What "backup Wizard" did you use?
Microsoft's instructions on this process are not correct. You should not
move your data file to Outlook's default folder.
All you need to do is make a copy of your Outlook data file using Windows
Explorer (avoid using anything process with the word "Wizard"), place that
file on your new hard drive in any location but Outlook's default folder
(like where you store your other data), then open the file in your new
Outlook installation using the File > Open > Outlook data file command.
Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Crausch" <Crausch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44BF7219-047B-4FF2-9664-5E8634854590@microsoft.com...
> Let's start by saying I'm not a techie, and I work out of my home, so
> please
> explain things SIMPLY to me, because I've got no one to ask. I have been
> working for two Days to figure out how to move my outlook mail files,
> contacts and calendar from my old XP, Office 2003 computer to my new
> Vista,
> Office 2007 computer . The Microsoft help page says to backup your
> outlook.pst files to an external device, and then use Explorer to move
> them
> to drive:\Documents and settings\<user>\Local
> Settings\application\Microsoft\Outlook folder. However when I used the
> backup wizard to put the files on my external hard drive, it would not let
> me
> open the Outlook folder on my XP computer, so I backed up the whole
> Outlook
> folder. But I can't open my backup copy to get just the .pst file to
> move
> it to the Outook folder on my Vista computer. So I figure I need to
> restore
> the old Outlook folder onto my external drive and plug it into my new Visa
> computer so I can open the folder on my new computer, and move just the
> .pst
> file to the Outlook folder on the new Vista computer. Is this a good
> assumption or is there a better way? Thank you for any help you can give
> me.