Moving Contacts from old computer to new

[Rabbit]

I'm running XP Home Edition v.2002 and MS OFfice XP Small
Business v.2002 on both the old computer and new one.
How can I move the contacts from my old computer to my
new one?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Create a PST file. Copy your Contacts Folder into it.
Open that PST file on the other installation.

 

[Guest]

Where is my contacts folder located? I have tried to
find it so I can copy it. And how do you set up a PST
file?

-----Original Message-----
Create a PST file. Copy your Contacts Folder into it.
Open that PST file on the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm running XP Home Edition v.2002 and MS OFfice XP Small
Business v.2002 on both the old computer and new one.
How can I move the contacts from my old computer to my
new one?

.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

File > New > Outlook Data File
Your Contacts Folder is right there in front of your nose. You cannot
possibly miss it if you have Outlook open.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Where is my contacts folder located? I have tried to
find it so I can copy it. And how do you set up a PST
file?

-----Original Message-----
Create a PST file. Copy your Contacts Folder into it.
Open that PST file on the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm running XP Home Edition v.2002 and MS OFfice XP Small
Business v.2002 on both the old computer and new one.
How can I move the contacts from my old computer to my
new one?

.

 

[Guest]

I cannot open Outlook from the old computer. Is there
any way get it without going through Outlook, copy it,
then paste it into my new computer?

-----Original Message-----
File > New > Outlook Data File
Your Contacts Folder is right there in front of your nose. You cannot
possibly miss it if you have Outlook open.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Where is my contacts folder located? I have tried to
find it so I can copy it. And how do you set up a PST
file?

-----Original Message-----
Create a PST file. Copy your Contacts Folder into it.
Open that PST file on the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I'm running XP Home Edition v.2002 and MS OFfice XP Small
Business v.2002 on both the old computer and new one.
How can I move the contacts from my old computer to my
new one?


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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Certainly. Copy the PST anywhere you want on your new hard drive. Use File >
Open > Outlook data file... to open it. Then just copy your Contacts from it
into the Contacts Folder in your current Personal Folders File.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I cannot open Outlook from the old computer. Is there
any way get it without going through Outlook, copy it,
then paste it into my new computer?

-----Original Message-----
File > New > Outlook Data File
Your Contacts Folder is right there in front of your nose. You cannot
possibly miss it if you have Outlook open.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Where is my contacts folder located? I have tried to
find it so I can copy it. And how do you set up a PST
file?
-----Original Message-----
Create a PST file. Copy your Contacts Folder into it.
Open that PST file on the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running XP Home Edition v.2002 and MS OFfice XP
Small
Business v.2002 on both the old computer and new one.
How can I move the contacts from my old computer to my
new one?


.

.

 

[Guest]

Can you outline the first step too? How do I get my
contacts from the old computer in order to copy them?

-----Original Message-----
Certainly. Copy the PST anywhere you want on your new hard drive. Use File >
Open > Outlook data file... to open it. Then just copy your Contacts from it
into the Contacts Folder in your current Personal Folders File.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I cannot open Outlook from the old computer. Is there
any way get it without going through Outlook, copy it,
then paste it into my new computer?

-----Original Message-----
File > New > Outlook Data File
Your Contacts Folder is right there in front of your nose. You cannot
possibly miss it if you have Outlook open.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Where is my contacts folder located? I have tried to
find it so I can copy it. And how do you set up a PST
file?
-----Original Message-----
Create a PST file. Copy your Contacts Folder into it.
Open that PST file on the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running XP Home Edition v.2002 and MS OFfice XP
Small
Business v.2002 on both the old computer and new one.
How can I move the contacts from my old computer

to
my

new one?


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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not sure I understand your question. All Outlook data, including your
Contacts, is in the PST file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Can you outline the first step too? How do I get my
contacts from the old computer in order to copy them?

-----Original Message-----
Certainly. Copy the PST anywhere you want on your new hard drive. Use File >
Open > Outlook data file... to open it. Then just copy your Contacts from it
into the Contacts Folder in your current Personal Folders File.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I cannot open Outlook from the old computer. Is there
any way get it without going through Outlook, copy it,
then paste it into my new computer?
-----Original Message-----
File > New > Outlook Data File
Your Contacts Folder is right there in front of your
nose. You cannot
possibly miss it if you have Outlook open.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Where is my contacts folder located? I have tried to
find it so I can copy it. And how do you set up a PST
file?
-----Original Message-----
Create a PST file. Copy your Contacts Folder into it.
Open that PST file on the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I'm running XP Home Edition v.2002 and MS OFfice XP
Small
Business v.2002 on both the old computer and new
one.
How can I move the contacts from my old computer to
my
new one?


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[Rabbit]

Let me ask my question this way. If you could not open Outlook and needed to get a copy of your contacts, how would you get that info. In other words, where would I need to go if I was trying to find the file through "My Computer" or "Explore"?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Search for *.pst. All Outlook data is contained in one file with a PST
extension. The file is hidden on some OS.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Let me ask my question this way. If you could not open Outlook and needed

to get a copy of your contacts, how would you get that info. In other
words, where would I need to go if I was trying to find the file through "My
Computer" or "Explore"?

 

[Stan]

Hey Russ, you seem to know what's going on. I recently had my Outlook addresses and email folders backed up on a CD. I now want to import the information onto a new computer. I located the .pst files but when trying to import, I get a message "Properties for this information service must be defined prior to use". When I click OK, another message comes up "File access denied. You do not have the permission required to access the file D:\Outlook.pst". Any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

First, do not import the file. Just open it.
Do so after you have moved the file to your hard drive and removed its read
only attribute.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hey Russ, you seem to know what's going on. I recently had my Outlook

addresses and email folders backed up on a CD. I now want to import the
information onto a new computer. I located the .pst files but when trying
to import, I get a message "Properties for this information service must be
defined prior to use". When I click OK, another message comes up "File
access denied. You do not have the permission required to access the file
D:\Outlook.pst". Any ideas?