Transferring Outlook?

[Miller88]

I use outlook for my college email. Just wondering if I could import all of the settings or the inbox to a different computer ... and then a different computer.

I'm going to be selling my thinkpad that has the outlook set up and putting it on the Dell and eventually the new thinkpad.

[jdhurst]

If it is Outlook (not Outlook Express), then locate the outlook.pst file in your userid in Docs and Settings, save it, and import it into the new Outlook. It does not save your settings. ... JDH

[Miller88]

Thanks.

I really don't need the settings, just some old emails in the inbox.

[carbon_unit]

It should transfer your email addresses, emails, calendar information and email account information.

[jdhurst]

It should transfer your email addresses, emails, calendar information and email account information.

For Outlook 2002 and 2003, contacts, calendar and email -> Yes. But accounts -> Not so far as I know. Microsoft knowledge base (that I have used) says no, but if anyone knows how, please let us know. ... JDH

[carbon_unit]

Maybe it depends on which version of outlook. I just did an outlook 2000 last Friday and it transferred the account settings and password. After I imported the PST file I restarted outlook and it checked for mail without me setting up the account. I don't remember what outlook '02, '03 and '07 do. I don't see them as often as 2000.

[jdhurst]

It is version dependent. I seem to recall that ability way back, but it has been a long time. For sure, Outlook 2003 will not save account settings. I needed to do that to restore a .pst file. I had Microsoft on the phone, and I could not find a way, nor could they. In fact, I was told the capability did not exist for Outlook 2003 and my findings confirm that. ... JDH

[andrewb]

If you want to transfer all the settings, as well as mails, contacts etc., I would recommend this. The free trail version is fully operative. (No affiliation).

http://www.outlookmarket.com/tools/backupoutlook.aspx

[carbon_unit]

If you want to backup all the other stuff on your computer including OE and all of it's accounts and settings I recommend Fab's Autobackup. I use it almost daily when upgrading customers to newer computers. It takes all the work out of backing up. Windows 2000 and XP only.

[XCoalMiner]

What about MS's File and Settings Transfer Wizard? Isn't it intended for tasks like this? See these pages, and the Related Links on RH Side of 2nd link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306186

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... ber12.mspx

[XCoalMiner]

One more interesting MS writeup that might apply in your case:

Moving Files and Settings to a New PC

BTW, there's one thing in that write that I'd suggest to do the opposite. They say 'Clear Out the Clutter First', then copy files. That is backwards of how it should be done, you first backup/copy all files , then start deleting. Lesson learned for me from work in corporate data centers long ago.

[carbon_unit]

I have never tried the File and Settings Transfer Wizard. There it was, right under my nose all this time. I'll have to give it a try.