The Auto-Complete List is a feature that displays suggestions for names and email addresses as you begin to type them. These suggestions are possible matches from a list of names and email addresses from the email messages that you have sent.
In Outlook 2007, you can copy the names and email addresses in the Auto-Complete List from one computer to another. For example, if you are upgrading to a new computer and don't want to lose all the information stored in the Auto-Complete List, you can copy the names and email addresses from your old computer to your new computer.
IMPORTANT: You must exit Microsoft Outlook before starting the following procedure. The names will be included in the Auto-Complete List when you restart Outlook.
Copy the Auto-Complete file from the old computer
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On your old computer, choose one of the following:
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Windows Windows 7 and Vista Go to drive:\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook.
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Microsoft Windows XP Go to drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
NOTE: Depending on your file settings, this folder might be hidden.
To display hidden folders on WIndows 7 and Windows Vista
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Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
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Click Appearance and Personalization.
NOTE: If you are using Control Panel Classic View, double-click Folder Options, and then go to step d.
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Click Folder Options.
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On the View tab, under Advanced settings, under Files and Folders, under Hidden files and folders, select Show hidden files and folders.
To display hidden folders on Windows XP
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Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
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Click Folder Options.
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Click the View tab, and then click the Show hidden files and folders option.
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Right-click profile name.nk2, and then click Copy.
TIP: You can copy the file to removable media, such as a USB media stick, and then copy the file to the correct location on your new computer. Or you can attach the file to an email message and send the message to yourself. On the new computer, open the attachment in Outlook, and then save it in the correct location.
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On the computer where you want to populate the Auto-Complete List, choose one of the following:
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Windows 7 and Windows Vista Right-click anywhere in drive:\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook and then click Paste to save profile name.nk2.
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Microsoft Windows XP Right-click anywhere in drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and then click Paste to save profile name.nk2.
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If the Outlook user profile name is different on the computer where you are moving the .nk2 file, you must rename the file with the Outlook user profile name that is being used on the new computer, after you copy the file to the correct folder. For example, if you move Kim Akers.nk2 from the original computer with an Outlook user profile name of Kim Akers, and you copy the Kim Akers.nk2 file to the new computer, you must rename the file with the Outlook profile name that is being used on the new computer.
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When prompted about replacing the existing file, click Yes.
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Open Outlook to view the changes to the Auto-Complete List.