Reply by Neil McLachlan from Co Serve Consulting on Tuesday, 2 April, 2013 - 12:10

The short answer is that yes, in principle you can keep your existing Outlook contacts and calendar. How you do this depends on the version of Office/Outlook you're using and the version you're intending to upgrade to. Generally you must ensure that you preserve the existing Outlook .PST file - either by backup or copying it to another location. Once you have installed your new Office software you will need to import the contacts and calendar into the new version of Outlook. Neil McLachlan | e :: neil@coserve.com.au | t :: 02 4782 6917 | f :: 02 4782 7815

Reply by Colin Thompson from TechBrain on Wednesday, 3 April, 2013 - 12:20

Hi There, A handy little "How To" is at http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/outlook-help/move-contacts-to-another-computer-HA001105393.aspx. If you already uninstalled, the .pst file will still be there anyway...usually in something like C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\UserName.pst but it depends on the version of outlook. Regards Colin Thompson Blue Networks & Technology http://www.bluenetworks.com.au community @bluenetworks.com.au