(Outlook 2007) Best way to migrate POP3 account info + rules from one computer to another?
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From: Johnny Fever on 31 Mar 2010 18:07 Hi, I am migrating to a new computer, and would like to transfer my Outlook 2007 stuff. I already know how to transfer the emails themselves (via archive-pst) but I'd also like to transfer the various account info (I have a dozen different POP3 email accounts that Outlook manages) as well as the created RULES I'd like to keep using on the new machine. How do I transfer the accounts (all the POP3 info) + various rules? (I don't think it matters, but just in case : old computer = WinXP 32 / new computer = Win7 64.) Thanks!
From: Russ Valentine on 31 Mar 2010 18:21 If you think you should use archive.pst to transfer your emails, then you are already confused. Archive.pst contains only the email you no longer need. Suggest reading the countless posts here that tell you how to transfer your current Outlook data. That's what you need to do. You cannot transfer your account data reliably. You should recreate your accounts from scratch. Rules will transfer with your PST file, but you will need to reset them to the new location before they'll work. -- Russ Valentine "Johnny Fever" <no(a)thanks.com> wrote in message news:OVnMZ7R0KHA.348(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > I am migrating to a new computer, and would like to transfer my Outlook > 2007 stuff. > > I already know how to transfer the emails themselves (via archive-pst) but > I'd also like to transfer the various account info (I have a dozen > different POP3 email accounts that Outlook manages) as well as the created > RULES I'd like to keep using on the new machine. > > How do I transfer the accounts (all the POP3 info) + various rules? > > (I don't think it matters, but just in case : old computer = WinXP 32 / > new computer = Win7 64.) > > Thanks! >
From: Johnny Fever on 31 Mar 2010 22:33 I'm not confused, I've always used .PST files to transfer my emails. It even keeps the folder structure. I'm not saying there's no other way to do it, but for you to suggest I'm somehow ignorant for doing it this way for the past 10 years was ignorant in and of itself. Clearly I'm not going to get much cooperation from Russ, but if anyone else wants to help me transfer POP account info + rules, I'd appreciate. "Russ Valentine" <russval(a)mvps.org> wrote in message news:uk8fSCS0KHA.4412(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > If you think you should use archive.pst to transfer your emails, then you > are already confused. Archive.pst contains only the email you no longer > need. > Suggest reading the countless posts here that tell you how to transfer > your current Outlook data. That's what you need to do. > You cannot transfer your account data reliably. You should recreate your > accounts from scratch. > Rules will transfer with your PST file, but you will need to reset them to > the new location before they'll work. > -- > Russ Valentine > "Johnny Fever" <no(a)thanks.com> wrote in message > news:OVnMZ7R0KHA.348(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Hi, >> >> I am migrating to a new computer, and would like to transfer my Outlook >> 2007 stuff. >> >> I already know how to transfer the emails themselves (via archive-pst) >> but I'd also like to transfer the various account info (I have a dozen >> different POP3 email accounts that Outlook manages) as well as the >> created RULES I'd like to keep using on the new machine. >> >> How do I transfer the accounts (all the POP3 info) + various rules? >> >> (I don't think it matters, but just in case : old computer = WinXP 32 / >> new computer = Win7 64.) >> >> Thanks!
From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] on 31 Mar 2010 23:59 The accounts will need to be recreated - they are stored in the registry and while you could export the registry, doing so can introduce corruption if the computers are not identical. Rules are stored in the pst. You should export them to a file, just incase... -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: mailto:dailytips-subscribe-request(a)lists.outlooktips.net EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST(a)PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473 "Johnny Fever" <no(a)thanks.com> wrote in message news:OVnMZ7R0KHA.348(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > I am migrating to a new computer, and would like to transfer my Outlook > 2007 stuff. > > I already know how to transfer the emails themselves (via archive-pst) but > I'd also like to transfer the various account info (I have a dozen > different POP3 email accounts that Outlook manages) as well as the created > RULES I'd like to keep using on the new machine. > > How do I transfer the accounts (all the POP3 info) + various rules? > > (I don't think it matters, but just in case : old computer = WinXP 32 / > new computer = Win7 64.) > > Thanks! >
From: waykone on 1 Apr 2010 04:46
On Apr 1, 5:59 am, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook...(a)msn.com> wrote: > The accounts will need to be recreated - they are stored in the registry and > while you could export the registry, doing so can introduce corruption if > the computers are not identical. Rules are stored in the pst. You should > export them to a file, just incase... > > -- > Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] > Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/ > Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com/ > > Outlook Tips by email: > mailto:dailytips-subscribe-requ...(a)lists.outlooktips.net > > EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: > mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU...(a)PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM > > Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?http://forums.slipstick..com/showthread.php?t=39473 > > "Johnny Fever" <n...(a)thanks.com> wrote in message > > news:OVnMZ7R0KHA.348(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > > > > Hi, > > > I am migrating to a new computer, and would like to transfer my Outlook > > 2007 stuff. > > > I already know how to transfer the emails themselves (via archive-pst) but > > I'd also like to transfer the various account info (I have a dozen > > different POP3 email accounts that Outlook manages) as well as the created > > RULES I'd like to keep using on the new machine. > > > How do I transfer the accounts (all the POP3 info) + various rules? > > > (I don't think it matters, but just in case : old computer = WinXP 32 / > > new computer = Win7 64.) > > > Thanks! Correct me if I'm wrong! But isn't it as simple as exporting the account details from Outlook and moving the PST? |