How to Move Outlook Express Settings From One PC to Another

Email provides instant communication around the globe.

Email has become an accepted standard for communication between groups of people. Having a program that sorts and organizes your email makes the whole process more streamlined and user friendly. Just like changing your address when you move, it is important to transfer your email settings when you switch to a new computer. Transferring settings will save you from the hassle of reentering all of your old contacts, addresses and phone numbers by hand.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• USB drive

Export Settings

1. Open Outlook Express and click the "Tools" menu button.

2. Select the "Accounts" tab to see a list of all email accounts active on that computer.

3. Highlight any or all of the accounts you wish to transfer the settings for and select the "Export" button to the right.

4. Choose the USB drive you inserted into the computer as the save location and click "OK." Remove your USB drive.

Import Settings

1. Insert the USB drive into the new computer and open Outlook Express.

2. Select the "Accounts" tab to see a list of all email accounts active on that computer.

3. Click "Import."

4. Navigate to the USB drive from the Import window and click on the file named "mail.servername.IAF"

5. Click "Open" to import settings for all the accounts you exported.

References

• Transfer Outlook Express Settings From Old Computer to New Computer
• Importing Items Into Outlook Express