Hi folks,

Here's my problem ... i have two PC's in my house and thet are newworked,
but they both were stand-alone for a long time. First question - is it
possible to 'merge' the email folders on them (contacts already the same by
using phone / activesynch) and secondly, is it possible to have only one
copy of iutlook active in future, no matter which PC i work on (so all the
emails and replies will be in the same place )?

Many thanks and seasons greetings to all,

Garry
+353 87 238 5832
Ireland

Garry Kennedy wrote:

Here's my problem ... i have two PC's in my house and thet are
newworked, but they both were stand-alone for a long time. First
question - is it possible to 'merge' the email folders on them
(contacts already the same by using phone / activesynch)

Yes.

and
secondly, is it possible to have only one copy of iutlook active in
future, no matter which PC i work on (so all the emails and replies
will be in the same place )?

No. You can't run the exact same Outlook on two PCs. It must be installed
on each PC. Whether you can do that legally or not is covered by your EULA.
TYpically, if you purchase a retail license of Outlook (i.e., not an OEM
license that came with your PC bundle), you can install Outlook on one
desktop and one laptop, provided the purchaser is also the main user of each
PC.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

So how do I megre the email folders then?


"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Garry Kennedy wrote:

Here's my problem ... i have two PC's in my house and thet are
newworked, but they both were stand-alone for a long time. First
question - is it possible to 'merge' the email folders on them
(contacts already the same by using phone / activesynch)

Yes.

and
secondly, is it possible to have only one copy of iutlook active in
future, no matter which PC i work on (so all the emails and replies
will be in the same place )?

No. You can't run the exact same Outlook on two PCs. It must be
installed on each PC. Whether you can do that legally or not is covered
by your EULA. TYpically, if you purchase a retail license of Outlook
(i.e., not an OEM license that came with your PC bundle), you can install
Outlook on one desktop and one laptop, provided the purchaser is also the
main user of each PC.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Garry Kennedy wrote:

So how do I megre the email folders then?

Copy the PST from one PC to the hard drive of the other. On that PC, open
both existing PSTs in the same Outlook and copy the contents of one to the
other.

Additional informaiton he http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.asp
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Can't find a pst file .... think i'll just give up on the idea


"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Garry Kennedy wrote:

So how do I megre the email folders then?

Copy the PST from one PC to the hard drive of the other. On that PC, open
both existing PSTs in the same Outlook and copy the contents of one to the
other.

Additional informaiton he http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.asp
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Garry Kennedy wrote:

Can't find a pst file .... think i'll just give up on the idea

The PST is in a hidden folder. Enable viewing of hidden files and folders
and you should be able to find it.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

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Garry Kennedy wrote:


No. You can't run the exact same Outlook on two PCs. It must be
installed

Wrong. That depends on the Outlook. I have Office 2007 Academic and it says,
on the back cover that it (includes Outlook) may legally be put on 3 PCs.

"Diamontina Cocktail" wrote in message
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"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Garry Kennedy wrote:


No. You can't run the exact same Outlook on two PCs. It must be
installed

Wrong. That depends on the Outlook. I have Office 2007 Academic and it
says, on the back cover that it (includes Outlook) may legally be put on 3
PCs.




I think you have been confused by the OPs lack of detail. What Brian meant
is that you can't have ONE installation of Outlook on one PC and run that
from another - the OP has to have two instances of outlook installed, one on
each PC.

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"Diamontina Cocktail" wrote in message
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"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Garry Kennedy wrote:


No. You can't run the exact same Outlook on two PCs. It must be
installed

Wrong. That depends on the Outlook. I have Office 2007 Academic and it
says, on the back cover that it (includes Outlook) may legally be put on
3 PCs.




I think you have been confused by the OPs lack of detail. What Brian meant
is that you can't have ONE installation of Outlook on one PC and run that
from another - the OP has to have two instances of outlook installed, one
on each PC.


Well if that is the case even that is wrong. I have used VNC in the past to
run Outlook on one machine from another and since going Vista use its own
remote control to do that now and then. In that way, I can run Outlook on
one machine from another. However, wanting the same email on both machines
means that I have to set both up to only delete from server if the email is
deleted from the deleted box. Works well that way in the face of no server
program.

"Diamontina Cocktail" wrote in message
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"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Diamontina Cocktail" wrote in message
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"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Garry Kennedy wrote:


No. You can't run the exact same Outlook on two PCs. It must be
installed

Wrong. That depends on the Outlook. I have Office 2007 Academic and it
says, on the back cover that it (includes Outlook) may legally be put on
3 PCs.




I think you have been confused by the OPs lack of detail. What Brian
meant is that you can't have ONE installation of Outlook on one PC and
run that from another - the OP has to have two instances of outlook
installed, one on each PC.


Well if that is the case even that is wrong.
No it's not - VNC is NOT running one instance of Outlook on another
computer - it's running Outlook on the computer on which it is installed,
remotely. just the same as Remote Desktop. the program is NOT running on the
computer from which you are controlling it...