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Re: [LUG] OT: Harvesting address from Outlook

 

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:14:29 +0200
trevor@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Come, come it is not that bad...
> 
> You are speaking of the undocumented .nk2 file 
> 
> You copy it into the correct place on the new machine, sometimes your
> need to rename the files as Outlook gives these files names dependant
> on the installation (and I haven't worked out the logic yet)
> 
> So:
> 
> If you are talking XP go into C:\documents and
> settings\USERNAME\application data\microsnot\outlook
> 
> is where it lives.
> 
> However, it depends how the profiles are being put onto the client
> machines. If you have roaming profiles you will need to put the file
> in the right place on the server. I don't know about that.
> 
> If you are just creating new profiles in Outlook to link to the
> exchange server. -Run Outlook once to get all the file and folders
> synced to the local machine. -Then try sending a test email. This
> should create a new .nk2 file. -Now copy in the old .nk2 file found
> above in its place with the name of the "new" one. (I hope you see
> what you are doing) -Now try writing a new email and the drop down
> list should magically reappear...
> 
> Easy.
> 
> Trevor
> 

Thanks Trevor.  I just figured out how to do it and was about to reply
to the list giving details of how only to find you've beaten me to it.

Cheers anyway. :)

Grant.

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