Old emails transferred to new computer do not show up

[Jensen]

I have spent all day and still cannot get my emails (in several folders) from
my old computer to my new computer. I have done everything instructed
(saving the email file on old computer, transferring to new computer via
Intellimover since it is too large for a CD and old computer does not have a
DVD writer and I cannot email the file even with cable internet as I get an
"operation failed" message when I try to attach the .pst file to an email to
send to new computer). With Intellimover (USB connection) the smallest
folder I can select to transfer is "My Documents" and I did save the .pst
file deep in that folder. The .pst file does show up on my new computer and
when I go through the steps to open it in my Outlook emails they simply are
not there.

If anybody can help, it would be greatly appreciated so I can get on with
life here!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Well Outlook isn't your issue here but transfering the file. If you can't
get a network up you can use other methods like compressing and/or splitting
the file before burning it to CD. Compressing tools like WinZIP and WinRAR
will also allow you to split the file so you can burn multiple CD's.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
-Creating a Permanent New Mail Desktop Alert in Outlook 2003

 

[Jensen]

Thanks for the reply but I was able to transfer the .pst file (which should
have all the Outlook emails from old computer) to the new computer via
Intellimover. I do find the .pst file on the new computer but when I follow
all the Microsoft Outlook instructions to open it the emails do not show up
on the new computer's Outlook. I am following the instructions but the
emails do not come into the Outlook mail file.

Any ideas?

Well Outlook isn't your issue here but transfering the file. If you can't
get a network up you can use other methods like compressing and/or splitting
the file before burning it to CD. Compressing tools like WinZIP and WinRAR
will also allow you to split the file so you can burn multiple CD's.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data
-Creating a Permanent New Mail Desktop Alert in Outlook 2003

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I have spent all day and still cannot get my emails (in several folders)
from
my old computer to my new computer. I have done everything instructed
(saving the email file on old computer, transferring to new computer via
Intellimover since it is too large for a CD and old computer does not have
a
DVD writer and I cannot email the file even with cable internet as I get
an
"operation failed" message when I try to attach the .pst file to an email
to
send to new computer). With Intellimover (USB connection) the smallest
folder I can select to transfer is "My Documents" and I did save the .pst
file deep in that folder. The .pst file does show up on my new computer
and
when I go through the steps to open it in my Outlook emails they simply
are
not there.

If anybody can help, it would be greatly appreciated so I can get on with
life here!