- Default file locations
- Posted by Bob C on July 17th, 2005
A colleague's machine is running Windows ME and Outlook, and I need to
extract the data from Outlook in order to restore it to an XP machine.
What's the default location for Outlook files, and what format are they
typically held in?
TIA
- Posted by Toolman Tim on July 17th, 2005
"Bob C" <invalid@bogoff.invalid> wrote in message
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Outlook uses .PST files and OE uses .DBX files. Search for them. You may
need to tell Windows to display hidden files/folders.
But if *I* were doing what you're doing, I'd network the two computers and
use the XP File and Settings Transfer Wizard. That's what it's there for...
- Posted by Bob C on July 17th, 2005
Thanks for the info - much appreciated.
Can't follow your useful suggestion, as the old machine is going to be
upgraded to XP, so I need to draw the data off the old hard drive before
formatting and reinstalling the OS.
- Posted by Toolman Tim on July 17th, 2005
"Bob C" <invalid@bogoff.invalid> wrote in message
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;o)
- Posted by FML on July 17th, 2005
Bob C wrote:
to backup/restore the outlook personal folders. You'd back them up on
the ME machine, setup the account on Outlook on the XP machine, move the
file to the XP machine, restore on the XP machine:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;238782
- Posted by Bob C on July 17th, 2005
Ta muchly!
