Importing Outlook files to new pc

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I have a new PC running Office XP, and my old PC ran Office 97. I exported
my Outlook files as .pst files and copied to a CD. However, when I try to
import the files from the CD, my new PC says I do not have permission to
access the files, so can't import. This is a stand alone, not running on a
MS Server, so I do not have the grant permissions option on my files, I
should be the "owner"
Anyone have any suggestions? I have reviewed my CD rules, and appears I am
not somehow password protecting or anything. All my others copied over fine,
Word, Excel, etc and Internet files. I just need to get my Outlook files
over and then I am done cleaning up the old one for sale. Thanks for your
input
 
PST is Outlook's native file format. There is never any reason to export and
import when you aren't changing file formats.
Just copy the PST from your old installation and configure the new
installation to use it. In addition, once you've copied a PST to a CD, you
must copy it back to a hard drive and remove its read only attribute.
Outlook must have read/write access to PST files.
 
-----Original Message-----
PST is Outlook's native file format. There is never any reason to export and
import when you aren't changing file formats.
Just copy the PST from your old installation and configure the new
installation to use it. In addition, once you've copied a PST to a CD, you
must copy it back to a hard drive and remove its read only attribute.
Outlook must have read/write access to PST files.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have a new PC running Office XP, and my old PC ran Office 97. I exported
my Outlook files as .pst files and copied to a CD. However, when I try to
import the files from the CD, my new PC says I do not have permission to
access the files, so can't import. This is a stand alone, not running on
a
MS Server, so I do not have the grant permissions option on my files, I
should be the "owner"
Anyone have any suggestions? I have reviewed my CD rules, and appears I
am
not somehow password protecting or anything. All my others copied over
fine,
Word, Excel, etc and Internet files. I just need to get my Outlook files
over and then I am done cleaning up the old one for sale. Thanks for
your
input
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Russ - I see the phrase "configure the new installation to
use it", but never any instruction on how to "configure."
Any tips, please?
-----Original Message-----
PST is Outlook's native file format. There is never any reason to export and
import when you aren't changing file formats.
Just copy the PST from your old installation and configure the new
installation to use it. In addition, once you've copied a PST to a CD, you
must copy it back to a hard drive and remove its read only attribute.
Outlook must have read/write access to PST files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have a new PC running Office XP, and my old PC ran Office 97. I exported
my Outlook files as .pst files and copied to a CD. However, when I try to
import the files from the CD, my new PC says I do not have permission to
access the files, so can't import. This is a stand alone, not running on
a
MS Server, so I do not have the grant permissions option on my files, I
should be the "owner"
Anyone have any suggestions? I have reviewed my CD rules, and appears I
am
not somehow password protecting or anything. All my others copied over
fine,
Word, Excel, etc and Internet files. I just need to get my Outlook files
over and then I am done cleaning up the old one for sale. Thanks for
your
input
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Sure, but instructions depend on your Outlook version, which you did not
mention.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Peter French said:
Russ - I see the phrase "configure the new installation to
use it", but never any instruction on how to "configure."
Any tips, please?
-----Original Message-----
PST is Outlook's native file format. There is never any reason to export and
import when you aren't changing file formats.
Just copy the PST from your old installation and configure the new
installation to use it. In addition, once you've copied a PST to a CD, you
must copy it back to a hard drive and remove its read only attribute.
Outlook must have read/write access to PST files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have a new PC running Office XP, and my old PC ran Office 97. I exported
my Outlook files as .pst files and copied to a CD. However, when I try to
import the files from the CD, my new PC says I do not have permission to
access the files, so can't import. This is a stand alone, not running on
a
MS Server, so I do not have the grant permissions option on my files, I
should be the "owner"
Anyone have any suggestions? I have reviewed my CD rules, and appears I
am
not somehow password protecting or anything. All my others copied over
fine,
Word, Excel, etc and Internet files. I just need to get my Outlook files
over and then I am done cleaning up the old one for sale. Thanks for
your
input
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Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q168/6/44.asp

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
AndyEsco said:
I have the same promblem and have search all over the knowledge base with
no
luck:
How do I move my _Custom_ views and toolbar settings from Outlook 2000
(running on a single user WinME machine) to outlook 2003 (on a brand new
DELL
XP desktop) along with my all outlook data? I have outlook 2000 on a
computer
running WinME. I have successfully moved the file and all its custom view
and custom tool bar settings before from a win 98 computer to the current
ME
computer via the instructions in the MS knowledgebase. Now A have a new
Win
XP computer and want to move my custom settings to it. I have "lot" of
"highly" customizable views. That I use daily to quickly pull items out of
a
very large PST file. I can't find anything on it. I have found it is
easy
to find a lot of info how to imoprt the data but none on importing the
custom
settings. I have somany custom views, it would take my weeks to go in each
one in write down all the sort and group, etc rules.

AbdyEsco (a newbie)


Russ Valentine said:
Sure, but instructions depend on your Outlook version, which you did not
mention.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Peter French said:
Russ - I see the phrase "configure the new installation to
use it", but never any instruction on how to "configure."
Any tips, please?
-----Original Message-----
PST is Outlook's native file format. There is never any
reason to export and
import when you aren't changing file formats.
Just copy the PST from your old installation and
configure the new
installation to use it. In addition, once you've copied a
PST to a CD, you
must copy it back to a hard drive and remove its read
only attribute.
Outlook must have read/write access to PST files.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in message
I have a new PC running Office XP, and my old PC ran
Office 97. I exported
my Outlook files as .pst files and copied to a CD.
However, when I try to
import the files from the CD, my new PC says I do not
have permission to
access the files, so can't import. This is a stand
alone, not running on
a
MS Server, so I do not have the grant permissions
option on my files, I
should be the "owner"
Anyone have any suggestions? I have reviewed my CD
rules, and appears I
am
not somehow password protecting or anything. All my
others copied over
fine,
Word, Excel, etc and Internet files. I just need to
get my Outlook files
over and then I am done cleaning up the old one for
sale. Thanks for
your
input



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