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Tim Dees
I typically run Outlook on two different computers - a desktop which has an
always-on connection to the Internet, and a laptop that I use when away from
home. Generally, I send and receive mail only from the desktop machine.
However, when I am going to be away for several days, I copy the Outlook.pst
and Archive.pst files to the laptop, send and receive e-mail from that
machine, then copy the files back to the desktop when I return. The *.pst
files are quite large (presently about 281 and 500 MB respectively), so this
is kind of cumbersome, but I haven't found a better way.
Recently, I seem to have done something to the setup on the desktop machine
that causes Outlook to poll the server for e-mail every five minutes and
send anything in the Outbox, whether I have Outlook running or not. This
doesn't bother me as much as not being able to copy the *.pst files, because
the files are locked, apparently being in use. Even if I shut down Outlook,
the files remain locked. So, my first question: how do I change the
settings so that Outlook lets go of my *.pst files when I shut it down?
My other problem is more elusive, in that no one has ever given me a cogent
answer: when I copy the *.pst fles to the laptop, my Address Book of e-mail
addresses disappears. It is still there when I copy files back to the
desktop after a trip, but they just don't show up on the laptop. This is
inconvenient when I am trying to send emails from the road. Can anyone tell
me how to copy or otherwise transfer the files so that everything workds in
both places?
By the way, I am using Outlook XP, running Windows XP (Pro on the desktop,
Home on the laptop), and have ordered Office 2003, but it ain't here yet.
always-on connection to the Internet, and a laptop that I use when away from
home. Generally, I send and receive mail only from the desktop machine.
However, when I am going to be away for several days, I copy the Outlook.pst
and Archive.pst files to the laptop, send and receive e-mail from that
machine, then copy the files back to the desktop when I return. The *.pst
files are quite large (presently about 281 and 500 MB respectively), so this
is kind of cumbersome, but I haven't found a better way.
Recently, I seem to have done something to the setup on the desktop machine
that causes Outlook to poll the server for e-mail every five minutes and
send anything in the Outbox, whether I have Outlook running or not. This
doesn't bother me as much as not being able to copy the *.pst files, because
the files are locked, apparently being in use. Even if I shut down Outlook,
the files remain locked. So, my first question: how do I change the
settings so that Outlook lets go of my *.pst files when I shut it down?
My other problem is more elusive, in that no one has ever given me a cogent
answer: when I copy the *.pst fles to the laptop, my Address Book of e-mail
addresses disappears. It is still there when I copy files back to the
desktop after a trip, but they just don't show up on the laptop. This is
inconvenient when I am trying to send emails from the road. Can anyone tell
me how to copy or otherwise transfer the files so that everything workds in
both places?
By the way, I am using Outlook XP, running Windows XP (Pro on the desktop,
Home on the laptop), and have ordered Office 2003, but it ain't here yet.