two computers one outlook

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Øyvind Granberg

Hi..

Running Office 2007

Today I'm using MS Synctoy to transfer my .PST-file between my computer and
my laptop.
But much is missing...

What software is the best to do this job in order to maintain the same
environment on both computers?

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

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www.tresfjording.com
 
I was thinking of rules and email accounts...

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Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

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Diane Poremsky said:
what are you missing? Many settings are in the registry.

--
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Øyvind Granberg said:
Hi..

Running Office 2007

Today I'm using MS Synctoy to transfer my .PST-file between my computer
and my laptop.
But much is missing...

What software is the best to do this job in order to maintain the same
environment on both computers?

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com
 
Rules are in the pst. Accounts are in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Øyvind Granberg said:
I was thinking of rules and email accounts...

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com

Diane Poremsky said:
what are you missing? Many settings are in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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Øyvind Granberg said:
Hi..

Running Office 2007

Today I'm using MS Synctoy to transfer my .PST-file between my computer
and my laptop.
But much is missing...

What software is the best to do this job in order to maintain the same
environment on both computers?

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com
 
Rules tend to get an additional condition like "only on this computer".
I just don't have the guts to click my way through two hundreds rules at
least twice a week!

I know that the accounts are in the registry, and that I can save them and
then import them.
But if I add another account, not that that happens often, I can forget to
import it. This is a problem at least last year when I had to reinstall
Windows twice.
And then there is the problem with different settings in listings and views
and skin and....... so on....

Outlook should save ALL user set settings and everything user related in one
place. That will make Outlook look and behave the same way across all of
your computers. The number of people having one desktop and one laptop is
growing. The desktop to work with, and the laptop to stay connected.

Besides, the indexing has to be redone every time teh PST-file is copied to
the other computer.
That takes away the possibility to search in contacts and email and so
forth.

And every time I start up Outlook after copying the PST-file, the Outlook
Connector asks for username and passwords again. (sigh)

And there is more...
But my mind is blurred at two a.m.

Have a nice day! :-)

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com

Diane Poremsky said:
Rules are in the pst. Accounts are in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

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Øyvind Granberg said:
I was thinking of rules and email accounts...

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com

Diane Poremsky said:
what are you missing? Many settings are in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
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Hi..

Running Office 2007

Today I'm using MS Synctoy to transfer my .PST-file between my computer
and my laptop.
But much is missing...

What software is the best to do this job in order to maintain the same
environment on both computers?

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com
 
The solution is to use IMAP accounts if you need to share between two
computers... and if you are using the Outlook Connector you don't need to
move its PST file.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

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Øyvind Granberg said:
Rules tend to get an additional condition like "only on this computer".
I just don't have the guts to click my way through two hundreds rules at
least twice a week!

I know that the accounts are in the registry, and that I can save them and
then import them.
But if I add another account, not that that happens often, I can forget to
import it. This is a problem at least last year when I had to reinstall
Windows twice.
And then there is the problem with different settings in listings and
views and skin and....... so on....

Outlook should save ALL user set settings and everything user related in
one place. That will make Outlook look and behave the same way across all
of your computers. The number of people having one desktop and one laptop
is growing. The desktop to work with, and the laptop to stay connected.

Besides, the indexing has to be redone every time teh PST-file is copied
to the other computer.
That takes away the possibility to search in contacts and email and so
forth.

And every time I start up Outlook after copying the PST-file, the Outlook
Connector asks for username and passwords again. (sigh)

And there is more...
But my mind is blurred at two a.m.

Have a nice day! :-)

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com

Diane Poremsky said:
Rules are in the pst. Accounts are in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

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Øyvind Granberg said:
I was thinking of rules and email accounts...

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <[email protected]> skrev i nyhetsmeldingen:
(e-mail address removed) ...
what are you missing? Many settings are in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
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Hi..

Running Office 2007

Today I'm using MS Synctoy to transfer my .PST-file between my
computer and my laptop.
But much is missing...

What software is the best to do this job in order to maintain the same
environment on both computers?

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com
 
Since this is a private e-mail setup, I don't need the benefits of IMAP.
Therefore it's probably best to run Outlook on one computer and one computer
only!
(sigh)

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com

Diane Poremsky said:
The solution is to use IMAP accounts if you need to share between two
computers... and if you are using the Outlook Connector you don't need to
move its PST file.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


Øyvind Granberg said:
Rules tend to get an additional condition like "only on this computer".
I just don't have the guts to click my way through two hundreds rules at
least twice a week!

I know that the accounts are in the registry, and that I can save them
and then import them.
But if I add another account, not that that happens often, I can forget
to import it. This is a problem at least last year when I had to
reinstall Windows twice.
And then there is the problem with different settings in listings and
views and skin and....... so on....

Outlook should save ALL user set settings and everything user related in
one place. That will make Outlook look and behave the same way across all
of your computers. The number of people having one desktop and one laptop
is growing. The desktop to work with, and the laptop to stay connected.

Besides, the indexing has to be redone every time teh PST-file is copied
to the other computer.
That takes away the possibility to search in contacts and email and so
forth.

And every time I start up Outlook after copying the PST-file, the Outlook
Connector asks for username and passwords again. (sigh)

And there is more...
But my mind is blurred at two a.m.

Have a nice day! :-)

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com

Diane Poremsky said:
Rules are in the pst. Accounts are in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


I was thinking of rules and email accounts...

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <[email protected]> skrev i nyhetsmeldingen:
(e-mail address removed) ...
what are you missing? Many settings are in the registry.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
(e-mail address removed)




You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


Hi..

Running Office 2007

Today I'm using MS Synctoy to transfer my .PST-file between my
computer and my laptop.
But much is missing...

What software is the best to do this job in order to maintain the
same environment on both computers?

--

Kind regards
Øyvind Granberg

(e-mail address removed)
www.tresfjording.com
 
The solution is to use IMAP accounts if you need to share between two
computers... and if you are using the Outlook Connector you don't need to
move its PST file.

I've used IMAP in the past when I had two systems, when I worked for a
company that had IMAP support. But my ISP does not support IMAP for
personal email, so I'm stuck shuttling my PST file between desktop and
laptop.

Also, whenever I add a new rule, I have to do some extra clicking to
avoid that silly "Only on this computer" option. Per my question
about editing rules outside of the Rules Wizard, dealing with this
silly "only on this computer" option is one motivation for more
convenient and powerful rules editing.

-AH
 
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