How to transfer Outlook Express settings from Old computer to New computer?

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Transferring Outlook Express settings between computers is a common need, whether due to hardware changes, accidental mail account deletion, getting a new PC, or adjusting account configurations. In such situations, the key question is: how can these settings be transferred with ease?

This article is designed to guide you through the process of transferring your Outlook Express settings from an old computer to a new one.

When you find yourself in a situation where you need to transfer your Outlook Express settings from an old computer to a new one, follow these steps:

1. First of all, attach any removable media to your computer system. The attached removable media will display as a removable drive in My Computer.
2. Open Outlook Express
3. Click Tools from the menu bar and select the Accounts option. A Window will open where number of mail accounts configured on Outlook Express will be displayed
4. Select the account for which settings needs to be transferred.
5. Click the Export button from right panel.
6. The Export Internet Account window to save the settings file will appear. Browse and select the removable media to save the settings file.
7. The Outlook Express mail account settings file will get saved in mail.servername.IAF file of the removable media.

After exporting the Outlook Express settings from the old computer, the next step is to import them to the new computer to resume your email communication. To import the saved settings file to the new computer, follow these steps:

1. Attach the Removable media to drive.
2. Open Outlook Express
3. Click Tools from the menu bar and select the Accounts option.
4. Click the Import button from right panel.
5. Select the mail.servername.IAF file from the removable media and click Open.
6. The .IAF file will get configured in Outlook Express

Upon finishing the export and import process, Outlook Express’s mail account settings will be effectively transferred from one computer to another. You can further customize these account settings by selecting an account name and clicking the “Properties” button in the right panel of the window.

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