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I installed outlook 2007 on my office & home computers. I did the office
first. On my home computer there are no messages in my inbox, but they are
there on my office computer. How do I get them to show up in both places.

inachu
Tue Jun 24 07:20:05 PDT 2008

your settings on your work pc are telling the email server to remove the
emails when you read them to the local pc.

on your work pc you need to configure it so when you read the email they
stay on the server so your home pc can pick them up as well.

Make sure your home pc also keeps the emails on the server also.



"Bruce" wrote:

> I installed outlook 2007 on my office & home computers. I did the office
> first. On my home computer there are no messages in my inbox, but they are
> there on my office computer. How do I get them to show up in both places.

Bruce
Tue Jun 24 09:26:01 PDT 2008

â? 
> Make sure your home pc also keeps the emails on the server also.
>
>
>
> "Bruce" wrote:
>
> > I installed outlook 2007 on my office & home computers. I did the office
> > first. On my home computer there are no messages in my inbox, but they are
> > there on my office computer. How do I get them to show up in both places.


How do I configure it on the work & Office Computers? I don't know how toâ? 
do this.â? â? 

Brian
Tue Jun 24 18:52:21 PDT 2008

Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> How do I configure it on the work & Office Computers? I don't know
> how toâ?  do this.â? â? 

What type of account on each PC? I'm guessing POP.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Bruce
Tue Jun 24 21:52:00 PDT 2008



"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > How do I configure it on the work & Office Computers? I don't know
> > how toâ?  do this.â? â? 
>
> What type of account on each PC? I'm guessing POP.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

Yes, I believe so.

Brian
Wed Jun 25 05:49:33 PDT 2008

Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Yes, I believe so.

Configure each machine to leave copies of messages on the server. That's on
the Advanced tab of the account properties dialogue. Configure one of the
machines to delete messages from the server when Deleted Items is emptied
and after X number of days.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Bruce
Wed Jun 25 23:03:01 PDT 2008



"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Yes, I believe so.
>
> Configure each machine to leave copies of messages on the server. That's on
> the Advanced tab of the account properties dialogue. Configure one of the
> machines to delete messages from the server when Deleted Items is emptied
> and after X number of days.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>
The computer that currently has all my AOL incoming email messages in
outlook is my home computer. When I first installed outlook on this computer
all of my AOL in box was transferred over to outlook. Now I am getting my
new messages on both computers. What I want is to transfer all my email
messages from my home computer to my office computer as what happened when I
first installed outlook on my home computer. Is this possible? If I
uninstall outlook on my home computer will this transfer all my AOL incoming
mail to my office computer, then I can reinstall outlook on my home computer.
Will this work, or is there an easier way?

Thanks

Brian
Thu Jun 26 07:03:50 PDT 2008

Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:


> The computer that currently has all my AOL incoming email messages in
> outlook is my home computer. When I first installed outlook on this
> computer all of my AOL in box was transferred over to outlook. Now I
> am getting my new messages on both computers. What I want is to
> transfer all my email messages from my home computer to my office
> computer as what happened when I first installed outlook on my home
> computer. Is this possible? If I uninstall outlook on my home
> computer will this transfer all my AOL incoming mail to my office
> computer, then I can reinstall outlook on my home computer. Will this
> work, or is there an easier way?

Since AOL uses an IMAP account, all the data stays on the server. You can
create folders in the IMAP folder set and copy to them whatever you want.
If on any other PC you define an IMAP account pointing to that mailbox,
you'll see everything in the folders.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Bruce
Thu Jun 26 13:43:02 PDT 2008



"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>
> > The computer that currently has all my AOL incoming email messages in
> > outlook is my home computer. When I first installed outlook on this
> > computer all of my AOL in box was transferred over to outlook. Now I
> > am getting my new messages on both computers. What I want is to
> > transfer all my email messages from my home computer to my office
> > computer as what happened when I first installed outlook on my home
> > computer. Is this possible? If I uninstall outlook on my home
> > computer will this transfer all my AOL incoming mail to my office
> > computer, then I can reinstall outlook on my home computer. Will this
> > work, or is there an easier way?
>
> Since AOL uses an IMAP account, all the data stays on the server. You can
> create folders in the IMAP folder set and copy to them whatever you want.
> If on any other PC you define an IMAP account pointing to that mailbox,
> you'll see everything in the folders.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
> Thanks for all your help, but I am computer illiterate. Could you give me very simple step by step instructions on what I need to do to finally get me email set up correctly?

Bruce
Thu Jun 26 13:44:02 PDT 2008



"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>
> > The computer that currently has all my AOL incoming email messages in
> > outlook is my home computer. When I first installed outlook on this
> > computer all of my AOL in box was transferred over to outlook. Now I
> > am getting my new messages on both computers. What I want is to
> > transfer all my email messages from my home computer to my office
> > computer as what happened when I first installed outlook on my home
> > computer. Is this possible? If I uninstall outlook on my home
> > computer will this transfer all my AOL incoming mail to my office
> > computer, then I can reinstall outlook on my home computer. Will this
> > work, or is there an easier way?
>
> Since AOL uses an IMAP account, all the data stays on the server. You can
> create folders in the IMAP folder set and copy to them whatever you want.
> If on any other PC you define an IMAP account pointing to that mailbox,
> you'll see everything in the folders.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

Bruce
Thu Jun 26 13:50:01 PDT 2008



"Bruce" wrote:

> I installed outlook 2007 on my office & home computers. I did the office
> first. On my home computer there are no messages in my inbox, but they are
> there on my office computer. How do I get them to show up in both places.

Bruce
Thu Jun 26 13:52:04 PDT 2008



"Bruce" wrote:

>
>
> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
> > Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > The computer that currently has all my AOL incoming email messages in
> > > outlook is my home computer. When I first installed outlook on this
> > > computer all of my AOL in box was transferred over to outlook. Now I
> > > am getting my new messages on both computers. What I want is to
> > > transfer all my email messages from my home computer to my office
> > > computer as what happened when I first installed outlook on my home
> > > computer. Is this possible? If I uninstall outlook on my home
> > > computer will this transfer all my AOL incoming mail to my office
> > > computer, then I can reinstall outlook on my home computer. Will this
> > > work, or is there an easier way?
> >
> > Since AOL uses an IMAP account, all the data stays on the server. You can
> > create folders in the IMAP folder set and copy to them whatever you want.
> > If on any other PC you define an IMAP account pointing to that mailbox,
> > you'll see everything in the folders.
> > --
> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
> >
> > Thanks for all your help, but I am computer illiterate. Could you give me simple step by step explanation of how to do what you suggest so that I can my email finally set up correctly at work.â? 

Brian
Fri Jun 27 06:30:11 PDT 2008

Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks for all your help, but I am computer illiterate. Could you
> give me very simple step by step instructions on what I need to do
> to finally get me email set up correctly?

Google is your friend. AOL itself contains complete instructions.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Bruce
Tue Jul 08 08:07:03 PDT 2008



"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all your help, but I am computer illiterate. Could you
> > give me very simple step by step instructions on what I need to do
> > to finally get me email set up correctly?
>
> Google is your friend. AOL itself contains complete instructions.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


I do not have AOL help in that I only use it for my work email and they do
not provide any support. I tried to goggle for IMAP as you suggested by I
still don't understand how to transfer the IMAP accounts. Can you give me
further instructions/guidance.
>

Tom
Tue Jul 08 09:07:16 PDT 2008

AOL does have "help" at their website:
This would be where you start:
http://postmaster.aol.com/

:
: I do not have AOL help in that I only use it for my work email and they do
: not provide any support. I tried to goggle for IMAP as you suggested by I
: still don't understand how to transfer the IMAP accounts. Can you give me
: further instructions/guidance.
: >

Bruce
Thu Jul 10 20:59:10 PDT 2008

I finally transferred by old mail and contacts to my new computer using the
import/export feature. The problem I still have is that my new mail only
shows up on my home computer and I set them both as you suggested. I ran a
test message on my office computer and it did not show up. Any suggestions?

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Yes, I believe so.
>
> Configure each machine to leave copies of messages on the server. That's on
> the Advanced tab of the account properties dialogue. Configure one of the
> machines to delete messages from the server when Deleted Items is emptied
> and after X number of days.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

Bruce
Thu Jul 10 21:12:01 PDT 2008



"Bruce" wrote:

> I finally transferred by old mail and contacts to my new computer using the
> import/export feature. The problem I still have is that my new mail only
> shows up on my home computer and I set them both as you suggested. I ran a
> test message on my office computer and it did not show up. Any suggestions?
>
> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
> > Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, I believe so.
> >
> > Configure each machine to leave copies of messages on the server. That's on
> > the Advanced tab of the account properties dialogue. Configure one of the
> > machines to delete messages from the server when Deleted Items is emptied
> > and after X number of days.
> > --
> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
> >
> > I have tried that and I still can't get my new mail on my office computer. I ran another test on the office computer and nothing showed up. But when I hit the send/receive box it showed up. I can't keep hitting send/recieve all day, there must be a better way?

Bruce
Thu Jul 10 21:56:00 PDT 2008



"Bruce" wrote:

> I finally transferred by old mail and contacts to my new computer using the
> import/export feature. The problem I still have is that my new mail only
> shows up on my home computer and I set them both as you suggested. I ran a
> test message on my office computer and it did not show up. Any suggestions?
>
> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
> > Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, I believe so.
> >
> > Configure each machine to leave copies of messages on the server. That's on
> > the Advanced tab of the account properties dialogue. Configure one of the
> > machines to delete messages from the server when Deleted Items is emptied
> > and after X number of days.
> > --
> > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


I did this and I still can not get my new emails on my work computer. When
I ran a test message on the work computer nothing showed up. However when I
hit send/receive on the toolbox the message showed up. There has to be a
better way. Can not spend all day hitting the send/receive icon. What do
you suggest? Does it matter which computer has the delete from server on it.
> >
> >

Bruce
Thu Jul 10 22:15:00 PDT 2008



"Inachu" wrote:

> your settings on your work pc are telling the email server to remove the
> emails when you read them to the local pc.
>
> on your work pc you need to configure it so when you read the email they
> stay on the server so your home pc can pick them up as well.
>
> Make sure your home pc also keeps the emails on the server also.
>
>
>
> "Bruce" wrote:
>
> > I installed outlook 2007 on my office & home computers. I did the office
> > first. On my home computer there are no messages in my inbox, but they are
> > there on my office computer. How do I get them to show up in both places.



I did as you suggested, but I still can not get my new mail on my work
computer. I ran a test and nothing showed up in new mail. However when I hit
the send/receive icon the message showed up. There must be a better way. I
can't be constantly hitting send/receive all day at work. Have you any
suggestions?

Gordon
Thu Jul 10 23:29:30 PDT 2008

"Bruce" <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7E0216C1-E447-4A1B-A306-0E8001F1BBB4@microsoft.com...
>
> I ran a test and nothing showed up in new mail.

Presumably that involved sending yourself a message? That will not show up
any errors.
Go to Tools-Account Settings, highlight the account, click on Change, and in
that dialog box click on "Test Account Settings". That will come up with
error messages that can be used to diagnose the problem.

Brian
Fri Jul 11 05:05:12 PDT 2008

Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I finally transferred by old mail and contacts to my new computer
> using the import/export feature.

Never a good idea. Import/export loses data.

> The problem I still have is that my
> new mail only shows up on my home computer and I set them both as you
> suggested. I ran a test message on my office computer and it did not
> show up. Any suggestions?

Use a web interface (if you can) to examine the mailbox on the server to see
if the messages remain there. If you don't see them, then you haven't
correctly set up the option to leave them there.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian
Fri Jul 11 05:10:21 PDT 2008

Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have tried that and I still can't get my new mail on my office
> computer. I ran another test on the office computer and nothing
> showed up. But when I hit the send/receive box it showed up. I
> can't keep hitting send/recieve all day, there must be a better
> way?

While viewing the Inbox on this PC, press Alt-Ctrl-S. Examine the
Send/Receive Groups dialogue for the check boxes labeled "Schedule an
automatic send/receive every". Those check boxes should be marked and the
"minutes" field should contain a value of about ten minutes.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian
Fri Jul 11 05:15:19 PDT 2008

Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Does it matter which computer has the delete from server on it.

If you want to be able to see the data on both machines, then both must
leave a copy on the server. One (or both), however, should be configured to
delete the messages from the server when Deleted Items is emptied and
consider configuring one to remove messages from the server after a certain
number of days. Choose a number that exceeds the inverval between
subsequent uses of either PC. Of course, if you want your server to retain
messages indefinitely, then don't configure this. Periodically, though,
you'll need to connect to the server and delete unneeded messages or you
risk running out of server space. Many ISPs impose a limit on how much you
can retain in the mailbox.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Bruce
Fri Jul 11 06:39:01 PDT 2008



"Gordon" wrote:

> "Bruce" <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7E0216C1-E447-4A1B-A306-0E8001F1BBB4@microsoft.com...
> >
> > I ran a test and nothing showed up in new mail.
>
> Presumably that involved sending yourself a message? That will not show up
> any errors.
> Go to Tools-Account Settings, highlight the account, click on Change, and in
> that dialog box click on "Test Account Settings". That will come up with
> error messages that can be used to diagnose the problem.
>
>I did this and the test message did not show up. If I clicked on send/receiev then I got the test message. What can I do so that the message shows up without having to go to send/receive all the time?

Gordon
Fri Jul 11 07:09:11 PDT 2008

"Bruce" <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DFF2F103-95FA-4C74-893C-B7509DEE73A2@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Gordon" wrote:
>
>> "Bruce" <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7E0216C1-E447-4A1B-A306-0E8001F1BBB4@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> > I ran a test and nothing showed up in new mail.
>>
>> Presumably that involved sending yourself a message? That will not show
>> up
>> any errors.
>> Go to Tools-Account Settings, highlight the account, click on Change, and
>> in
>> that dialog box click on "Test Account Settings". That will come up with
>> error messages that can be used to diagnose the problem.
>>
>>I did this and the test message did not show up. If I clicked on
>>send/receiev then I got the test message. What can I do so that the
>>message shows up without having to go to send/receive all the time?


You don't need to. The "Test Account Settings" box will show errors IN THE
BOX if there are any. Wait for the Test Account Settings to complete.

Bruce
Fri Jul 11 08:37:02 PDT 2008



"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I have tried that and I still can't get my new mail on my office
> > computer. I ran another test on the office computer and nothing
> > showed up. But when I hit the send/receive box it showed up. I
> > can't keep hitting send/recieve all day, there must be a better
> > way?
>
> While viewing the Inbox on this PC, press Alt-Ctrl-S. Examine the
> Send/Receive Groups dialogue for the check boxes labeled "Schedule an
> automatic send/receive every". Those check boxes should be marked and the
> "minutes" field should contain a value of about ten minutes.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>
I did this and the mail still does not show up unless I click on the
send/receive icon in outlook.

Brian
Fri Jul 11 10:36:36 PDT 2008

Bruce <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I did this and the mail still does not show up unless I click on the
> send/receive icon in outlook.

With Outlook closed, try deleting the (hidden) file
%AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook\profile.SRS, where "profile" matches the name of
your mail profile. If that doesn't work, time for a new mail profile.
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]