Moving Outlook from XP machine to new Vista

[Bob James]

I am getting ready to move my wife's and my Outlook from our old XP machine
to our new Vista Machine. If you have done this do I need to:

1) Load the Outlook program to the new Vista machine.
2) What data files do I need to backup on the old machine? To bring over
each address book, each calendar, and all sent and recieved emails?
3) Then how do I restore backed up files to new Vista machine.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The file you need 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

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Outlook versions earlier than 2003 may have some issues running on Vista,
see this page for details:

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/vista.htm
Does Outlook work on Vista?

Hal
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