articles
online and testing with unreliable results I am really confused with
it all.
It's a cinch to export/import emails and address book data with
Outlook Express but Outlook is of course a different animal, so I
would appreciate a helping hand from someone knowledgeable.
Is there a way as simple as the Outlook Express method ?.

rgds
Roberto

 

[Roberto le Cornielle]

OK thanks for the warning, lets say I copy the new pst file to the
desktop [just for convenience] do I still do the import pst file using
the import wizard and will this update the original pst file in
username\ application data\microsoft \outlook ? as this is what we
want - everything default .

again thanks for your assistance.

rgds
Roberto

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on the
new machine and then copy the old one [the one we want] into the
same location as the new file , then open Outlook and choose file

Open> Data File

NO NO NO! Do NOT paste the file in the default location. Put it somewhere
else....

 

[DL]

Copy the pst to your Documents Folder, if you copy via cd ensure the read
only flag is off.
Open that pst within outlook (File>Open)
What you do then depends on the version of Oultook used on the old and what
you use on the new PC

OK thanks for the warning, lets say I copy the new pst file to the
desktop [just for convenience] do I still do the import pst file
using the import wizard and will this update the original pst
file in username\ application data\microsoft \outlook ? as this is what
we want - everything default .

again thanks for your assistance.

rgds
Roberto

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on the
new machine and then copy the old one [the one we want] into
the same location as the new file , then open Outlook and choose
file >Open> Data File

NO NO NO! Do NOT paste the file in the default location. Put it somewhere
else....

 

[Roberto le Cornielle]

DL
Old machines are running Office 2007 Academic
New machines will be running Office 2007 Small Business
Yes I see there are subtle differences in the import instructions.

Roberto

Copy the pst to your Documents Folder, if you copy via cd ensure the read
only flag is off.
Open that pst within outlook (File>Open)
What you do then depends on the version of Oultook used on the old and
what you use on the new PC

OK thanks for the warning, lets say I copy the new pst file to the
desktop [just for convenience] do I still do the import pst file
using the import wizard and will this update the original pst
file in username\ application data\microsoft \outlook ? as this is
what we want - everything default .

again thanks for your assistance.

rgds
Roberto

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on the
new machine and then copy the old one [the one we want] into
the same location as the new file , then open Outlook and choose
file >Open> Data File


NO NO NO! Do NOT paste the file in the default location. Put it
somewhere else....

 

[DL]

Then if you have data allready in the pst created when you
started/configured Outlook on the new PC's, after opening the old pst in
outlook copy data from this to the default set of Personal folders.

However if the data file on the new installation is empty, with outlook
closed use the data management applet to remove the data file and open/point
to the old data file.
Whether you locate this data file in the default location is up to you, if
you wish to move it there delete the pst created when you initially set OL
up, before copying it there - ie do not ovewrite any pst -

DL
Old machines are running Office 2007 Academic
New machines will be running Office 2007 Small Business
Yes I see there are subtle differences in the import instructions.

Roberto

Copy the pst to your Documents Folder, if you copy via cd ensure the read
only flag is off.
Open that pst within outlook (File>Open)
What you do then depends on the version of Oultook used on the old and
what you use on the new PC

OK thanks for the warning, lets say I copy the new pst file to the
desktop [just for convenience] do I still do the import pst file
using the import wizard and will this update the original pst
file in username\ application data\microsoft \outlook ? as this is
what we want - everything default .

again thanks for your assistance.

rgds
Roberto

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on the
new machine and then copy the old one [the one we want] into
the same location as the new file , then open Outlook and choose
file >Open> Data File


NO NO NO! Do NOT paste the file in the default location. Put it
somewhere else....

 

[Roberto le Cornielle]

Posted inline

However if the data file on the new installation is empty, with outlook
closed use the data management applet to remove the data file and
open/point to the old data file.

DL again thanks, one more question
where do I find this "Data Management Applett"

Roberto

Whether you locate this data file in the default location is up to you, if
you wish to move it there delete the pst created when you initially set OL
up, before copying it there - ie do not ovewrite any pst -

DL
Old machines are running Office 2007 Academic
New machines will be running Office 2007 Small Business
Yes I see there are subtle differences in the import
instructions.

Roberto

Copy the pst to your Documents Folder, if you copy via cd ensure the
read only flag is off.
Open that pst within outlook (File>Open)
What you do then depends on the version of Oultook used on the old and
what you use on the new PC

OK thanks for the warning, lets say I copy the new pst file to the
desktop [just for convenience] do I still do the import pst file
using the import wizard and will this update the original pst
file in username\ application data\microsoft \outlook ? as this is
what we want - everything default .

again thanks for your assistance.

rgds
Roberto

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on the
new machine and then copy the old one [the one we want] into
the same location as the new file , then open Outlook and choose
file >Open> Data File


NO NO NO! Do NOT paste the file in the default location. Put it
somewhere else....

 

[DL]

Either rt click the Outlook shortcut, if one exists on your desktop, or via
the Mail applet in the Control Panel.
This site has a wealth of info/how to on outlook
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

Posted inline

However if the data file on the new installation is empty, with outlook
closed use the data management applet to remove the data file and
open/point to the old data file.

DL again thanks, one more question
where do I find this "Data Management Applett"

Roberto

Whether you locate this data file in the default location is up to you,
if you wish to move it there delete the pst created when you initially
set OL up, before copying it there - ie do not ovewrite any pst -

DL
Old machines are running Office 2007 Academic
New machines will be running Office 2007 Small Business
Yes I see there are subtle differences in the import
instructions.

Roberto


Copy the pst to your Documents Folder, if you copy via cd ensure the
read only flag is off.
Open that pst within outlook (File>Open)
What you do then depends on the version of Oultook used on the old and
what you use on the new PC

OK thanks for the warning, lets say I copy the new pst file to
the desktop [just for convenience] do I still do the import pst
file using the import wizard and will this update the original
pst file in username\ application data\microsoft \outlook ? as this
is what we want - everything default .

again thanks for your assistance.

rgds
Roberto

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now a
question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on
the new machine and then copy the old one [the one we want]
into the same location as the new file , then open Outlook and
choose file >Open> Data File


NO NO NO! Do NOT paste the file in the default location. Put it
somewhere else....

 

[Roberto le Cornielle]

DL
thanks for all you help, I feel confident now after reading those
articles and doing a couple of trial runs on a test machine and
should be good to go.
I think my initial confusion was because there were too many options,
Henry Ford has the right philosophy
[you can have any colour as long as it black]

rgds
Roberto

Either rt click the Outlook shortcut, if one exists on your desktop, or
via the Mail applet in the Control Panel.
This site has a wealth of info/how to on outlook
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

Posted inline

However if the data file on the new installation is empty, with outlook
closed use the data management applet to remove the data file and
open/point to the old data file.

DL again thanks, one more question
where do I find this "Data Management Applett"

Roberto

Whether you locate this data file in the default location is up to you,
if you wish to move it there delete the pst created when you initially
set OL up, before copying it there - ie do not ovewrite any pst -

DL
Old machines are running Office 2007 Academic
New machines will be running Office 2007 Small Business
Yes I see there are subtle differences in the import
instructions.

Roberto


Copy the pst to your Documents Folder, if you copy via cd ensure the
read only flag is off.
Open that pst within outlook (File>Open)
What you do then depends on the version of Oultook used on the old and
what you use on the new PC

OK thanks for the warning, lets say I copy the new pst file to
the desktop [just for convenience] do I still do the import pst
file using the import wizard and will this update the
original pst file in username\ application data\microsoft \outlook
? as this is what we want - everything default .

again thanks for your assistance.

rgds
Roberto

Thank to you both for the links, have read through and now
a question, would it be OK to simply rename the pst file on
the new machine and then copy the old one [the one we want]
into the same location as the new file , then open Outlook and
choose file >Open> Data File


NO NO NO! Do NOT paste the file in the default location. Put it
somewhere else....