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how do i transfer my contacts from 1 user account to another on same computer
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You left out your operating system, Outlook version and a more clear
description of what you need to do. Why would you not just set each to use the same data file? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "kyle" wrote in message ... how do i transfer my contacts from 1 user account to another on same computer |
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Sorry Russ.....I have XP SP2, Outlook 2000....apparently when i set up
another user account, i lost all of my OUtlook info....Didnt know i needed to change any settings to read data from another user, especially when i set the new user as the administrator....Thanks for all your help kyle "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You left out your operating system, Outlook version and a more clear description of what you need to do. Why would you not just set each to use the same data file? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "kyle" wrote in message ... how do i transfer my contacts from 1 user account to another on same computer |
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You didn't lose anything. Each Windows user account will use a separate
Outlook profile, each with its own data file. Depending on what you are trying to achieve, you can place a data file in a location where each user can access it, and set each profile to use that same file. Are you sure that's what you want to do? Most of the time separate user accounts are created to keep data separate. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "kyle" wrote in message ... Sorry Russ.....I have XP SP2, Outlook 2000....apparently when i set up another user account, i lost all of my OUtlook info....Didnt know i needed to change any settings to read data from another user, especially when i set the new user as the administrator....Thanks for all your help kyle "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You left out your operating system, Outlook version and a more clear description of what you need to do. Why would you not just set each to use the same data file? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "kyle" wrote in message ... how do i transfer my contacts from 1 user account to another on same computer |
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Thanks for your help Russ! Yes, I want to use only one Outlook profile for
this computer. It is my home computer, my wife and I use it, only us. I nneded to setup another user account in order to get an upgrade to work, but deleted the old user account. So if there is a way to find the old Outlook date and import into the Outlook on the new user profile, please explain how, having trouble doing it myself...thanks kyle "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You didn't lose anything. Each Windows user account will use a separate Outlook profile, each with its own data file. Depending on what you are trying to achieve, you can place a data file in a location where each user can access it, and set each profile to use that same file. Are you sure that's what you want to do? Most of the time separate user accounts are created to keep data separate. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "kyle" wrote in message ... Sorry Russ.....I have XP SP2, Outlook 2000....apparently when i set up another user account, i lost all of my OUtlook info....Didnt know i needed to change any settings to read data from another user, especially when i set the new user as the administrator....Thanks for all your help kyle "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: You left out your operating system, Outlook version and a more clear description of what you need to do. Why would you not just set each to use the same data file? -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "kyle" wrote in message ... how do i transfer my contacts from 1 user account to another on same computer |
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kyle wrote:
Thanks for your help Russ! Yes, I want to use only one Outlook profile for this computer. It is my home computer, my wife and I use it, only us. I nneded to setup another user account in order to get an upgrade to work, but deleted the old user account. So if there is a way to find the old Outlook date and import into the Outlook on the new user profile, please explain how, having trouble doing it myself...thanks kyle If you deleted the old user account, did you tell Windows to keep the data? If so, then the data should still be in that user's folder set. C:\Documents and Settings\olduser\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook is the default location, but there's nothing magical about it. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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I dont think i told it to keep the data....kyle
"Brian Tillman" wrote: kyle wrote: Thanks for your help Russ! Yes, I want to use only one Outlook profile for this computer. It is my home computer, my wife and I use it, only us. I nneded to setup another user account in order to get an upgrade to work, but deleted the old user account. So if there is a way to find the old Outlook date and import into the Outlook on the new user profile, please explain how, having trouble doing it myself...thanks kyle If you deleted the old user account, did you tell Windows to keep the data? If so, then the data should still be in that user's folder set. C:\Documents and Settings\olduser\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook is the default location, but there's nothing magical about it. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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kyle wrote:
I dont think i told it to keep the data.... When you deleet a Windows user, you're given the option of retaining the user's files on disk or deleting the files along with the user. If you did not choose to retain the files, then they're gone. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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