Do .pst files contain account settings for Outlook?

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I am fairly familiar with .pst files but I do not know if these files will
contain all of my various email account settings such as passwords and POP3
server names. Since I am purchasing a new computer, I want to be able to
import a .pst file into the newly installed Outlook.
 
Thanks Diane........where can I get these? Can i just copy them to the new
registry?

Diane Poremsky said:
No. Accounts are stored in the registry.

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Brett said:
I am fairly familiar with .pst files but I do not know if these files will
contain all of my various email account settings such as passwords and
POP3
server names. Since I am purchasing a new computer, I want to be able to
import a .pst file into the newly installed Outlook.
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And Importing is rarely the reccommended method to move your data file
As discussed here daily

Brett said:
Thanks Diane........where can I get these? Can i just copy them to the
new
registry?

Diane Poremsky said:
No. Accounts are stored in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Brett said:
I am fairly familiar with .pst files but I do not know if these files
will
contain all of my various email account settings such as passwords and
POP3
server names. Since I am purchasing a new computer, I want to be able
to
import a .pst file into the newly installed Outlook.
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You could, but unless everything is identical on both computers, you'll have
problems with the profile.
It's at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Brett said:
Thanks Diane........where can I get these? Can i just copy them to the
new
registry?

Diane Poremsky said:
No. Accounts are stored in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Brett said:
I am fairly familiar with .pst files but I do not know if these files
will
contain all of my various email account settings such as passwords and
POP3
server names. Since I am purchasing a new computer, I want to be able
to
import a .pst file into the newly installed Outlook.
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