FAQS133: How do I transfer my MX-Contact Enterprise Edition to another Server?

If you have moved Exchange Servers you need to transfer your MX-Contact Public Folders from the one Exchange Server to the other. Do the following:

  1. Copy your MX-Contact Public Folders to a PST by following the instructions in FAQS130.

  2. Create a new Outlook profile to connect to the new Exchange Server.

  3. Open Outlook with MX-Contact disabled by using the Microsoft Outlook (MX-Contact Disabled) option from Start->Programs->MX-Contact.

  4. Open the PST using File->Open->Outlook Data File.

  5. Right click on the MX-Contact folder and copy it to the Public Folders by selecting Copy MX-Contact to...

  6. Close Outlook.

  7. To transfer your SQL Database from one server to the other, simply backup your SQL Server database using Enterprise Manager for SQL Server 2000 or SQL Management Studio for SQL Server 2005, and restore it again on the new SQL Server.

  8. Restart Outlook using the MX-Contact (New Settings) option from Start->Programs->MX-Contact.

  9. When the Folder Setup Wizard appears, choose the option Select an existing set of MX-Contact Folders. Navigate to the MX-Contact folder under Public Folders\All Public Folders on the new Exchange Server and click Next.

  10. Then select the new SQL Server and database when the Datbase Login dialog appears.

  11. This will activate the new set of folders and database.