How to Synchronize Outlook Express

Synchronize Outlook Express on two computers

You can synchronize two computers running Outlook Express by transferring the email data from one computer to the other. To transfer Outlook Express email and data, you'll need to create a backup file and move it over to your other installation of OE. To transfer your data easily, save your backup file to a portable USB flash drive and synchronize your data by transferring it via the external drive.

Instructions

1. Right-click on the desktop and create a new folder. This will temporarily store your email backup file, so name it something you'll remember and find easily.

2. Go to Outlook Express and open the "Tools" menu, then open "Address Book."

3. Select "Export" to create your backup file. A dialog box will appear. Select the email data you want to synchronize with your other computer.

4. Browse to find your desktop backup folder and choose this location as the export destination.

5. Wait as the email data is exported to the backup folder. Open the folder to make sure the file or files are there, depending on what you chose to back up.

6. Copy the backup folder onto your USB flash drive and move the drive to the second computer.

7. Open the backup folder on the new computer and save a copy to the desktop there.

8. Launch Outlook Express and return to "Tools" and "Address Book." This time choose "Import" from the options.

9. Follow the import wizard prompts and navigate to your backup folder to select your email files. Click "import" and wait for the files to be transferred. Outlook Express is now synchronized between both computers.

References

• Ask Dave Taylor: Saving Email Addresses in Microsoft Outlook Express
• Web Developers Notes: Windows Vista Email Program