As some may know, I'm still in the process of migrating to Windows 7 from XP. I have a standalone copy of Outlook 2010 that I use only for calendar, contacts and memos. I DO NOT use Outlook for email.
Am I correct in my thinking that after I install Outlook 2010 on my Win7 partition, I should be able to copy the .PST file from C:\Documents and Settings\aeh\My Documents\Outlook Files to the appropriate Users folder in Win7?
I hope it will be that simple!!!
Migrating To Windows 7
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Bigaldoc
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Re: Migrating To Windows 7
Yes, you can copy it to C:\Users\aeh\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook (assuming you use the same username in Windows 7). Keep in mind that AppData is a hidden folder in Windows 7, just like Application Data in Windows XP, so you must tell Windows Explorer to show hidden files and folders (Organize > Folder and Search Options, View tab).
Then tell Outlook to use this file, for example in the Mail control panel.
Then tell Outlook to use this file, for example in the Mail control panel.
Best wishes,
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Bigaldoc
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Re: Migrating To Windows 7
Wow, I'm glad I asked! I thought it would be in the "Roaming" folder, but I ought to get confirmation of that after I install Outlook. Thanks, Hans!
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Re: Migrating To Windows 7
If you work in a domain environment then things in the Roaming folder are copied to your login server and then copied to any PC where you log in. since a PST can be very large this would make login unbearably slow.Bigaldoc wrote:...I thought it would be in the "Roaming" folder...
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Re: Migrating To Windows 7
I have found that if I fire up and set up Outlook and then just "Import" the data from the old PST file, things seem to be better. This gives me a clean fresh PST file.
Yes, there are draw backs, one MUST make all of those setting changes that one, likes, but overall I like the clean PST file.
Just one persons opinion.
Yes, there are draw backs, one MUST make all of those setting changes that one, likes, but overall I like the clean PST file.
Just one persons opinion.
I am so far behind, I think I am First 
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Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living
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Bigaldoc
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Re: Migrating To Windows 7
Oh Lordy, Dave, that's one of the reasons I'm usually so resistant to change. Over time, I can't REMEMBER, let alone reconstruct all the settings and customizing that I treasure so. And it permeates most all my software: Outlook, MailWasher, Thunderbird, Firefox and the list goes on and on.DaveA wrote:... <snip> ... one MUST make all of those setting changes that one, likes, but overall I like the clean PST file.
Once I tried to keep a "diary" of sorts but it was unworkable so I quit trying. I don't mind running a new OS, installing all the software and learning the nuances of that OS, but as short a time as I've been using Outlook, I already can't remember what I did, a little at a time, to get it where it is right now.