Unfortunately, Microsoft has made migrating Outlook data a near
impossibility. Not only do its "Wizards" not work, the correct procedure is
so counterintuitive that no one guesses it one the first ten tries.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Crausch" <Crausch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1EF274B1-BE94-4E61-9BD7-79332B01E5B6@microsoft.com...
> Thankyou, I will try it and let you know how it goes. With the time I've
> spent on this, I could have manually rebuilt my calendar, 4 contact
> folders,
> and copied my correspondence off into text files!
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> --
>> 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.
>>
>>