Transferring Mail/Contacts in Outlook XP

[killakella]

I just installed Windows and Office XP onto a new hard drive and I want to transfer my contacts and email messages from the old outlook installation... any idea how i can do that?? I cannot find any sort of address or mail message files on my old hard drive. I appreciate any help!!! Thanks.

[Siliconjunkie]

export them as a .pst, file import/export and follow the prompts. I will let you send it all to a file.

[killakella]

Originally posted by Siliconjunkie
export them as a .pst, file import/export and follow the prompts. I will let you send it all to a file.

Even when I open outlook from my old drive, it comes up just as it does on the new installation, with no contacts/email....

[Siliconjunkie]

Ahhhhhh, it is looking at your current profile.

Try this, file...data file management, then add the datafile from your old profile, should be located on the old drive in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

You will then have another set of folders and you can drag and drop or you can import it.

[killakella]

Originally posted by Siliconjunkie
Ahhhhhh, it is looking at your current profile.

Try this, file...data file management, then add the datafile from your old profile, should be located on the old drive in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

You will then have another set of folders and you can drag and drop or you can import it.

Nice.. ok that worked for my mail.. but I couldnt find my contacts?? BTW, that folder is hidden in XP so anyone else readin this.. you gotta goto folder options and show hidden files/folders to get to the local settings folder!!

[Siliconjunkie]

Forgot about it being hidden since I have that turned off.

Contacts sould be in there as well. Did you import it or just open it with data file management? I THINK you can only have one set of contacts. Try importing, it will let you select just the contacts.

[killakella]

What type of file do I import?

[Siliconjunkie]

pst