Transferring data from one computer to another

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chris andrews

I have an old Compaq desktop (P400)that worked with
Windows 98 and Microsoft Office. It started to cause
problems by continually 'locking up' and eventually I
decided to replace the hardware with a new desktop using
Windows XP and MS Office.
I would like to transfer the old data (mostly e-mails)
from the Compaq machine to the new machine but have been
told by a computer shop that I cannot do this as MS
Office/Outlook have a security fetaure that prevents this
from being done.

Is this right? If not how do I achieve this?

N.B. I am not very technical nor very computer literate
when it comes to this sort of thing.
 
No, this is not 100% right. Technically, if you save your
Outlook folder, delete your Outlook account, then re-
create your Outlook account, you cannot hook it up to the
old folder. That's the security feature.

Do this:

Choose File, Import and Export, and export all your
outlook items to a .pst file.

When you get your new computer, install Outlook. After
the installation is complete, choose File, Import and
Export, and import the .pst file you created. All your
mails and contacts and all else will be imported into
your new Outlook.

Bob Sullivan
Springhouse
 
Well, I don't have either version of Outlook installed -- I'm using 2000 -- so we'll
have to be general and you may need to experiment with which output option to use.

On your old computer, open Outlook ad investigate the export utility. Export your
email folders, contacts, and whatever else you want to keep to a location that
you'll be able to find later.

Transfer these files to your new machine (use a floppy, burn a CD, hook the two
machines together using a direct connect cable, or FTP the files up to your web
site from the old machine and then FTP them back down to the new machine)
and use the import utility in Outlook to open the transfered files.

HTH!

----- chris andrews wrote: -----

I have an old Compaq desktop (P400)that worked with
Windows 98 and Microsoft Office. It started to cause
problems by continually 'locking up' and eventually I
decided to replace the hardware with a new desktop using
Windows XP and MS Office.
I would like to transfer the old data (mostly e-mails)
from the Compaq machine to the new machine but have been
told by a computer shop that I cannot do this as MS
Office/Outlook have a security fetaure that prevents this
from being done.

Is this right? If not how do I achieve this?

N.B. I am not very technical nor very computer literate
when it comes to this sort of thing.
 
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