How do I export and import email account settings in Outlook 2007

[Steven Papier]

I'm running Outlook Exchange, and I would like to export my email account
settings for several POP accounts from one computer to another.

 

[DL]

Outlook has no native export/import of account settings
The Save Settings wizard available in various versions of win invariably
causes issues with Outlook.

 

[Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert]

Outlook has no native export/import of account settings
The Save Settings wizard available in various versions of win invariably
causes issues with Outlook.

Has anyone tested simply doing an export of

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles

that stores Outlook settings and importing that into registry on another
computer? PST files would have to be reconnected, but the rest of things
should work.

I'll test this.
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[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

I'm running Outlook Exchange, and I would like to export my email account
settings for several POP accounts from one computer to another.

Even if you were able to export the Exchange account settings, they'd be no
use to you for a POP account. What settings do you believe you need to
export?

 

[Steven Papier]

Even if you were able to export the Exchange account settings, they'd be no
use to you for a POP account. What settings do you believe you need to
export?

I have several POP accounts configured in Outlook. I'd like to export them
from one computer and important them into another.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

I have several POP accounts configured in Outlook. I'd like to export them
from one computer and important them into another.

You said originally you were using Exchange. Now you say you're using POP.
Why the inconsistency?

Outlook has no way to export accounts. It's conceivable you could export the
registry setting that Mr. Knyshov mentions, and add that to the registry on
the other computer, but it will still require visiting each mail account and
reestablishing the credentials because the passwords definitely do not
transfer.

 

[Bob-Alamo, CA]

I've been down this road as well and found nothing as Brian says. Spent more
time trying to find an "easy" way than it took to just do it. If your
problem is you can't remember your passwords then you've got a real problem
and you have to solve that first with your various providers. Nothing I know
of will solve that for you. I actually created a small spreadsheet with all
the variables, filled it in for each account the then re-created them on the
new machine.

Bob

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]]

I've been down this road as well and found nothing as Brian says. Spent
more
time trying to find an "easy" way than it took to just do it. If your
problem is you can't remember your passwords then you've got a real problem
and you have to solve that first with your various providers. Nothing I
know
of will solve that for you. I actually created a small spreadsheet with all
the variables, filled it in for each account the then re-created them on the
new machine.

IN addition to a manual method, there are free "password vaults" available on
the Internet that will allow you to create a secure file where you can store
your passwords and transfer that file to a new PC when needed. It won't fill
in passwords, but it will allow you to remember them.