Sync contacts with pictures

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QtnBill

I want to copy my contacts from my main computer to my laptop (both
Outlook 2003). I copied the .pst file, and that worked for all
information, except that the contact pictures didn't transfer. Are
they kept in another file that needs to be copied?
 
Contact pictures are not in the .pst file - it is simply a reference to the
file on the local computer. Outlook 2007 will have the contact picture as a
part of the .pst file, IIRC. Haven't tried that out yet.

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After furious head scratching, QtnBill asked:

| I want to copy my contacts from my main computer to my laptop (both
| Outlook 2003). I copied the .pst file, and that worked for all
| information, except that the contact pictures didn't transfer. Are
| they kept in another file that needs to be copied?
 
Thanks. That should help me find the file. Since all of the contact
pictures came from a Windows Mobile device, there must be a folder
placed somewhere on the computer by ActiveSync with those pictures.
I'll find it.
 
Actually, Outlook 2003 does store the contact picture as a hidden attachment on each contact. But as a mobile device was involved, maybe the sync software did something with them.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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