PC DB Win: Steps to Move User's Account Without Using MoveUser (119359)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2
This article was previously published under Q119359

SUMMARY

There are times when the MOVEUSER.EXE utility, included with version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, will not work properly. An example of this is when one of the postoffices is on a DEC system.

The steps below outline the method for copying existing messages from the old account (export), creating the new account, and then copying the existing messages into the new account (import).

MORE INFORMATION

  1. Use the LISTUSER utility to get the user's hexadecimal ID (hex-id) from the old postoffice.
  2. Copy the <hex-id>.MMF file to a floppy disk.
  3. Set up the new account on the new postoffice. Set the password to match the old password.
  4. Use the LISTUSER utility to get the new hex-id.
  5. Rename the old <hex-id>.MMF file to the new <hex-id>.MMF.
  6. Start Mail.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/4/1999
Keywords:KB119359
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