I am trying to migrate my data from an old machine running Outlook 2002 to a
new machine running Outlook 2003. I can export the file from the old
machine to a jumpdrive and plug it in to my new machine, but when I try to
import the file nothing happens. I can go all the way through the
Import/Export Wizard and hit Finish, but the data is not in my Personal
Folders. Do you have any idea where I might be going wrong? Thanks.

GG

DO NOT import unless you want your Outlook profile corrupted. Move your
Outlook message store file from the old computer to the new one and reuse
it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"GG" wrote in message
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I am trying to migrate my data from an old machine running Outlook 2002 to
a
new machine running Outlook 2003. I can export the file from the old
machine to a jumpdrive and plug it in to my new machine, but when I try to
import the file nothing happens. I can go all the way through the
Import/Export Wizard and hit Finish, but the data is not in my Personal
Folders. Do you have any idea where I might be going wrong? Thanks.

GG

Once available in OL copy old data to the new unicode pst

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote in message
...
DO NOT import unless you want your Outlook profile corrupted. Move your
Outlook message store file from the old computer to the new one and reuse
it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"GG" wrote in message
...
I am trying to migrate my data from an old machine running Outlook 2002
to
a
new machine running Outlook 2003. I can export the file from the old
machine to a jumpdrive and plug it in to my new machine, but when I try
to
import the file nothing happens. I can go all the way through the
Import/Export Wizard and hit Finish, but the data is not in my Personal
Folders. Do you have any idea where I might be going wrong? Thanks.

GG

Thanks for the reply. Does this take into account that the two .pst files
are in a different format? thanks.


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote in message
...
DO NOT import unless you want your Outlook profile corrupted. Move your
Outlook message store file from the old computer to the new one and reuse
it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"GG" wrote in message
...
I am trying to migrate my data from an old machine running Outlook 2002
to
a
new machine running Outlook 2003. I can export the file from the old
machine to a jumpdrive and plug it in to my new machine, but when I try
to
import the file nothing happens. I can go all the way through the
Import/Export Wizard and hit Finish, but the data is not in my Personal
Folders. Do you have any idea where I might be going wrong? Thanks.

GG

You can continue to use your old (ANSI format) .PST file, or you can copy
(NOT Import) your data from the old .PST file to a new Unicode format .PST
file.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"GG" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the reply. Does this take into account that the two .pst files
are in a different format? thanks.


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote in message
...
DO NOT import unless you want your Outlook profile corrupted. Move your
Outlook message store file from the old computer to the new one and
reuse
it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"GG" wrote in message
...
I am trying to migrate my data from an old machine running Outlook 2002
to
a
new machine running Outlook 2003. I can export the file from the old
machine to a jumpdrive and plug it in to my new machine, but when I try
to
import the file nothing happens. I can go all the way through the
Import/Export Wizard and hit Finish, but the data is not in my Personal
Folders. Do you have any idea where I might be going wrong? Thanks.

GG

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

You can continue to use your old (ANSI format) .PST file, or you can copy
(NOT Import) your data from the old .PST file to a new Unicode format .PST
file.

how does one copy from the old PST to the new uniocde one?
is it just a matter of dragging the folders over from one to the other?

Thanks!

moishie wrote:

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

You can continue to use your old (ANSI format) .PST file, or you can
copy (NOT Import) your data from the old .PST file to a new Unicode
format .PST file.

how does one copy from the old PST to the new uniocde one?
is it just a matter of dragging the folders over from one to the
other?

For the non-default folders, yes. For the default folders, no. The method
has been posted numerous times. See:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlook.general/msg/fe4f6aecf94baeff
--
Brian Tillman

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

For the non-default folders, yes. For the default folders, no. The method
has been posted numerous times. See:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlook.general/msg/fe4f6aecf94baeff
--


Thanks Brian - ai appreciate the time you have given me.
What does it mean exactly default and non-default? are these default/non
default mail folders only?
i see i can copy over the calendar items by changing to list view. but what
about contacts?

Many thanks!

moishie wrote:

What does it mean exactly default and non-default? are these
default/non default mail folders only?

The default folders are the ones Outlook creates automatically: Calendar,
Contacts, Deleted Items, Drafts, Inbox, Journal, Junk E-mail (for some
versions of Outlook), Notes, Outbox, Sent Items, and Tasks. The non-default
ones are those you created yourself.

i see i can copy over the calendar items by changing to list view.
but what about contacts?

In Contacts, just use CTRL-A, as in most folders. Calendar is the only one
for which you may need to change the view.
--
Brian Tillman

Thanks Brian - it took me a while, but as you say - not too difficult.

Thanks for all the help!




"Brian Tillman" wrote:

moishie wrote:

What does it mean exactly default and non-default? are these
default/non default mail folders only?

The default folders are the ones Outlook creates automatically: Calendar,
Contacts, Deleted Items, Drafts, Inbox, Journal, Junk E-mail (for some
versions of Outlook), Notes, Outbox, Sent Items, and Tasks. The non-default
ones are those you created yourself.

i see i can copy over the calendar items by changing to list view.
but what about contacts?

In Contacts, just use CTRL-A, as in most folders. Calendar is the only one
for which you may need to change the view.
--
Brian Tillman