How do you export ALL the info in your Outlook to another computer? I want to take all the Outlook info from my desktop to my laptop. Any help would be appreciated.

 

export all of your info to a .pst file. you can do it by FILE > IMPORT/EXPORT and follow the directions. then once you have that done, just copy it to your other computer and do a FILE > IMPORT and you are good to go. only thing is you have to setup your accounts again. thats onething i cant stand about outlook. outlook express has this feature. someone else might know of a way to export accounts too.

here is a step by step

1. In the File menu, click Import/Export.

2. Select Export to a file, and then click Next.

3. Select Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next.

4. Select the folder you want to back up (Contacts, Calendar, and so on).
If the folder contains subfolders, you can include them in the backup by checking the Include subfolders checkbox.
If you only want specific data to be backed up, you can click the Filter button, and then specify what data should (or should not) be exported.
Click Next.

5. Select a location for the exported data.

6. Click the Browse button, and find a location to store the file.

7. Name the file with a name that reflects the data it contains and the date it was created (for example, "contactbackup070499.pst").

8. For backup purposes, leave the Options setting set to "Replace duplicates with items exported" (use these controls when you are exporting data to an existing file). Click Finish.

 

easiest way without explaining how to do it manually:

http://office.microsoft.com/Download.../o2ksmsdd.aspx

pretty cool tool...

 

Thanks fellas, I think it should work and I'll give it a try once I get back to my desktop.

 

I have a problem setting up my OUtlook. It asks me for STMP, or something with those letters, and I cannot figure out what that is. IT's supposed to be me outgoing mail server, but i have no clue how to find that out. Please help.

 

Call you ISP, ask them what your mail server is and they will talk you through where to go and what to put in. If you upgraded to a new PC, go into your email properties on the old PC and copy it out of there.

 

Way to much work here guys.

If you are using Outlook, and not Outlook Express, all the emails, calander, contacts, etc, are in one file (*.pst). Copy that file to your other PC, fire up Outlook, set it up, and then point it to the new copied PST file.

What version of Outlook are you using? That would help me give you more complete instructions.