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Thread ID: 100211	2009-05-30 06:37:00	Can I use the same Outlook profiles when dual booting?	Chikara (5139)	Press F1

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778301	2009-05-30 06:37:00	Hi all, Well I've successfully set up a dual-boot with Win XP, and Win 7 RC. So far so good and I'm quite impressed with Win 7 from what I've seen so far. I've set up two partitions on the HD, so one installation is on C: and the others on D: Now, I use Outlook as my e-mail program on my XP installation. I'm keen to install it on Win 7 as well and try it there, but I don't really want to end up with two separate .pst files and have my archived e-mails split between both. Is it possible to use an Outlook installation on the Win 7 partition, but access my original pst files on the other, so that no matter which OS I use, all the e-mails are stored and archived in one place? Is it possible or recommended? Along the same lines, what about accessing my personal docs (music etc) from the other partition? Can I do that? I don't want to just try it without finding out first, in case it stuffs something up. Tried Googling, but I'm having to wade through many results none of which seem relevant so far.. Any advise is appreciated! Thanks!	Chikara (5139)
778302	2009-05-30 06:55:00	Interesting question - By rights you should be able to BUT (theres always a but) :lol: Have a check of this first - Boot into XP, Lets say Xp is drive C: and D: is Windows 7. Now boot into W7 and make sure the drive letters dont change, Eg: W7 =C:, Xp =D: Thats exactly what this PC does with Vista/W7 Dual boot. Which ever OS I boot into it becomes Drive C: So if the drive location changes then No you cant.	wainuitech (129)
778303	2009-05-30 07:04:00	Hi all, Well I've successfully set up a dual-boot with Win XP, and Win 7 RC. So far so good and I'm quite impressed with Win 7 from what I've seen so far. I've set up two partitions on the HD, so one installation is on C: and the others on D: Now, I use Outlook as my e-mail program on my XP installation. I'm keen to install it on Win 7 as well and try it there, but I don't really want to end up with two separate .pst files and have my archived e-mails split between both. Is it possible to use an Outlook installation on the Win 7 partition, but access my original pst files on the other, so that no matter which OS I use, all the e-mails are stored and archived in one place? Is it possible or recommended? Along the same lines, what about accessing my personal docs (music etc) from the other partition? Can I do that? I don't want to just try it without finding out first, in case it stuffs something up. Tried Googling, but I'm having to wade through many results none of which seem relevant so far.. Any advise is appreciated! Thanks! If you have two separate operating systems and therefore then install two versions of Outlook as I have do then try to decide which O/S is your main one. My main O/s is now Win7 but I also have an installation of Office including Outlook on the WinXP partition. I do not use Outlook on the WinXP but I do use use it on Win7 for Emails and use other Office applications under WinXP. Two installations of outlook will result in two *.pst files one on each. I don't expect to read email downloaded on a WinXP after I boot into Win7. Your documents may be read / used under either depending what application(s) you have installed. For instance nero 7 will not install under Win7 but will work under WinXP. Therefore I can boot into WinXP and use Nero and burn a CD or DVD and copy the ISO file elsewhere. I can then boot into Win7 and use imgburn to make another CD from an image copied to hard drive. All up to putting files where you want them. I dual boot because I have some software and hardware which will not work under Win7.	Sweep (90)
778304	2009-05-30 07:38:00	Interesting question - By rights you should be able to BUT (theres always a but) :lol: Have a check of this first - Boot into XP, Lets say Xp is drive C: and D: is Windows 7. Now boot into W7 and make sure the drive letters dont change, Eg: W7 =C:, Xp =D: Thats exactly what this PC does with Vista/W7 Dual boot. Which ever OS I boot into it becomes Drive C: So if the drive location changes then No you cant. Yep, whichever OS I boot into, the drive letter is always C...	Chikara (5139)
778305	2009-05-30 08:04:00	Ok Certainly wont work then - what i was thinking is if the pst file is in one location, you point Outlook to it - you can tell Outlook where to look for the pst file As shown here (www.imagef1.net.nz) in the settings. BUT if C: drive suddenly becomes D: drive and vise versa, then it wont know where to look. Gonna try something tomorrow - just for a test. Might be "interesting" :D;)	wainuitech (129)
778306	2009-05-30 08:08:00	Ok Certainly wont work then - what i was thinking is if the pst file is in one location, you point Outlook to it - you can tell Outlook where to look for the pst file As shown here (www.imagef1.net.nz) in the settings. BUT if C: drive suddenly becomes D: drive and vise versa, then it wont know where to look. I wonder if I had the .pst file on a different partition again. Say, on E: That drive letter should always stay the same I think (as just the two OS partitions would swap between C: and D: ), so maybe that would work...? I might have to give it a try tomorrow and see	Chikara (5139)
778307	2009-05-30 08:25:00	Won't you need a separate licence for Office? Unless you have a copy that came with 3 user licences and you have a spare licence still	gary67 (56)
778308	2009-05-30 08:33:00	Won't you need a separate licence for Office? Unless you have a copy that came with 3 user licences and you have a spare licence still Oh yeah, good point - because I guess MS will just see it as a whole new installation on a new OS	Chikara (5139)
778309	2009-05-30 08:35:00	They will indeed OK for techs like Wainui as I guess they have multiple licences	gary67 (56)
778310	2009-05-30 08:39:00	Won't you need a separate licence for Office? Unless you have a copy that came with 3 user licenses and you have a spare licence still May not - many Licenses look at the hardware on the PC, and register the codes against the software. So even dual booting, its the same hardware. Thats why if you change a Motherboard, the windows License comes says already activated - the M/Board Code has changed.	wainuitech (129)
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