Outlook 2010 transfer between computers

Dear B-Reader,

I hope that you are doing well and made it safely through the pseudo-rapture. I am really wishing that it actually had happened so that I would have been swept away from my personal computer h*ll the past two days.

Long story short: My three-year-old Dell Inspiron laptop is on death's door. Purchased a replacement from Best Buy...a Toshiba Satellite light-weight laptop with built-in hot spot (perfect for my on-the-road, open house, etc. work/lifestyle). Now transferring all files and applications from D to T. Battled with my external hard drive (Verbatim XS). Hand-to-hand combat with my network.

Thanks to Kathryn Hatter at http://www.ehow.com/how_6884430_transfer-outlook-email-new-computer.html, I was able to quickly make my way through transferring the most important part of my job: Outlook. After installing the new Outlook 2010 to the T, I went to the D and followed Kathryn's instructions #1 - 6. With the new Outlook 2010, there is a slight twist to step #7. In Outlook, go to File, on the left bar select Open, then select Import. Import Wizard will walk you through the rest: Import from another program or file - Next, Outlook Data File (.pst) - Next, Browse to find your file on the desktop and select "replace duplicates with items imported" - Next, Finish. Viola! The best feeling is when your calendar automatically adds your appointments as Outlook is importing your settings and files. Be certain to repeat Kathryn & Katherine's entire process for your Archive folder as well.

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