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Preserving customization

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donbowyer - 08 Feb 2006 17:59 GMT
My OS is Win XP Home and I use MS Office 2002.
Specifically I use Outlook and have generated my own custom toolbars and
several macros.
I am faced with the likelihood of having to make a clean "original"
installation of MS Office and clearly don't want to lose my customization.
I know that for Word, If I save Normal.dot and reinstate it with the new
installation it gives back 99% of my customization.
Which file(s) do I need to save to achieve the same result for Outlook
assuming this is possible.
On a final point, if I were to upgrade to a later Office version, rather
than reinstate my existing version, would the new one be backwards compatible
to my old version customization.
Sorry this is a big ask, but any guidance would be welcome.

donwb
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 12 Feb 2006 22:48 GMT
See http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm for file information.

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> My OS is Win XP Home and I use MS Office 2002.
> Specifically I use Outlook and have generated my own custom toolbars and
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donbowyer - 12 Feb 2006 23:30 GMT
Many thanks for the info Sue - it solves my immediate requirements.
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donwb

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