Account settings transferred

Microsoft Office XP now includes the email and contact management program Outlook Xp which is also known as Outlook 2002. Outlook gives you the ability to create such things like a customized toolbar as well as menu, signature files as well as nicknames. In case you update to a newer version, such as Outlook 2007, the installation wizard overwrites all of your settings. It is possible to copy settings from the Outlook application data folder so that it is possible for you to restore them as soon as Outlook 2007 installs. Follow the instructions given below to configure the requisite Outlook setting in order to transfer the settings from Outlook XP to Outlook 2007.

Instructions to Configure Outlook Setting

• Commence these instructions by making a new folder on your desktop. You can do this by right clicking on an open area; now, select “New” as well as “Folder” prior to upgrading to Outlook 2007. You need to open a Windows Explorer window and navigate to “Drive:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft Outlook.”
  You have to replace “Drive” with the letter name of your hard drive and replace “Username” with your Windows account name.
  
  

  Account settings transferred

• Following which, you have to copy the files which are shown in the Outlook data folder by dragging them to the new folder which you have made on the desktop. Then you need to copy the following files: “Outcmd.dat,”ProfileName.fav,” “ProfileName.xml,” “ProfileName.nk2,: “MySig.htm,” “MySig.rtf” and “MySig.txt.”
• Finally, make use of your Microsoft Office 2007 disk in order to install Outlook 2007 by following the installation wizard. Once the installation is complete, navigate again to “Drive:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook”.
  You have to drag the files which you have copied from the folder on your desktop to the Outlook application data folder.

With that, the instructions to be followed in order to configure Outlook setting to transfer account settings from Outlook XP to Outlook 2007 is complete. In case you are not able to configure the required Outlook setting, make sure to contact the Outlook support center for technical support. Also, you may visit the corresponding website in case you feel that the information in this article does not suffice.

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