I'm trying to get my old calendar from my old computer in Entourage 2001 OS9
onto my new computer in Entourage x OSX. I can move the inbox by dragging
onto the desktop and copying it across (I think!) but how do I get the
Calendar across?
Any help appreciated

Re: Calendar - 2001 to X by Paul

Paul
Tue Aug 05 13:57:18 CDT 2003

On 8/5/03 11:28 AM, in article BB55B5CC.4A76C%paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk,
"Paul Foley" <paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk> wrote:

> I'm trying to get my old calendar from my old computer in Entourage 2001 OS9
> onto my new computer in Entourage x OSX. I can move the inbox by dragging
> onto the desktop and copying it across (I think!) but how do I get the
> Calendar across?

You should be able to to use File/Import/ from a Program/Entourage 2001/.
Check every item, or whichever you want (Calendar, Email, Contacts, etc.) in
the list that comes up.

--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP Entourage

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ignored.

PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - 2001 or X.
It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise.


Re: Calendar - 2001 to X by Gil

Gil
Tue Aug 05 15:36:54 CDT 2003

On 8/5/03 1:15 PM, in article BB55CEE5.4A8A2%paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk, "Paul
Foley" <paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Paul
> Thanks, but I tried that. I'm using a new powerbook with a clean Entourage X
> and I've got to get the right file(s) across from my old powerbook - copy on
> a CD or email it to myself. I tried copying the Database file over from the
> old computer but the Import command still says that "a necessary file
> 'Microsoft Entourage 2001' was not found." I can't even find a file called
> 'Microsoft Entourage 2001'on the old computer ..... The one I'm using to
> send this posting! :-)
>
> I guess I could re-write my calendar from today but it's handy to have all
> the history
>

The import needs to access Office 2001. You can try just inserting the CD,
but you may need to install it.


Re: Calendar - 2001 to X by Paul

Paul
Tue Aug 05 15:41:41 CDT 2003

On 5/8/03 9:36 PM, in article BB556376.2F45%g@g.g, "Gil Gordon" <g@g.g>
wrote:

> On 8/5/03 1:15 PM, in article BB55CEE5.4A8A2%paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk, "Paul
> Foley" <paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Paul
>> Thanks, but I tried that. I'm using a new powerbook with a clean Entourage X
>> and I've got to get the right file(s) across from my old powerbook - copy on
>> a CD or email it to myself. I tried copying the Database file over from the
>> old computer but the Import command still says that "a necessary file
>> 'Microsoft Entourage 2001' was not found." I can't even find a file called
>> 'Microsoft Entourage 2001'on the old computer ..... The one I'm using to
>> send this posting! :-)
>>
>> I guess I could re-write my calendar from today but it's handy to have all
>> the history
>>
>
> The import needs to access Office 2001. You can try just inserting the CD,
> but you may need to install it.
>
Hmmmm ... I've copied over the Office 2001 program to the new computer but -
same message. Do I need to install 2001 on the new computer and, if so, what
data file do I need to have on the new computer and do they all need to go
in the same folder??

....I keep telling people that Mac's are easy ;-)


Re: Calendar - 2001 to X by Paul

Paul
Tue Aug 05 16:05:40 CDT 2003

On 5/8/03 9:51 PM, in article BB5566CC.2F4F%g@g.g, "Gil Gordon" <g@g.g>
wrote:

> On 8/5/03 1:41 PM, in article BB55D514.4AC2B%paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk, "Paul
> Foley" <paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 5/8/03 9:36 PM, in article BB556376.2F45%g@g.g, "Gil Gordon" <g@g.g>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/5/03 1:15 PM, in article BB55CEE5.4A8A2%paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk, "Paul
>>> Foley" <paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>> Thanks, but I tried that. I'm using a new powerbook with a clean Entourage
>>>> X
>>>> and I've got to get the right file(s) across from my old powerbook - copy
>>>> on
>>>> a CD or email it to myself. I tried copying the Database file over from the
>>>> old computer but the Import command still says that "a necessary file
>>>> 'Microsoft Entourage 2001' was not found." I can't even find a file called
>>>> 'Microsoft Entourage 2001'on the old computer ..... The one I'm using to
>>>> send this posting! :-)
>>>>
>>>> I guess I could re-write my calendar from today but it's handy to have all
>>>> the history
>>>>
>>>
>>> The import needs to access Office 2001. You can try just inserting the CD,
>>> but you may need to install it.
>>>
>> Hmmmm ... I've copied over the Office 2001 program to the new computer but -
>> same message. Do I need to install 2001 on the new computer and, if so, what
>> data file do I need to have on the new computer and do they all need to go
>> in the same folder??
>>
>
> It should be enough just to put the 2001 CD in the drive. See this FAQ
> article: http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/faqs.html#anchor-84a
>
I'm sorry but this isn't working. I've got the Entourage program, along with
Database, in a file called Microsoft Entourage 2001 in Macintosh HD on my
new computer and it still says it can't do it because a file called
'Microsoft Entourage 2001'can't be found.

This seems pretty basic Gil. There must be a million people a day going from
an old OS9 computer to OSX and Office X who want to do this?

Paul


Re: Calendar - 2001 to X by Paul

Paul
Tue Aug 05 16:40:05 CDT 2003

On 5/8/03 10:34 PM, in article BB557107.2D6D2%berkowit@silcom.com, "Paul
Berkowitz" <berkowit@silcom.com> wrote:

> On 8/5/03 2:05 PM, in article BB55DAB4.4AD5F%paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk, "Paul
> Foley" <paul.foley@kynesis.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> It should be enough just to put the 2001 CD in the drive. See this FAQ
>>> article: http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/faqs.html#anchor-84a
>>>
>> I'm sorry but this isn't working. I've got the Entourage program, along with
>> Database, in a file called Microsoft Entourage 2001 in Macintosh HD on my
>> new computer and it still says it can't do it because a file called
>> 'Microsoft Entourage 2001'can't be found.
>>
>> This seems pretty basic Gil. There must be a million people a day going from
>> an old OS9 computer to OSX and Office X who want to do this?
>
> It _is_ pretty basic, and tens of thousands of people have done it, Paul.
> You say you have "the Entourage program, along with
> Database, in a file called Microsoft Entourage 2001 in Macintosh HD on my
> new computer". That sounds muddled. The application file called Microsoft
> Entourage, if installed, needs to be in a folder called Microsoft Office
> 2001, along with the other apps (Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
> PowerPoint) and a lot of supporting folders (Office, Templates, etc).
> Normally that whole folder is in Applications (Mac OS 9), but it can be
> anywhere. I'm not sure it's good enough to copy these folders and files over
> from a previous computer, since there are a lot of other items involved in
> an installation. In any case, the application file should be called
> "Microsoft Entourage": if you ever renamed it to "Entourage 2001" rename it
> back again: it should be called "Microsoft Entourage".
>
> As Gil says, it's enough to have the CD inserted in the CD drive. So I'd
> guess that "Microsoft Entourage" could be anywhere you want.
>
> The Database file needs to be with its siblings the Messages, Database
> Cache, Rules, Mailing Lists, Schedules files in your Identity folder (Main
> Identity, or whatever you've renamed it to), normally in the Entourage 2001
> Identities folder in the Microsoft User Data folder in a Documents folder. I
> suppose that too could be somewhere else, but you _must_ have the whole
> Identity folder intact or importing won't work. Most people bring over the
> whole MUD folder, but the Entourage 2001 Identities folder should probably
> be enough, I think.

That should do it ..... Many thanks!!

Paul