Re: Installing on new computer
- From: Dave Howard <nosuchaddress@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:47:25 +0100
Hi both - thanks for that. I'm actually going to try and keep things as
clean as possible. My Palm sync has stopped working here and since a new
machine is arriving imminently I'm not going to tear my hair out trying to
get it working again. I'd rather copy over my calendar and then sync from
there. I think I'll go as far as the copying the Microsoft User Data and
take it from there.
Thanks
Dave
On 28/4/05 11:09 pm, in article BE96AD25.9E36%spam@xxxxxxxxxx, "Alan
Schaevitz" <spam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If you are indeed moving your files from one computer to a new one, when you
> first initiate the new one (the iMac G5 for example), the Apple startup
> software will ask if you are transferring a user from another machine. If
> you say you are, you will be given the option of connecting the old machine
> to the new one via firewire (assuming the old machine has a firewire port)
> and starting up the old machine in disk mode (hold down the T key during
> startup). Then, the Apple software will copy over the entire user from the
> old machine.
>
>
> ---------On 4/28/05 3:00 PM "Owen Rubin" wrote:
>
>> OR, much easier:
>>
>> Install Office in the new machine, then simply go into the Users
>> Folder/Documents on the old machine and copy over the "Microsoft User Data"
>> Folder to the same folder on the new machine. That will copy ALL of
>> Microsoft's data for everything Office, including mail, addresses, tasks,
>> saved data and attachments, etc.
>>
>> If you really only want the Entourage data, you can copy just Office 2004
>> Identities folder to the same place, of even just the specific identity
>> folder, in my case " Main Identity" to the proper place. Note however, that
>> any attachments to emails which may be saved in "Saved Attachments" folder
>> in the User Data Folder will be left behind, and Scripts may be in Script
>> Menu Folder as well, if any, so I find it easier to just take the entire
>> Microsoft User Data folder and delete what you do not want later. That
>> should make the change seamless.
>>
>> You do not need to create an archive if all you want to do is move ALL the
>> data and want it EXACTLY as is. No import is required. Much easier. Note
>> also that I believe imports of mail may change the date on the import
>> folder. This will will not.
>>
>> As for sync, install the sync software and the Entourage Conduit as you
>> said, and also move the Palm Data to the new machine as well, typically
>> stored in User/Documents/Palm. If that is moved, the Sync should be short
>> and sweet as all the data will be were expected and the sync should be
>> normal. This assumes you do NOT change user names.
>>
>> Anyone else, am I missing something here? Obviously, do not delete the old
>> data until the new data works.
>>
>> Also note, if going from an old Firewire capable Mac to a new one, the
>> start-up screen on the new Mac will do a complete import of all your data
>> and programs from the old machine to the new for you, making your new
>> machine look JUST like the old one as far as documents, users, applications,
>> and files are concerned. I recently used this to move from an old Titanium
>> PowerBook to a new 15" PowerBook. After the auto import, other than a newer
>> OS, EVERYTHING was exactly as I had left it on the old machine. VERY COOL!
>>
>> -Owen Rubin-
>>
>> in article BE9712F7.35AD%nosuchaddress@xxxxxxxxxx, Dave Howard at
>> nosuchaddress@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on 4/28/05 2:23 PM:
>>
>>> I'm about to be swapping computers.
>>>
>>> First off I want to move my Entourage 2004 Calendar, Address Book and Emails
>>> to the new computer. Am I right in thinking I should do the following:
>>>
>>> 1. Create an archive of my existing data.
>>>
>>> 2. Install Office on the new machine.
>>>
>>> 3. Copy the archive to the new machine.
>>>
>>> 4. Import to the newly installed Entourage from the archive.
>>>
>>> Okay - and then I want to be able to Sync with my Palm130.
>>>
>>> So remembering that this is a new iMac G5 with nothing added except Office
>>> and the imported archive...Am I right that I need to do this in the
>>> following order:
>>>
>>> A) Download and install Palm Desktop
>>>
>>> B) Install the Handheld Sync Installer to be found in the Office 2004
>>> Additional Tools folder.
>>>
>>> Is that right?
>>> Is there anything else I need to install?
>>> Any further set up that I need to do?
>>>
>>> Thanks all
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>
>
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