Backing up Email Accounts in Outlook 2007

[Reese]

How does one back up Email Accounts in Outlook 2007?

This is to go from one Outlook 2007 to another Outlook 2007.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You can't. Outlook's email profile configuration is linked to the machine.
It is better to recreate your mail profile when you move to another machine.

 

[Gordon]

You can't. Outlook's email profile configuration is linked to the machine.
It is better to recreate your mail profile when you move to another
machine.

I thought the User State Migration tool did it....

 

[Jay]

You can't. Outlook's email profile configuration is linked to the machine.
It is better to recreate your mail profile when you move to another
machine.

Are you kidding me? I have to manually write down 17 different account
names, passwords and various other account-specific configurations, just
because I'm re-installing Windows?

Man, those MAC commercials are onto something, aren't they?

 

[Jay]

I thought the User State Migration tool did it....

I believe that's for Windows User Profiles, not Outlook email account names
& passwords.

Though I could be wrong.

 

[Gordon]

I believe that's for Windows User Profiles, not Outlook email account
names & passwords.

Though I could be wrong.

I thought it included Office 2007 settings as well - rather like the old
"Save My Settings" Wizard....

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Ever tried it? The results concerning Outlook are not good...

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Like a Mac is any better at it

No need to write down anything; sure you've already received that
information before when you initially had to configure those accounts ;-)