Importing Entourage 2004 from one computer to another

K

Kurt

MS seems brain dead about this in their documentation.
Moving from one computer to another. Both on LAN.
Tried all the intuitive approaches, since there was no option in the
assistant. Moved the whole Microsoft user data folder over, but cannot
import the 2004 identity, only the X.
Any thoughts?
 
M

Mickey Stevens

Just drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the Documents folder on the new
computer, and then launch Entourage. That will probably replace the
existing folder. If your data doesn't appear, go to Entourage > Switch
Identity, and re-select your identity.
 
K

Kurt

Mickey Stevens said:
Just drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the Documents folder on the new
computer, and then launch Entourage. That will probably replace the
existing folder. If your data doesn't appear, go to Entourage > Switch
Identity, and re-select your identity.
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No go and only one identity choice.
It seems to only want to read the main identity of OfficeX from last
year's archive, not the current 2004 identity.

Will try reimporting entire User data folder again.
 
K

Kurt

Kurt said:
No go and only one identity choice.
It seems to only want to read the main identity of OfficeX from last
year's archive, not the current 2004 identity.

Will try reimporting entire User data folder again.
Click to expand...

Deleted entire user data folder and replaced with old one.
Open program and gives me blank identity with no option to switch to the
one I thought I imported.

Could it be an issue with the fact that both programs have different
serials?

What a pain!
 
K

Kurt

Kurt said:
Deleted entire user data folder and replaced with old one.
Open program and gives me blank identity with no option to switch to the
one I thought I imported.

Could it be an issue with the fact that both programs have different
serials?

What a pain!
Click to expand...

Am now trying to see if making an archive of the original and then
importing that into the new program works. Nothing else has worked so
far.

Is there a preference that that should be moved? Tried deleting a
couple, but didn't seem to affect anything.
 
K

Kurt

Kurt said:
Am now trying to see if making an archive of the original and then
importing that into the new program works. Nothing else has worked so
far.

Is there a preference that that should be moved? Tried deleting a
couple, but didn't seem to affect anything.
Click to expand...

Made an archive of my original, and tried importing it into the new
program. Said import was successful, but don't see it in identities or
having taken the place of the default one (with nothing in it)
 
K

Kurt

Kurt said:
Made an archive of my original, and tried importing it into the new
program. Said import was successful, but don't see it in identities or
having taken the place of the default one (with nothing in it)
Click to expand...

I was able to make a stop-gap measure that will work temporarily.
Exported archive from old machine. Set up new accounts in new program.
Can now at least see email from yesterday by going into the archive.
Too bad it can't be integrated.
 
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