Carey (MVP) could you address my question of July 15

[Jerry]

Carey:
Is there no answer to my question of July 15 regarding copying Office
settings from one computer to another ... it has been posted for over a
week.

Jerry

 

[Peter Foldes]

Office version is ??? OEM or Retail?????

You cannot copy settings from computer to another. You need to install Office on the other computer if your EULA permits and then set up those settings again manually.

 

[macropod]

Hi Jerry,

I don't have access to Office 2007 at the moment, but here's the procedure for Office 2003. Office 2007 may be similar:
From the Windows Desktop, go to:
Start|Programs|Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office Tools|Microsoft Office 2003 Save My Settings Wizard.
Check 'Save the settings from this machine' and click 'Next'.
Browse to where you want to store the settings. Click 'Finish'.
Once the backup is done you'll get a verification screen. If everything looks OK click 'Exit'.
To restore the settings on your new computer (after installing Office), open the wizard again and select 'Restore previously saved
settings to this machine'. Then follow the promps as before.

 

[DL]

I dont believe 2007 has any 'save setting wizard'
Vista has an easy transfer wizard
Winxp has a transfer wizard

Hi Jerry,

I don't have access to Office 2007 at the moment, but here's the procedure
for Office 2003. Office 2007 may be similar:
From the Windows Desktop, go to:
Start|Programs|Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office Tools|Microsoft Office
2003 Save My Settings Wizard.
Check 'Save the settings from this machine' and click 'Next'.
Browse to where you want to store the settings. Click 'Finish'.
Once the backup is done you'll get a verification screen. If everything
looks OK click 'Exit'.
To restore the settings on your new computer (after installing Office),
open the wizard again and select 'Restore previously saved settings to
this machine'. Then follow the promps as before.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Carey:
Is there no answer to my question of July 15 regarding copying Office
settings from one computer to another ... it has been posted for over a
week.

Jerry

 

[Jerry]

Thanks ... guys ... gals
My research in view of the absence of an answer here produce the same
results -0-
Jerry

I dont believe 2007 has any 'save setting wizard'
Vista has an easy transfer wizard
Winxp has a transfer wizard

Hi Jerry,

I don't have access to Office 2007 at the moment, but here's the
procedure for Office 2003. Office 2007 may be similar:
From the Windows Desktop, go to:
Start|Programs|Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office Tools|Microsoft Office
2003 Save My Settings Wizard.
Check 'Save the settings from this machine' and click 'Next'.
Browse to where you want to store the settings. Click 'Finish'.
Once the backup is done you'll get a verification screen. If everything
looks OK click 'Exit'.
To restore the settings on your new computer (after installing Office),
open the wizard again and select 'Restore previously saved settings to
this machine'. Then follow the promps as before.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Carey:
Is there no answer to my question of July 15 regarding copying Office
settings from one computer to another ... it has been posted for over a
week.

Jerry

 

[Ivan]

Perhaps Jerry, you did not fully understand macropod's answer, OR your install is different to the
normal - (unlikely).

Yes, Office 2007 is probably the same as 2003 as described (I have Office XP & 2007, and the
settings are the same ... except marked [[...]]

From the Windows Desktop, go to:
Start|Programs|Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office Tools| [[Microsoft Office
2003]] Save My Settings Wizard.
Check 'Save the settings from this machine' and click 'Next'.

etc, as below...

Save the New Settings File.OPS in your chosen directory/location.

When you want to restore the settings, either run the wizard or double click the .OPS file.

Also for your comments DL, Office does have the save settings wizard, as already detailed, which are
different to the wizards you mentioned. For XP the wizard is Files and Settings Transfer Wizard,
which is more a generic tool for the OS and user settings - ie. desktop themes, IE & OL, dial-up
connections etc.

Ivan

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Thanks ... guys ... gals
My research in view of the absence of an answer here produce the same
results -0-
Jerry

I dont believe 2007 has any 'save setting wizard'
Vista has an easy transfer wizard
Winxp has a transfer wizard

Hi Jerry,

I don't have access to Office 2007 at the moment, but here's the
procedure for Office 2003. Office 2007 may be similar:
From the Windows Desktop, go to:
Start|Programs|Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office Tools|Microsoft Office
2003 Save My Settings Wizard.
Check 'Save the settings from this machine' and click 'Next'.
Browse to where you want to store the settings. Click 'Finish'.
Once the backup is done you'll get a verification screen. If everything
looks OK click 'Exit'.
To restore the settings on your new computer (after installing Office),
open the wizard again and select 'Restore previously saved settings to
this machine'. Then follow the promps as before.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


Carey:
Is there no answer to my question of July 15 regarding copying Office
settings from one computer to another ... it has been posted for over a
week.

Jerry