Importing a custom contact category list

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Lateralus - 25 Nov 2004 21:13 GMT

How would you migrate custom contact category list from outlook 97 to 2003 or
where are they saved so we can importe them from one program to another.

I tried this:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=16425
and that didn't work

any info would help

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 26 Nov 2004 12:37 GMT

You tried what? That's not a valid article ID.
Categories are stored in the registry:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm

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> How would you migrate custom contact category list from outlook 97 to 2003
> or
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> any info would help

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lateralus - 26 Nov 2004 13:57 GMT

Yes I know they are in the registry, but basically I tried exactly what you
posted and it didn't import the added categories created, it only migrated
the master list and what I need is not only the master list, but the other
categories created withing that list.

> You tried what? That's not a valid article ID.
> Categories are stored in the registry:
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> > any info would help

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 26 Nov 2004 14:20 GMT

Not sure I understand your question. This will migrate Custom categories.
The others should already be present. I have no information other than what
I posted.

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> Yes I know they are in the registry, but basically I tried exactly what
> you
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norm - 27 Nov 2004 23:41 GMT

Yes, I had the same experience in e xporting from 2002 to 2003, but could see
in the Registry path that I copied the file to
/Office/10.0/Outlook/Categories, and it should have gone to /11.0/Categories
- which relates to the 2003 version. Didn't dare deal with it from there
without more help.

> Not sure I understand your question. This will migrate Custom categories.
> The others should already be present. I have no information other than what
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Scott W. - 30 Dec 2004 21:23 GMT

Did you ever get this resolved.? I imported Office XP inot Office XP after a
system crash and O/W restore. I got all the contacts imported but the
subfolders do not show when I click on TO:, .CC, and .BCC .

> Yes I know they are in the registry, but basically I tried exactly what you
> posted and it didn't import the added categories created, it only migrated
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 13 Jan 2005 14:34 GMT

Subfolders? What subfolders?

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> Did you ever get this resolved.? I imported Office XP inot Office XP
> after a
> system crash and O/W restore. I got all the contacts imported but the
> subfolders do not show when I click on TO:, .CC, and .BCC .

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honlui@gmail.com - 18 Feb 2005 17:58 GMT

> How would you migrate custom contact category list from outlook 97 to 2003 or
> where are they saved so we can importe them from one program to another.
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> any info would help

I tried transfering master categories using outlook 2000 to 2003 using
the following solution:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303937

Just add the categories seperated by semi-colons

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