Files and Settings Transfer Wizard didn't transfer Outlook and other Office settings

[Mary]

I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Dimension computer, on which I've just
replaced the hard drive. Prior to removing the old hard drive, I ran the
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. I saved the resulting file to a
removable hard drive. Then once I'd installed the new hard drive and
installed Windows XP on that, I ran the Wizard on the new drive.

The Wizard worked like a charm on most of my settings. It pulled over all my
old data files to My Documents, pulled my old settings and Favorites into
Internet Explorer and made my new desktop look just like the old one.
However, it did NOT copy over any of my MS Office settings. Mostly what I
would like to have would be my customizations in Word (shortcuts, toolbars
and custom templates) and my Outlook settings (Profiles and Accounts. I'm
wondering if the reason that the MS Office settings were not transferred was
because the old hard drive had MS Office 2003 SP2 installed whereas, at the
time of the transfer, the new one just had the basic Office 2003
installation (without updates). I have now installed the SP1 and SP2 updates
on top of that.

Which brings me to my question ... what result would I get if I ran the
Wizard again? Would it duplicate the data files that were previously
transferred? Or would it just check and replace any that had changed? Am I
likely to get the Office settings right if I run it again? Does my theory
above about the different versions of Office sound like a plausible reason
why the settings weren't transferred the last time?

If duplication is likely, should I just delete the current contents of My
Documents which is where practically all my data files reside before running
the Wizard again? I think the only exceptions are one PST file and my
Quicken files.

If running the Wizard again is likely to be unpredictable, I may be better
just manually recreating my settings.

 

[DL]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
Did you select the Office settings?

"Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uUaIz3VDIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Dimension computer, on which I've just
> replaced the hard drive. Prior to removing the old hard drive, I ran the
> Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. I saved the resulting file to a
> removable hard drive. Then once I'd installed the new hard drive and
> installed Windows XP on that, I ran the Wizard on the new drive.
>
> The Wizard worked like a charm on most of my settings. It pulled over all
> my old data files to My Documents, pulled my old settings and Favorites
> into Internet Explorer and made my new desktop look just like the old one.
> However, it did NOT copy over any of my MS Office settings. Mostly what I
> would like to have would be my customizations in Word (shortcuts, toolbars
> and custom templates) and my Outlook settings (Profiles and Accounts. I'm
> wondering if the reason that the MS Office settings were not transferred
> was because the old hard drive had MS Office 2003 SP2 installed whereas,
> at the time of the transfer, the new one just had the basic Office 2003
> installation (without updates). I have now installed the SP1 and SP2
> updates on top of that.
>
> Which brings me to my question ... what result would I get if I ran the
> Wizard again? Would it duplicate the data files that were previously
> transferred? Or would it just check and replace any that had changed? Am I
> likely to get the Office settings right if I run it again? Does my theory
> above about the different versions of Office sound like a plausible reason
> why the settings weren't transferred the last time?
>
> If duplication is likely, should I just delete the current contents of My
> Documents which is where practically all my data files reside before
> running the Wizard again? I think the only exceptions are one PST file and
> my Quicken files.
>
> If running the Wizard again is likely to be unpredictable, I may be better
> just manually recreating my settings.
>

 

[Mary]

When running the Wizard on the old drive, I didn't customize it. I chose the
option to transfer "both files and settings" which shows that it includes
file types such as *.dot (Word templates) and *.prf (MS Office Outlook
Profile settings).


"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
news:%23U8c1sXDIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
> Did you select the Office settings?
>
> "Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:uUaIz3VDIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Dimension computer, on which I've just
>> replaced the hard drive. Prior to removing the old hard drive, I ran the
>> Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. I saved the resulting file to a
>> removable hard drive. Then once I'd installed the new hard drive and
>> installed Windows XP on that, I ran the Wizard on the new drive.
>>
>> The Wizard worked like a charm on most of my settings. It pulled over all
>> my old data files to My Documents, pulled my old settings and Favorites
>> into Internet Explorer and made my new desktop look just like the old
>> one. However, it did NOT copy over any of my MS Office settings. Mostly
>> what I would like to have would be my customizations in Word (shortcuts,
>> toolbars and custom templates) and my Outlook settings (Profiles and
>> Accounts. I'm wondering if the reason that the MS Office settings were
>> not transferred was because the old hard drive had MS Office 2003 SP2
>> installed whereas, at the time of the transfer, the new one just had the
>> basic Office 2003 installation (without updates). I have now installed
>> the SP1 and SP2 updates on top of that.
>>
>> Which brings me to my question ... what result would I get if I ran the
>> Wizard again? Would it duplicate the data files that were previously
>> transferred? Or would it just check and replace any that had changed? Am
>> I likely to get the Office settings right if I run it again? Does my
>> theory above about the different versions of Office sound like a
>> plausible reason why the settings weren't transferred the last time?
>>
>> If duplication is likely, should I just delete the current contents of My
>> Documents which is where practically all my data files reside before
>> running the Wizard again? I think the only exceptions are one PST file
>> and my Quicken files.
>>
>> If running the Wizard again is likely to be unpredictable, I may be
>> better just manually recreating my settings.
>>
>
>

 

[Mary]

Anyone know if running the Wizard again would mess things up?

"Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23C1u4dbDIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> When running the Wizard on the old drive, I didn't customize it. I chose
> the option to transfer "both files and settings" which shows that it
> includes file types such as *.dot (Word templates) and *.prf (MS Office
> Outlook Profile settings).
>
>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23U8c1sXDIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
>> Did you select the Office settings?
>>
>> "Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:uUaIz3VDIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Dimension computer, on which I've just
>>> replaced the hard drive. Prior to removing the old hard drive, I ran the
>>> Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. I saved the resulting file to a
>>> removable hard drive. Then once I'd installed the new hard drive and
>>> installed Windows XP on that, I ran the Wizard on the new drive.
>>>
>>> The Wizard worked like a charm on most of my settings. It pulled over
>>> all my old data files to My Documents, pulled my old settings and
>>> Favorites into Internet Explorer and made my new desktop look just like
>>> the old one. However, it did NOT copy over any of my MS Office settings.
>>> Mostly what I would like to have would be my customizations in Word
>>> (shortcuts, toolbars and custom templates) and my Outlook settings
>>> (Profiles and Accounts. I'm wondering if the reason that the MS Office
>>> settings were not transferred was because the old hard drive had MS
>>> Office 2003 SP2 installed whereas, at the time of the transfer, the new
>>> one just had the basic Office 2003 installation (without updates). I
>>> have now installed the SP1 and SP2 updates on top of that.
>>>
>>> Which brings me to my question ... what result would I get if I ran the
>>> Wizard again? Would it duplicate the data files that were previously
>>> transferred? Or would it just check and replace any that had changed? Am
>>> I likely to get the Office settings right if I run it again? Does my
>>> theory above about the different versions of Office sound like a
>>> plausible reason why the settings weren't transferred the last time?
>>>
>>> If duplication is likely, should I just delete the current contents of
>>> My Documents which is where practically all my data files reside before
>>> running the Wizard again? I think the only exceptions are one PST file
>>> and my Quicken files.
>>>
>>> If running the Wizard again is likely to be unpredictable, I may be
>>> better just manually recreating my settings.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

 

[DL]

I dont know, but you could try selecting only the 'missed' settings

"Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ebGuo4iDIHA.4228@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Anyone know if running the Wizard again would mess things up?
>
> "Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23C1u4dbDIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> When running the Wizard on the old drive, I didn't customize it. I chose
>> the option to transfer "both files and settings" which shows that it
>> includes file types such as *.dot (Word templates) and *.prf (MS Office
>> Outlook Profile settings).
>>
>>
>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
>> news:%23U8c1sXDIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
>>> Did you select the Office settings?
>>>
>>> "Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uUaIz3VDIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Dimension computer, on which I've just
>>>> replaced the hard drive. Prior to removing the old hard drive, I ran
>>>> the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. I saved the resulting file to a
>>>> removable hard drive. Then once I'd installed the new hard drive and
>>>> installed Windows XP on that, I ran the Wizard on the new drive.
>>>>
>>>> The Wizard worked like a charm on most of my settings. It pulled over
>>>> all my old data files to My Documents, pulled my old settings and
>>>> Favorites into Internet Explorer and made my new desktop look just like
>>>> the old one. However, it did NOT copy over any of my MS Office
>>>> settings. Mostly what I would like to have would be my customizations
>>>> in Word (shortcuts, toolbars and custom templates) and my Outlook
>>>> settings (Profiles and Accounts. I'm wondering if the reason that the
>>>> MS Office settings were not transferred was because the old hard drive
>>>> had MS Office 2003 SP2 installed whereas, at the time of the transfer,
>>>> the new one just had the basic Office 2003 installation (without
>>>> updates). I have now installed the SP1 and SP2 updates on top of that.
>>>>
>>>> Which brings me to my question ... what result would I get if I ran the
>>>> Wizard again? Would it duplicate the data files that were previously
>>>> transferred? Or would it just check and replace any that had changed?
>>>> Am I likely to get the Office settings right if I run it again? Does my
>>>> theory above about the different versions of Office sound like a
>>>> plausible reason why the settings weren't transferred the last time?
>>>>
>>>> If duplication is likely, should I just delete the current contents of
>>>> My Documents which is where practically all my data files reside before
>>>> running the Wizard again? I think the only exceptions are one PST file
>>>> and my Quicken files.
>>>>
>>>> If running the Wizard again is likely to be unpredictable, I may be
>>>> better just manually recreating my settings.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Mary]

I don't think that's an option when running it on the new hard
drive/computer, since I didn't customize what the Wizard did on the old hard
drive.


"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
news:e7j1ZckDIHA.2004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I dont know, but you could try selecting only the 'missed' settings
>
> "Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ebGuo4iDIHA.4228@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Anyone know if running the Wizard again would mess things up?
>>
>> "Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23C1u4dbDIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> When running the Wizard on the old drive, I didn't customize it. I chose
>>> the option to transfer "both files and settings" which shows that it
>>> includes file types such as *.dot (Word templates) and *.prf (MS Office
>>> Outlook Profile settings).
>>>
>>>
>>> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:%23U8c1sXDIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
>>>> Did you select the Office settings?
>>>>
>>>> "Mary" <leckavrea-nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uUaIz3VDIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Dimension computer, on which I've
>>>>> just replaced the hard drive. Prior to removing the old hard drive, I
>>>>> ran the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. I saved the resulting file
>>>>> to a removable hard drive. Then once I'd installed the new hard drive
>>>>> and installed Windows XP on that, I ran the Wizard on the new drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Wizard worked like a charm on most of my settings. It pulled over
>>>>> all my old data files to My Documents, pulled my old settings and
>>>>> Favorites into Internet Explorer and made my new desktop look just
>>>>> like the old one. However, it did NOT copy over any of my MS Office
>>>>> settings. Mostly what I would like to have would be my customizations
>>>>> in Word (shortcuts, toolbars and custom templates) and my Outlook
>>>>> settings (Profiles and Accounts. I'm wondering if the reason that the
>>>>> MS Office settings were not transferred was because the old hard drive
>>>>> had MS Office 2003 SP2 installed whereas, at the time of the transfer,
>>>>> the new one just had the basic Office 2003 installation (without
>>>>> updates). I have now installed the SP1 and SP2 updates on top of that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Which brings me to my question ... what result would I get if I ran
>>>>> the Wizard again? Would it duplicate the data files that were
>>>>> previously transferred? Or would it just check and replace any that
>>>>> had changed? Am I likely to get the Office settings right if I run it
>>>>> again? Does my theory above about the different versions of Office
>>>>> sound like a plausible reason why the settings weren't transferred the
>>>>> last time?
>>>>>
>>>>> If duplication is likely, should I just delete the current contents of
>>>>> My Documents which is where practically all my data files reside
>>>>> before running the Wizard again? I think the only exceptions are one
>>>>> PST file and my Quicken files.
>>>>>
>>>>> If running the Wizard again is likely to be unpredictable, I may be
>>>>> better just manually recreating my settings.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

 

[geoffley]

I have just had exactly the same problem when doing a "clean install".
All files and settings transferred except for Outlook (actually, maybe
none of the Office settings). I ran the wizard again and no problems
were caused, but nothing new was restored either. I used Fastconv to
extract all the data to a test computer, then searched for post office,
archive and contacts files - nothing! It was as though Outlook had never
been installed. Even though I have given up on finding the data, I would
be very interested to know why this happened.


--
geoffley

 

[DL]

Outlook data files (*.pst), by default, are located in. (NB a user can opt
for a different location)
\Documents and Settings\'username'\Local Settings\Microsoft\Outlook\

Whilst some settings are in
\Documents and Settings\'username'\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\

The above are hidden files, and if accessing these from another PC one would
have to 'take ownership'


"geoffley" <geoff@bronzecom.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> I have just had exactly the same problem when doing a "clean install".
> All files and settings transferred except for Outlook (actually, maybe
> none of the Office settings). I ran the wizard again and no problems
> were caused, but nothing new was restored either. I used Fastconv to
> extract all the data to a test computer, then searched for post office,
> archive and contacts files - nothing! It was as though Outlook had never
> been installed. Even though I have given up on finding the data, I would
> be very interested to know why this happened.
>
>
> --
> geoffley

 

[geoffley]

Yes, I know where they are SUPPOSED to be.What I'm saying is that
they're not there. Never copied in the collection phase. No Office or
Outlook settings at all.


--
geoffley

 

[DL]

With OL in pop config, there is no 'post office' or 'contacts' file, unless
you named the data files as such
There is no 'suppposed to be' location a user can configure OL and store the
data files any where on the HD

"geoffley" <geoff@bronzecom.com.au> wrote in message
news:geoffley.2ymf7f@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...
>
> Yes, I know where they are SUPPOSED to be.What I'm saying is that
> they're not there. Never copied in the collection phase. No Office or
> Outlook settings at all.
>
>
> --
> geoffley

 

[geoffley]

DL, you seem to be having trouble understanding me. Outlook was set up
using default locations as per your post. Two files, outlook.pst and
archive.pst were in use. (These are often referred to as Post Office
files). After running FAST on the new install, these files were not
present. Nor are any folders, even empty ones, which might contain
Office configuration data. I just wondered if anyone actually KNEW why,
that's all.


--
geoffley

 

[DL]

I'm not meaning to pedantic, I've never known OL data files be called as
such, though dim recollections of OL97 the word Post Office may have been
used
If you are saying the transfer wizard remove all traces of OL data/settings
files from the origonal PC I cannot answer, nor can I offer any explanation
as to why it didnt transfer them, assuming you used default settings

Perhaps we are split by different versions of a common language

"geoffley" <geoff@bronzecom.com.au> wrote in message
news:geoffley.2ymjdg@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...
>
> DL, you seem to be having trouble understanding me. Outlook was set up
> using default locations as per your post. Two files, outlook.pst and
> archive.pst were in use. (These are often referred to as Post Office
> files). After running FAST on the new install, these files were not
> present. Nor are any folders, even empty ones, which might contain
> Office configuration data. I just wondered if anyone actually KNEW why,
> that's all.
>
>
> --
> geoffley

 

[geoffley]

No I'm not saying that at all. I think you may be right about a language
barrier.


--
geoffley