Existing Contacts transferring into New Version.

[J. Gregory]

When installing Outlook 2007, will the existing contacts transfer to new
program?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

They will if you do so properly. Outlook will not survive upgrade
installations. Install it clean and use the well documented methods for
migrating Outlook data. The file you need to migrate is your Personal
Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the mail, calendar, contacts etc are
stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

Note that some of the information on these pages is outdated and no longer
applies to Outlook 2003 or 2007. Specifically:
1. Ignore any advice to copy your PST file to Outlook's default location to
connect it to your profile. Doing so only corrupts your profile. Copy it
anywhere BUT the default location and open it within your Outlook profile.
2. Ignore any advice that tells you to use export or import to transfer
Outlook data. That has never been sound advice, but the process has become
too deeply flawed now to be of any use whatsoever.

 

[DL]

Generally, if you uninstall outlook, then install your new version, it will
connect automatically to the origonal data.
But as with any PC operation, a backup is allways wise