URGENT - PLEASE HELP - OLD PC CRASHED - NEED TO TRANSFER

Brian Fluet

posted Apr 4 '17 at 6:27 pm

Melissa,

If the Pegasus Mail installation on the old machine is in C:\PMAIL and the mailbox(es) are in C:\PMAIL\MAIL then you can copy the entire C:\PMAIL directory from the old machine to C:\PMAIL on the new one (paths MUST be identical). Create a shortcut to WINPM-32.EXE on the new machine that duplicates the shortcut on the old machine. This will get Pegasus Mail functioning but not at full capability (can't be set as the default mail program, no MAILTO link functionality).

To enable full functionality, run Pegasus Mail on the new machine at least once then run the Pegasus Mail installer and let it install over top of the copy (no mail data will be lost). This will write the registry entries needed for full functionality.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This copy procedure will NOT work if, on the old machine, Pegasus Mail was installed a Program Files directory. If that is the case you will need to do a clean install and then copy only the data from the old mailbox to the new one.

Melissa,If the Pegasus Mail installation on the old machine is in C:\PMAIL and the mailbox(es) are in C:\PMAIL\MAIL then you can copy the entire C:\PMAIL directory from the old machine to C:\PMAIL on the new one (paths MUST be identical).&nbsp; Create a shortcut to WINPM-32.EXE on the new machine that duplicates the shortcut on the old machine.&nbsp; This will get Pegasus Mail functioning but not at full capability (can't be set as the default mail program, no MAILTO link functionality).To enable full functionality, run Pegasus Mail on the new machine at least once then run the Pegasus Mail installer and let it install over top of the copy (no mail data will be lost).&nbsp; This will write the registry entries needed for full functionality. IMPORTANT&nbsp; NOTE:&nbsp; This copy procedure will NOT work if, on the old machine, Pegasus Mail was installed a Program Files directory.&nbsp; If that is the case you will need to do a clean install and then copy only the data from the old mailbox to the new one. &nbsp;

Melissa2011B

posted Apr 4 '17 at 5:10 am

My 7 year old PC is dying a intermittent death. Sometimes it reboots for hours. At the moment it's stable.

I'm a 68 year old on SS, running a part time home business, to make ends meet, and it's dead in the water because of this, now.

Something to do with upgrading to Windows 10 last July and the video card driver no longer working. ( long story - no time here! )

But I'm on this newer PC now and have copied all the folders over to the new Pegasus folder. The old PC was upgraded to Win 10, THIS one is Win 8.1.

But I see no way of getting this new install of Pegasus to "see" the folders and emails that I copied over, which contain crucial client emails.

Can someone please tell me how to do this quickly?

I'm also facing an enormous task, of having to install all my critical software on this new PC, being it's 8.1 instead of 10, AND getting my data all over here ASAP.

I ordered a crossover ethernet cable, which I HOPE will speed that up ( using the home wifi network now ) but am not sure how to do it all as fast as possible.

My 7 year old PC is dying a intermittent death. Sometimes it reboots for hours. At the moment it's stable. &nbsp;I'm a 68 year old on SS, running a part time home business, to make ends meet, and it's dead in the water because of this, now. &nbsp;Something to do with upgrading to Windows 10 last July and the video card driver no longer working. ( long story - no time here! )&nbsp;But I'm on this newer PC now and have copied all the folders over to the new Pegasus folder. The old PC was upgraded to Win 10, THIS one is Win 8.1.&nbsp;But I see no way of getting this new install of Pegasus to "see" the folders and emails that I copied over, which contain crucial client emails.Can someone please tell me how to do this quickly?&nbsp;I'm also facing an enormous task, of having to install all my critical software on this new PC, being it's 8.1 instead of 10, AND getting my data all over here ASAP.&nbsp;I ordered a crossover ethernet cable, which I HOPE will speed that up ( using the home wifi network now ) but am not sure how to do it all as fast as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Greenman

posted Apr 4 '17 at 5:15 pm

Copy your mail files (cnm's, pmm's, pmi's etc.), into the the Home Mailbox Location

http://www.pmail.com/faqs/faqs_wsi.htm

Copy your mail files (cnm's, pmm's, pmi's etc.), into the the Home Mailbox Locationhttp://www.pmail.com/faqs/faqs_wsi.htm&nbsp;

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