Outlook 2007 on two computers don't show same e-mails

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How can I get both machines to have the same records?

I have a laptop and desktop with Outlook 2007 and Vista. I have been using
my laptop for all e-mailing but now started to use the desktop. I set up the
e-mail account on the desktop. The e-mails that I have received, read, saved
and sent when using the laptop, do not appear in Outlook on the desktop.
Can't I see from my desktop computer the e-mails I see on the laptop?
 
Do you have one of the machines leaving the mail on the server, if you're
getting your mail from a POP3 server? Otherwise each machine will download a
message then delete it from the server so the other machine won't see it.

I use two machines (laptop & desktop) so I set the laptop to leave message
on the server then early every morning I have the desktop retrieve all the
messages.

As far as sent messages... not sure. There are some sync products mentioned
here:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm

Alternately if you can try using your provider's IMAP server where you can
manage the same mailbox from multiple machines.
 
How can I get both machines to have the same records?
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POP accounts, I assume? Configure the two accounts to leave copies on the
server and delete when Deleted Items folders are emptied, with deletion
after, say, 10 days on one of the two.
I have a laptop and desktop with Outlook 2007 and Vista. I have been
using
my laptop for all e-mailing but now started to use the desktop. I set up
the
e-mail account on the desktop. The e-mails that I have received, read,
saved
and sent when using the laptop, do not appear in Outlook on the desktop.
Can't I see from my desktop computer the e-mails I see on the laptop?
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With POP accounts, you'll always have separate Sent Items folders, unless
you explicitly transfer the sent items themselves between the machines
because POP doesn't know anything about folders.
 
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