Importing Entourage 2004 from one computer to another

MS seems brain dead about this in their documentation.
Moving from one computer to another. Both on LAN.
Tried all the intuitive approaches, since there was no option in the
assistant. Moved the whole Microsoft user data folder over, but cannot
import the 2004 identity, only the X.
Any thoughts?

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Mickey
Sat Apr 01 11:45:33 CST 2006

Just drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the Documents folder on the new
computer, and then launch Entourage. That will probably replace the
existing folder. If your data doesn't appear, go to Entourage > Switch
Identity, and re-select your identity.

On 3/31/06 9:30 PM, in article
labolide-89826C.19300431032006@news.giganews.com, "Kurt"
<labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:

> MS seems brain dead about this in their documentation.
> Moving from one computer to another. Both on LAN.
> Tried all the intuitive approaches, since there was no option in the
> assistant. Moved the whole Microsoft user data folder over, but cannot
> import the 2004 identity, only the X.
> Any thoughts?

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Kurt
Sat Apr 01 12:11:03 CST 2006

In article <C054185D.27DD3%mickey.stevens@mvps.org>,
Mickey Stevens <mickey.stevens@mvps.org> wrote:

> Just drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the Documents folder on the new
> computer, and then launch Entourage. That will probably replace the
> existing folder. If your data doesn't appear, go to Entourage > Switch
> Identity, and re-select your identity.
>
> On 3/31/06 9:30 PM, in article
> labolide-89826C.19300431032006@news.giganews.com, "Kurt"
> <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
>
> > MS seems brain dead about this in their documentation.
> > Moving from one computer to another. Both on LAN.
> > Tried all the intuitive approaches, since there was no option in the
> > assistant. Moved the whole Microsoft user data folder over, but cannot
> > import the 2004 identity, only the X.
> > Any thoughts?

No go and only one identity choice.
It seems to only want to read the main identity of OfficeX from last
year's archive, not the current 2004 identity.

Will try reimporting entire User data folder again.

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Kurt
Sat Apr 01 13:12:20 CST 2006

In article <labolide-7523E4.10110201042006@news.giganews.com>,
Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:

> In article <C054185D.27DD3%mickey.stevens@mvps.org>,
> Mickey Stevens <mickey.stevens@mvps.org> wrote:
>
> > Just drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the Documents folder on the new
> > computer, and then launch Entourage. That will probably replace the
> > existing folder. If your data doesn't appear, go to Entourage > Switch
> > Identity, and re-select your identity.
> >
> > On 3/31/06 9:30 PM, in article
> > labolide-89826C.19300431032006@news.giganews.com, "Kurt"
> > <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > MS seems brain dead about this in their documentation.
> > > Moving from one computer to another. Both on LAN.
> > > Tried all the intuitive approaches, since there was no option in the
> > > assistant. Moved the whole Microsoft user data folder over, but cannot
> > > import the 2004 identity, only the X.
> > > Any thoughts?
>
> No go and only one identity choice.
> It seems to only want to read the main identity of OfficeX from last
> year's archive, not the current 2004 identity.
>
> Will try reimporting entire User data folder again.

Deleted entire user data folder and replaced with old one.
Open program and gives me blank identity with no option to switch to the
one I thought I imported.

Could it be an issue with the fact that both programs have different
serials?

What a pain!

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Kurt
Sat Apr 01 15:04:00 CST 2006

In article <labolide-01EB1C.11121901042006@news.giganews.com>,
Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:

> In article <labolide-7523E4.10110201042006@news.giganews.com>,
> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <C054185D.27DD3%mickey.stevens@mvps.org>,
> > Mickey Stevens <mickey.stevens@mvps.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Just drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the Documents folder on the
> > > new
> > > computer, and then launch Entourage. That will probably replace the
> > > existing folder. If your data doesn't appear, go to Entourage > Switch
> > > Identity, and re-select your identity.
> > >
> > > On 3/31/06 9:30 PM, in article
> > > labolide-89826C.19300431032006@news.giganews.com, "Kurt"
> > > <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > MS seems brain dead about this in their documentation.
> > > > Moving from one computer to another. Both on LAN.
> > > > Tried all the intuitive approaches, since there was no option in the
> > > > assistant. Moved the whole Microsoft user data folder over, but cannot
> > > > import the 2004 identity, only the X.
> > > > Any thoughts?
> >
> > No go and only one identity choice.
> > It seems to only want to read the main identity of OfficeX from last
> > year's archive, not the current 2004 identity.
> >
> > Will try reimporting entire User data folder again.
>
> Deleted entire user data folder and replaced with old one.
> Open program and gives me blank identity with no option to switch to the
> one I thought I imported.
>
> Could it be an issue with the fact that both programs have different
> serials?
>
> What a pain!

Am now trying to see if making an archive of the original and then
importing that into the new program works. Nothing else has worked so
far.

Is there a preference that that should be moved? Tried deleting a
couple, but didn't seem to affect anything.

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Kurt
Sat Apr 01 16:20:25 CST 2006

In article <labolide-9DACD1.13040001042006@news.giganews.com>,
Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:

> In article <labolide-01EB1C.11121901042006@news.giganews.com>,
> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <labolide-7523E4.10110201042006@news.giganews.com>,
> > Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <C054185D.27DD3%mickey.stevens@mvps.org>,
> > > Mickey Stevens <mickey.stevens@mvps.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Just drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the Documents folder on the
> > > > new
> > > > computer, and then launch Entourage. That will probably replace the
> > > > existing folder. If your data doesn't appear, go to Entourage > Switch
> > > > Identity, and re-select your identity.
> > > >
> > > > On 3/31/06 9:30 PM, in article
> > > > labolide-89826C.19300431032006@news.giganews.com, "Kurt"
> > > > <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > MS seems brain dead about this in their documentation.
> > > > > Moving from one computer to another. Both on LAN.
> > > > > Tried all the intuitive approaches, since there was no option in the
> > > > > assistant. Moved the whole Microsoft user data folder over, but cannot
> > > > > import the 2004 identity, only the X.
> > > > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > No go and only one identity choice.
> > > It seems to only want to read the main identity of OfficeX from last
> > > year's archive, not the current 2004 identity.
> > >
> > > Will try reimporting entire User data folder again.
> >
> > Deleted entire user data folder and replaced with old one.
> > Open program and gives me blank identity with no option to switch to the
> > one I thought I imported.
> >
> > Could it be an issue with the fact that both programs have different
> > serials?
> >
> > What a pain!
>
> Am now trying to see if making an archive of the original and then
> importing that into the new program works. Nothing else has worked so
> far.
>
> Is there a preference that that should be moved? Tried deleting a
> couple, but didn't seem to affect anything.

Made an archive of my original, and tried importing it into the new
program. Said import was successful, but don't see it in identities or
having taken the place of the default one (with nothing in it)

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Kurt
Sat Apr 01 17:42:51 CST 2006

In article <labolide-E024DB.14202501042006@news.giganews.com>,
Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:

> In article <labolide-9DACD1.13040001042006@news.giganews.com>,
> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <labolide-01EB1C.11121901042006@news.giganews.com>,
> > Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <labolide-7523E4.10110201042006@news.giganews.com>,
> > > Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > In article <C054185D.27DD3%mickey.stevens@mvps.org>,
> > > > Mickey Stevens <mickey.stevens@mvps.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Just drag the Microsoft User Data folder to the Documents folder on
> > > > > the
> > > > > new
> > > > > computer, and then launch Entourage. That will probably replace the
> > > > > existing folder. If your data doesn't appear, go to Entourage >
> > > > > Switch
> > > > > Identity, and re-select your identity.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 3/31/06 9:30 PM, in article
> > > > > labolide-89826C.19300431032006@news.giganews.com, "Kurt"
> > > > > <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > MS seems brain dead about this in their documentation.
> > > > > > Moving from one computer to another. Both on LAN.
> > > > > > Tried all the intuitive approaches, since there was no option in
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > assistant. Moved the whole Microsoft user data folder over, but
> > > > > > cannot
> > > > > > import the 2004 identity, only the X.
> > > > > > Any thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > No go and only one identity choice.
> > > > It seems to only want to read the main identity of OfficeX from last
> > > > year's archive, not the current 2004 identity.
> > > >
> > > > Will try reimporting entire User data folder again.
> > >
> > > Deleted entire user data folder and replaced with old one.
> > > Open program and gives me blank identity with no option to switch to the
> > > one I thought I imported.
> > >
> > > Could it be an issue with the fact that both programs have different
> > > serials?
> > >
> > > What a pain!
> >
> > Am now trying to see if making an archive of the original and then
> > importing that into the new program works. Nothing else has worked so
> > far.
> >
> > Is there a preference that that should be moved? Tried deleting a
> > couple, but didn't seem to affect anything.
>
> Made an archive of my original, and tried importing it into the new
> program. Said import was successful, but don't see it in identities or
> having taken the place of the default one (with nothing in it)

I was able to make a stop-gap measure that will work temporarily.
Exported archive from old machine. Set up new accounts in new program.
Can now at least see email from yesterday by going into the archive.
Too bad it can't be integrated.

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