Outlook 2003 personal settings

[Mike G]

Hello: my user profile in Windows XP became corrupt
so it is necessary to from a new user profile and
transfer all my settings from my old profile. I am able
to do much, however, can not dtermine how to transfer my
Outlook 2003 mail and contact settings to my new Windows
XP user name. Any suggestions?


Thanks, Mike

 

[Robert Findlay [MSFT]]

It sounds like that you need to find the Pesonal Folder Files (.pst) from
the old Windows user profile and import it into the current Outlook
Personal Folder File (.pst).
Outlook 2003 stores the information in Personal Folder Files (.pst). In
order to find the old .pst file:
1. Go to Start -> Search.
2. Click on "All files and folders".
3. Now go to Tools -> Folder Options and Select the View tab.
4. Make sure that "Show hidden files and folders" is Selected and then
Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" and Click OK.
5. Now on the line labeled "All or part of the file name:" type in *.pst
and Click Search.

After you locate the old .pst file you can Open it in Outlook by going to
File -> Open -> Outlook Data File or by Importing it Outlook.

I hope this information is helpful.


Robert Findlay
Partner Technical Lead -- Outlook/Office Setup
Microsoft Technical Support for Platforms and Business Applications


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