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December 6, 2005
Computer migration done (four days later)
Ok, I need an IT department. Five days after I started migrating from the IBM X40 to X41, I think I am getting close to being done... Not a good use of my time. The most frustrating thing was moving Outlook. I had 2003 on the X40 and the file transfer wizard from Microsoft didn't move Office or any of the data files. So I installed Outlook 2000 which I had. Nope, data files incompatible and 2000 doesn't support HTTP access to the exchange server. So I had to buy a copy of Office 2003 (which I should have done with the computer for a discount). So I install it, configure the mail accounts, but it can't find my exchange server. After a couple hours of messing I give up on exchange and just configure the new X41 to download my POP mail. The exchange is mostly Ignition Partners mail and i am getting less of that anyway. But the problem is that my outlook data is on the exchange server. So I have to go to the X40, and copy all the inbox, sent folder, etc to a personal folder. Then export (a different process) the contacts, calendar, tasks, etc. to the same personal folder. That created a 1gig pst file. Copy that over the network from the X40 to the X41, reconfigure Outlook 2003 on the x41 to point to the new pst, copy the already downloaded messages from default pst to the new pst. Ouch. What a mess. Outlook transfered. But what about the Blackberry that is still syncing with the Exchange server? Well still trying to figure out how to get to sync with my new X41 without blackberry enterprise server. Maybe the Internet service will work.
Microsoft was the hardest, but others caused problems too. I had to completely uninstall all Symantec programs because it's firewall didn't play nice with the Microsoft firewall and made my x41 invisible on my LAN. I had to go into the system services screen and manually stop all Symantec services for the uninstall to work. That Symantec is tenatious! Oh, and I had to download the Blackberry desktop, Click2Convert, CuteFTP, Cloudmark desktop and order 1GB more memory. Oh, thanks IBM for changing the plug compatability of the SoDIMM slot between the X40 and X41 so I HAVE to buy new memory and cant reuse. That is typical old school IBM, forced obsolescence. I am hopeful that when the memory comes in my new laptop will finally be almost as good as my old laptop.
The WORST part though was cleaning up my X40 to give to another employee. Try to delete all old software, your browser history, cookies, passwords, etc. Another 3 hours. I should have just reformatted it.
Posted by Martin at December 6, 2005 4:13 PM
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