How to use the Save My Settings Wizard to back up user settings in Office XP (312978)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office XP Professional
- Microsoft Office XP Standard
- Microsoft Office XP Developer
- Microsoft Office XP Small Business
- Microsoft Office XP Students and Teachers
This article was previously published under Q312978 SUMMARY This step-by-step guide describes how to back up user
settings for an Office XP installation to a secure Web site or to a file by
using the Save My Settings Wizard. The Save My Settings Wizard stores
information about program options and preferences, custom templates and
dictionaries, and AutoCorrect lists to a secure location on the Internet or to
a file. You can also use the Save My Settings Wizard to restore settings to an
Office XP installation. For information about how to restore
settings, see the following Microsoft Web site:
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Back Up Office XP SettingsNOTE: When you start the Save My Settings Wizard, you will be prompted
to quit any Office XP programs that may be running. Quit all Office XP programs
before you perform this procedure. To back up Office XP settings by
using the Save My Settings Wizard, follow these steps: - Start the Save My Settings Wizard. To do this, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and then click Save My Settings Wizard.
- On the first page of the wizard, click Next.
- Click the Save the settings from this
machine option, and then click Next.
- Click one of the following options:
- Save the settings to the
Web
- Save the settings to a File
NOTE: If you choose the Save the settings to a File
option, the settings are stored in an Office Profile Settings (OPS) file on
your computer's hard disk when you click Next, and the wizard will finish. If you choose the Save the
settings to the Web option, you will be prompted to type a Microsoft
Passport ID when you click Next.
Click Next. - Type your Passport sign-in name and password, and then
click OK.
Microsoft stores your settings on the Web for three
months. If you want to receive e-mail notification before the expiration date,
type your e-mail address, and then click Next. If you do not want to receive this notification, leave the E-mail address box blank, and then click Finish.
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REFERENCES For additional information about the Save My Settings
Wizard, please see the following Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit Web site:
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Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/5/2006 |
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