From: sramanon on
Thank you DL
blessings of peace to you and yours!

"DL" wrote:

> With outlook closed, copy all pst's to media, from media to Documents folder
> on new PC
> On new PC configure a new Outlook Profile, add your accounts, add a data
> file by browsing to the data files in Documents and select the largest,
> possibly named outlook.pst
> Start outlook & check
> (Import/Export loses data & settings)
>
> "sramanon" <sramanon(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EF67977B-2D79-4DF6-86C4-24D7EE2CE9D3(a)microsoft.com...
> > Please would you be willing to help me [a raw beginner] to retrieve email
> > folders, the emails in the folders, accounts, rules etc from harddrive
> > with
> > Outlook 2003 and Windows XP, and move them successfully to new laptop with
> > Outlook 2007 [Windows 7].
> >
> > So far I have
> > 1. searched for all pst files on old harddrive and copied all of them to
> > memory stick using another XP laptop. Could not successfully do with the
> > new
> > laptop due to "access" issues.
> > 2. imported pst files to outlook 2007--contacts folders arrived, calendar
> > arrived, some of inbox, some of deleted, some of sent [including 2 custom
> > subfolders] but none of the many custom email folders I need to retrieve,
> > nor
> > the accounts, rules etc.
> > 3. read threads in this forum and then copied the pst files directly to
> > appropriate outlook folder with same success as above. Same items missing.
> >
> > please help!
> > SR
>
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