Thanks Gordon for the help. I followed the link and did as it instructed for
backing up OE folders and address book. However, when I try to import the
folders onto my laptop, it continually says error. The link said to make
sure that the folders did not copy as read only or I would recieve such error
messages. The folders all said archive before I copied them to my CD-R disc,
but they say read only when I put them into the laptop. It does not allow me
to change it to archive on the new laptop or on my old computer. What eles
do I need to do, or is it because it is a CD-R and not a CD-RW that I am
using? Again thanks for the helpful response from the previous
question...any help on this one?

Collingwood




"Gordon" wrote:

Collingwood wrote:

I do not know how I can transfer or export my address book and personal
messages from outlook express on my old desktop, to my outlook account on
my
new laptop. Do I need to retype all of my contacts in outlook, and what
about the important messages I saved in a personal folder? Not to mention
there is no floppy drive on the laptop...What do I ?

There are several steps you need to take, depending on your hardware.
Firstly, you need to transfer your OE mail and address book to OE on the new
machine.
take a look here on how to transfer the files:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/

If you have any sort of quantity of emails to transfer then a floppy will be
no good anyway.
There are several options: You can copy all the data to a CD if you have a
CD burner on the desktop: If both machines have a Network card in you can
connect them via a crossover cable, you can upload all the data to a
website, (assuming a broadband connection) or failing all that, you can
pick up a 100MB Zip drive very very cheaply.

Having transfered all your mail and data to OE on your new machine, from
within OE, export your mail to Outlook. Do NOT import from within Outlook
for your mail.
Then in Outlook, import your addres book and email settings.

HTH

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Gordon Burgess-Parker
Interim Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk