Moving Folders

[Brent Victor]

I am moving to a new machine that has Office XP Pro.
My old machine has Office 2000 with all the updates.
I need to move the contents of my Outlook mail boxes
(folders) to the new machine.
I have exported and imported the contacts with no problem.
But when exporting/importing the other boxes (in, out,
saved) it does not include the email date and does not
include the attachments to the email if there is one.
What is the secret to exporting and importing and getting
everything?
Thanks,
Brent

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

The secret is not to use Import/Export at all, but to reuse your .PST
file in Outlook 2002. Look at the following two articles for help with
this -- one is a primer on Outlook files, and the other gives
instructions for moving to a new Outlook 2002 machine.

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2002/up020605.htm#movetonew2002

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MVP - Outlook

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[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

This is a common occurrence when moving things around -- the association
between the Contacts folder and the Outlook Address Book gets broken.
To fix it, go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change
existing directories or address books", and click OK. If you don't see
the OAB in the Directories and Address Books list, click the Back
button, then select "Add a new directory or address book", then
"Additional Address Books", and add the OAB. Then keep clicking Back
until you get back to the first dialog box, and go back to the
Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.

Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to
make sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any
of them aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as
Outlook Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting
Properties, clicking the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the
"Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart
Outlook after making these changes.

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MVP - Outlook

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