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Alan Bornat - 27 Apr 2004 13:31 GMT

I can use Outlook with personal folders stored on the Widows 2000 Server (so
I can access my messages from any machine in the network), but I have to set
up the Internet e-mail account separately on every machine that I log onto.
Is there a quick way of copying the Internet e-mail account?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 27 Apr 2004 17:42 GMT

This sounds like you're not actually using roaming profiles yet. If you
were, the Outlook profiles would roam with the other details of your Windows
profile. See http://www.slipstick.com/exs/olroam.htm

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> I can use Outlook with personal folders stored on the Widows 2000 Server (so
> I can access my messages from any machine in the network), but I have to set
> up the Internet e-mail account separately on every machine that I log onto.
> Is there a quick way of copying the Internet e-mail account?

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Alan Bornat - 28 Apr 2004 17:22 GMT

Sue, Thanks - I am using roaming profiles, for just about everything else (e.g. desktop settings) but I have found that
1.. Outlook tends to store personal folders in the 'Local Settings' folder, unless you deliberately delete it
2.. Although my Outleek settings now roam, my internet email settings do not, and i have not found where this info is stored - is this also in the local folder?

> This sounds like you're not actually using roaming profiles yet. If you
> were, the Outlook profiles would roam with the other details of your Windows
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> onto.
> > Is there a quick way of copying the Internet e-mail account?

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 28 Apr 2004 17:51 GMT

1) You have to deliberately put the files somewhere else. The practical
location is on a network volume, unless you really want 1gb of .pst file to
roam. You cannot, however, set a location for .pst files for IMAP accounts;
Outlook will need to create a local .pst for each IMAP account.

2) Account settings are stored in the Windows registry. That's what made me
think that your roaming profile isn't fully implemented.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

Sue, Thanks - I am using roaming profiles, for just about everything else
(e.g. desktop settings) but I have found that
1.. Outlook tends to store personal folders in the 'Local Settings'
folder, unless you deliberately delete it
2.. Although my Outleek settings now roam, my internet email settings do
not, and i have not found where this info is stored - is this also in the
local folder?

1.. "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" <suemvp@outlookcode.com> wrote in message
news:#Js7dpHLEHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> This sounds like you're not actually using roaming profiles yet. If you
> were, the Outlook profiles would roam with the other details of your Windows
> profile. See http://www.slipstick.com/exs/olroam.htm

> > I can use Outlook with personal folders stored on the Widows 2000 Server
> (so
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> onto.
> > Is there a quick way of copying the Internet e-mail account?

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