Tips To Move Outlook Email Settings From Windows XP To Vista

If you are upgrading from Windows XP to Vista, Vista operating system provides a way to import many of your files and settings. However, Outlook email is not among the types of data you can import directly into Vista. To move your Outlook 2003 messages and profile to Outlook 2007 on the new Vista computer, you must use the import and export function of Microsoft Outlook.

Instructions to transfer Outlook Email Setup files and folders

Back Up Outlook 2003 on XP Computer

·         Plug in a USB flash drive to your Windows XP computer with Outlook 2003. Wait for Windows to detect the drive.

·         Go to the "Start" menu and then select "Control Panel." From the Control Panel window, double-click the "Mail" icon.

·         Click on the option "Show Profiles”. Now select the user profile name you want to back up. Now click on the "Properties" button.

·         Go to the “Name” section and click the "Personal Folders" link. Further click on the "Settings" button. Select the text in the path box and copy the path location to the Windows Clipboard.

·         Go to the "Start" menu and then select "Run." Paste the path location in the "Run" box and then press the "Enter" key. This will open the folder containing the Outlook 2003 PST file. Copy the PST file.

·         Browse to the USB flash drive on your computer. Now paste the Outlook PST file to the external drive.

·         Disconnect the USB flash drive from your old computer.

Move Outlook File to New Computer

•    Plug in the USB flash drive on your Windows Vista computer.

•    Launch Microsoft Outlook 2007. Click the"Office Button," and then "Open". Click "Import" and select the "Import from another program or file".

·         Choose "Next" and click the "Outlook Data File (.pst)" option. Click “Next".

•    Click the "Browse" button in the "Import Outlook Data Files" window. Browse to the USB flash drive and double-click the drive letter to open the drive folder. Highlight the name of the .PST file you copied from the XP computer. Click the "Open" button.

•    Click the "Replace duplicates with items imported" option, and then select the "Next" button. Click the "Finish" button. Outlook 2007 imports the messages, calendar tasks and other profile settings from the 2003 PST file.

•    Close Outlook 2007 and restart it. Outlook 2007 will now use the email profile you transferred from the XP machine. All the contacts, calendar tasks and messages are now successfully transferred on to the new computer.

Now you know how to move Outlook Email Setup files and folders of Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 on a different computer. Hope this article was informative.