To move your old mail, you'll need to copy your PST file to the new machine. In Save as type, make sure it's set as Registration Files (*.reg)Ĭaveats: Every profile on your system under your logon will be exported.In File name, enter a name for the key.In the Export Registry File dialog box, in Save in, click the drive, folder, or network computer and folder where you want to save the hive.Select the key that you want to save as a file.To export your Outlook account information, we just need to export that magic key. So, first off, close Outlook if it's running.
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Outlook 2007 is nice enough to put all of its account info for each profile under one key. However, if a user has 8 accounts (like one did today) it's time to find a better way. So, if a user with one account moves machines, it's often faster to just recreate the account on the new machine. Outlook 2007 did away with the export account information that was present in earlier editions.