The Save My Settings Wizard is gone. I have read that you "are supposed to
use" either the Vista Easy Transfer Wizard or the User State Migration Tool
3.0. I'm not running Vista so I can't use that one. The USMT captures
desktop, and application settings, as well as user accounts and users' files,
and then migrates them to a new Windows installation which is not what I want
to do. I just want to save my Office settings the way that I like with them.

Sorry, those two are the only tools available.

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"A. Hendricks" <AHendricks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The Save My Settings Wizard is gone. I have read that you "are supposed to
> use" either the Vista Easy Transfer Wizard or the User State Migration Tool
> 3.0. I'm not running Vista so I can't use that one. The USMT captures
> desktop, and application settings, as well as user accounts and users' files,
> and then migrates them to a new Windows installation which is not what I want
> to do. I just want to save my Office settings the way that I like with them.

Then that was a poor product management decision.

"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:

> Sorry, those two are the only tools available.
>
> Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]

The decision was to move this feature to Windows.

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"A. Hendricks" <AHendricks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FD119489-93E4-4B2B-B7C7-5B1675FEC78C@microsoft.com:

> Then that was a poor product management decision.
>
> "Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Sorry, those two are the only tools available.
> >
> > Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]

I reiterate that it was a poor decision because the two Windows alternatives
are not comparable nor do they serve the same need.

"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote:

> The decision was to move this feature to Windows.
>
> Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]

I know this is an old @55 thread, but I was re-installing Outlook 2003 just so I could load my settings before re-installing Office 2007. And I just want to reiterate to anyone at MS how retarded a decision it was to get rid of the settings wizard; really really stupid. It was simple and easy and always worked. WTH?!

It has been decreed that you will use Windows Easy Transfer (WET, get it?)
for this functionality. Of course, if you are using Office 2007 with an
operating system previous to Vista you are out of luck.

You will like WET. I promise. It's easy. It even has the work "easy" in its
name.

Okay, you're right. WTH, Microsoft? Did you put the braindead cousin of
SOMEONE IMPORTANT (probably the same dork who develops MS Money) in charge of
this project?

WET is okay for copying OS and application settings and data between
systems. It's stupid to have to use it for this purpose. Stupid I tell 'ya!

"bugmenot" wrote:

>
> I know this is an old @55 thread, but I was re-installing Outlook 2003
> just so I could load my settings before re-installing Office 2007. And I
> just want to reiterate to anyone at MS how retarded a decision it was to
> get rid of the settings wizard; really really stupid. It was simple and
> easy and always worked. WTH?!
>
>
> --
> bugmenot
>

Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

You're welcome! Sorry I wasn't any real help.

"bugmenot" wrote:

>
> I'd probably use WET if I used Vista. I use Server 2003 x64 and it works
> great!
>
> Thanks for the wet tip, man!
>
>
> --
> bugmenot
>

Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

You're welcome! Sorry I wasn't any real help.

"bugmenot" wrote:

>
> I'd probably use WET if I used Vista. I use Server 2003 x64 and it works
> great!
>
> Thanks for the wet tip, man!
>
>
> --
> bugmenot
>

i need to send my hptablet back for service and of course that means that all my settings will disappear - which of the methods can i use to back up to an external hard drive? windows transfer or the other guy
help!

You haven't given us nearly enough information to even make a guess.

1. May we assume that, since you're posting in a thread about Office 2007
that you are using Office 2007?

2. Which operating system are you using?

3. Are you ONLY concerned about your Office settings, or are you concerned
about other settings / preferences, like those within the operating system?

4. Are you concerned about saving your data, or do you already know how to
take care of that?

5. Is your HP Tablet PC part of a network so that you can save information
from it to another PC? Do you have the ability to write data CDs / DVDs?

"ramloc" wrote:

>
> i need to send my hptablet back for service and of course that means
> that all my settings will disappear - which of the methods can i use to
> back up to an external hard drive? windows transfer or the other guy
> help!
>
>
> --
> ramloc
>

Forgive the second reply. I didn't read your post carefully enough. You
already answered my question about how the backup would be performed. You
want to use an external hard drive. USB-connected? Also, you might tell us
what is wrong with your computer because that just might have an impact upon
choices of backup methods.

"ramloc" wrote:

>
> i need to send my hptablet back for service and of course that means
> that all my settings will disappear - which of the methods can i use to
> back up to an external hard drive? windows transfer or the other guy
> help!
>
>
> --
> ramloc
>

Even if you're using Windows XP, there is an Office 2007 Settings Backup
Wizard program out there that might help.

http://www.cncllc.com/o2007sbuw.asp

Best Regards,
-Mouse


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