Transferring Office to new computer

[dmtgs]

I currently have Microsoft Office on my Powerbook. I originally had
Office:Mac 2001 and ran it in Classic Mode on my Powerbook which is now
up to Mac OS X ver. 10.3.7. When the upgrade for Office OS X came out,
I installed it on my Powerbook.

Now, I want to transfer the Microsoft User Data from the Powerbook to a
new iMac. Before I dump the info on my Powerbook, I want to make sure I
have all my data on the iMac.

I have tried (through my small network) dragging the Microsoft User
Data from the User document folder on the Powerbook to the document
folder on the iMac. When I open Entourage, no info (calendar, address
book, etc.) from my Powerbook shows up.

In the new iMac, I do not have the original Office:mac 2001 installed.
Could this be the problem? If not, any suggestions?
Thanks for any help,

=)

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

Hi,

I have tried (through my small network) dragging the Microsoft User
Data from the User document folder on the Powerbook to the document
folder on the iMac. When I open Entourage, no info (calendar, address
book, etc.) from my Powerbook shows up.

Are you really sure the location is exactly the same ??? If it isn't,
Office won't find it.

In the new iMac, I do not have the original Office:mac 2001 installed.
Could this be the problem? If not, any suggestions?
Thanks for any help,

That shouldn't interfere. I don;t have it either.

Corentin

 

[dmtgs]

I've tried:

1. Copying Office X Identities.

2. ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data on the old machine
to the same place on the new machine. That didn't work

3. Copying office 2001 data from the old machine.

Each was copied at individual times - I did not do all three at once.
None
worked. The User name is the same on both machines.

This is the list of folders in my Users/Documents folder now. My first
stab at
this, I didn't have the Office 2001 Identities in this Documents
folder:

Microsoft User Data
Office X Identities
Entourage Temp
Script Menu Items
Outlook Express Temp
Office 2001 Identities
Entourage Sound Sets
Identities
Saved Attachments
Entourage Script Menu Items

I assume this folder is just a "storage" area for documents but I'm not
sure if
all the moving and changing I've done has messed up my Documents
folder.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks again,
+-)
Diane

Hi,



Are you really sure the location is exactly the same ??? If it isn't,
Office won't find it.



That shouldn't interfere. I don;t have it either.

Corentin


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[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

2. ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data on the old machine
to the same place on the new machine. That didn't work

I did that several times already and never had a problem. There must
have been some difference in location when you moved it.

That's definitively the way to go. When you launch Entourrage, the
application immidiately looks there to find the user data and should
open the default one. You can still try to "switch identity" and see
wether the previousl identity you had is listed there.

Corentin