I use Outlook as my email software, and have a large number of message
rules set up to move messages to the correct folders, etc.

I am getting a new laptop tomorrow, and want to use it now as the
computer I do all my emailing from.

I've found info on how to reconnect my old PST file onto the new
machine
(http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...71141033.aspx). My
question is whether this will move all of my message rules to the new
machine, and what I need to do to create the various folders on the
new machine. Can I copy over the old file structure of these folders
to the new machine too? Is that part of the PST file info? Or do I
have to create all these folders by hand?

Please point me to any relevant articles etc.

Oh, what about copying my contacts / address book to the new computer?

The new computer is Vista, the old one is XP... i hope that doesn't
cause grief.

Dave Olson

Your answers depend on the version of Outlook you are using, which you decided was not important enough to cite. So, the answer is a qualified yes, and perhaps no.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, M C Hamster asked:

| I use Outlook as my email software, and have a large number of message
| rules set up to move messages to the correct folders, etc.
|
| I am getting a new laptop tomorrow, and want to use it now as the
| computer I do all my emailing from.
|
| I've found info on how to reconnect my old PST file onto the new
| machine
| (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...71141033.aspx). My
| question is whether this will move all of my message rules to the new
| machine, and what I need to do to create the various folders on the
| new machine. Can I copy over the old file structure of these folders
| to the new machine too? Is that part of the PST file info? Or do I
| have to create all these folders by hand?
|
| Please point me to any relevant articles etc.
|
| Oh, what about copying my contacts / address book to the new computer?
|
| The new computer is Vista, the old one is XP... i hope that doesn't
| cause grief.
|
| Dave Olson

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:38:22 -0800, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote:

Your answers depend on the version of Outlook you are using, which you decided was not important enough to cite. So, the answer is a qualified yes, and perhaps no.

Sorry, it's MS Outlook 2003, with SP2, for PCs, part of Microsoft
Office 2003 Standard Edition. As I said, my current computer is XP
Professional, the new one is Vista. Need more info to help? I
appreciate it, thanks.

--
M C Hamster "Big Wheel Keep on Turning" -- Creedence Clearwater
Revival

Rules are carried with the .pst file but may need to be activated "on this machine" to work properly. Open the Rules and Alerts to see if your rules are checked. If not, check each one.

The .pst file has all of your Outlook data including all of your mail folders and folder structure. The only thing you may have to do is to add the Outlook Address Book service to your new laptop installation. Control Panel-Mail Icon-Accounts-Directories-View or change. If you OAB service does not show, back up one step and add it.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

After furious head scratching, M C Hamster asked:

| On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:38:22 -0800, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| wrote:
|
|| Your answers depend on the version of Outlook you are using, which
|| you decided was not important enough to cite. So, the answer is a
|| qualified yes, and perhaps no.
|
| Sorry, it's MS Outlook 2003, with SP2, for PCs, part of Microsoft
| Office 2003 Standard Edition. As I said, my current computer is XP
| Professional, the new one is Vista. Need more info to help? I
| appreciate it, thanks.

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:52:46 -0800, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote:

Rules are carried with the .pst file but may need to be activated "on this machine" to work properly. Open the Rules and Alerts to see if your rules are checked. If not, check each one.

The .pst file has all of your Outlook data including all of your mail folders and folder structure. The only thing you may have to do is to add the Outlook Address Book service to your new laptop installation. Control Panel-Mail Icon-Accounts-Directories-View or change. If you OAB service does not show, back up one step and add it.

Thanks. I got my new computer, and Vista has some new thing called
Windows Easy Transfer which, if it works, sounds wonderful... it
supposedly copies over all your old settings, Outlook folders etc. as
well as lots of other stuff on the old computer to the new one. I
have to get a transfer cable but I hope this works as well as they
promise.

M C Hamster

Be prepared to be disappointed. Rarely does WET work well for Outlook. Make
sure you keep a safe copy of your Outlook PST file and be prepared to create
a new Outlook profile and use that file when WET doesn't work. Your accounts
and data may transfer, but you will likely still have some services that
will not work, such as the address book.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"M C Hamster" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:52:46 -0800, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote:

Rules are carried with the .pst file but may need to be activated "on this
machine" to work properly. Open the Rules and Alerts to see if your rules
are checked. If not, check each one.

The .pst file has all of your Outlook data including all of your mail
folders and folder structure. The only thing you may have to do is to add
the Outlook Address Book service to your new laptop installation. Control
Panel-Mail Icon-Accounts-Directories-View or change. If you OAB
service does not show, back up one step and add it.

Thanks. I got my new computer, and Vista has some new thing called
Windows Easy Transfer which, if it works, sounds wonderful... it
supposedly copies over all your old settings, Outlook folders etc. as
well as lots of other stuff on the old computer to the new one. I
have to get a transfer cable but I hope this works as well as they
promise.

M C Hamster