How to Migrate Microsoft Outlook Xp/2003 Settings to a New Pc

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open Microsoft Outlook XP/2003 on the old PC and wait until it has finished downloading email.

   Uncheck the box Send Immediately When Connected.
   
   Click the Send/Receive button.
   
   Uncheck the box Schedule an Automatic Send/Receive Every....
   
   The copy of Microsoft Outlook XP/2003 on the old PC will no longer automatically check for email. , Select Tools->Options->General.
   
   Uncheck all boxes under Send/Receive Messages. ,,, Click the Export Rules... button. , Click the appropriate tab.
   
   Select the Export to File... button. ,,,,,,,,,,,, OE only allows one account to be exported at a time; you have to export accounts individually. , The files in this folder can also serve as a backup. , You can choose to share the folder, rather than copy it. ,,,,,, Repeat this step for all accounts if you have more than one. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Navigate to Tools->Email Accounts.
   
   Select View or Change Existing Email Accounts.
   
   Select the account you wish to test.
   
   Click on Change Click Test Account Settings on the next page. ,
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   Step 2: Disable your Internet connection or turn off Send/Receive email in Outlook XP for the rest of the process: Navigate to Tools->Options->Mail Setup.

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   Step 3: Disable email checking in Outlook Express on the old PC: Open Outlook Express (OE).

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   Step 4: Do the same on the copy of Outlook Express and Outlook 2003 installed on your new computer.

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   Step 5: Migrate your Personal Folder File (.pst ) using the Import/Export wizard in the old copy of Outlook 2003.

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   Step 6: Migrate your rules: Go to Tools->Rules and Alerts->Options.

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   Step 7: Migrate your Safe/Blocked Senders lists: Go to Actions->Junk E-mail->Junk E-mail Options.

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   Step 8: Open Outlook Express on the old PC if it is not already open.

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   Step 9: Navigate to File->Import->Mail Account Settings in OE.

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    Step 10: Select Microsoft Windows Messaging for Exchange or Outlook as the email client to import.

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    Step 11: Click Next.

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    Step 12: Select the account you wish to transfer and click Next.

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    Step 13: Select Accept Settings and click Next.

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    Step 14: Click Finish.

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    Step 15: Repeat the steps above and import each account you wish to transfer to the new PC into to Outlook Express on the old PC.

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    Step 16: Go to Tools->Accounts in OE when you are finished importing all your email accounts.

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    Step 17: Click the Mail tab.

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    Step 18: Select the email account you wish to transfer to the new PC.

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    Step 19: Click the Exportbutton.

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    Step 20: Save the exported files to their own folder.

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    Step 21: Copy this folder to the new PC.

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    Step 22: Open Outlook Express on the new PC.

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    Step 23: Select Tools->Accounts.

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    Step 24: Click on the Mail tab.

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    Step 25: Select Import.

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    Step 26: Choose the email account you wish to transfer to Outlook 2003 on the new PC.

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    Step 27: Click Open.

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    Step 28: Open Outlook 2003 on the new PC.

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    Step 29: Select File->Import and Export->Import Internet Mail Account Settings.

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    Step 30: Click Next.

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    Step 31: Select Microsoft Outlook Express as the email client to import.

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    Step 32: Click Next.

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    Step 33: Select the account to import and click Next.

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    Step 34: Update any account information as needed.

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    Step 35: Click Next.

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    Step 36: Continue until you reach the Internet Mail Login page.

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    Step 37: Enter the password for that email account.

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    Step 38: Repeat this import process for each email account.

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    Step 39: Close all programs and re-enable your Internet connection when the migration is complete.

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    Step 40: Test each account you have migrated to the new PC.

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    Step 41: When you are satisfied that the accounts are working on the new PC they can be deleted from the old PC unless you wish to maintain them as a backup.

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