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Making an Outlook 2007 email backup

This guide shows you how to make a proper Outlook 2007 email archive backup.

  1. Close Outlook and wait 10 seconds
  2. Run: C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12scanpst.exe
  3. Open the file in  “C:Users<username>AppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook”
  4. In case you have multiple files in the directory do step 2 and 3 several times
  5. Copy the files from “C:Users<username>AppDataLocalMicrosoftOutlook” to the backup location

To open the backups, just open the .pst files you copied earlier.

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Backup Outlook 2007 accounts

This guide describes how to back up your Microsoft Outlook 2007 email accounts (excluding your emails).

  1. Start > Run > regedit
  2. Locate the following path in your Registry Editor
    HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWindows Messaging SubsystemProfilesOutlook
  3. Right click the Outlook directory in the left menu en choose Export
  4. Choose the directory where you want to save the data and choose an appropriate filename
  5. Press save and your done

Importing is as sample as 2 clicks!

  1. Open the registry file you saved earlier
  2. Press to accept the registry patch
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Show week numbers in Microsoft Outlook

A hidden feature i was looking for for ages; show the weeknumbers. You can show week numbers only in the Month view.

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. Click Calendar Options.
  3. Show week numbers in the Date Navigator
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