Re: Deleting mail from one computer but keeping it on a new one.

"Evelyn" <> wrote in message news:...
> Thanks for your reply t-4-2,
>
> I am rather new at this so bear with me.
>
> I have just two questions:
>
> If I delete all 3 accounts on my old computer, does it delete all 3 on the
> new one as well and from the server completely?
>
> If that is the way to do it, can you tell me how I delete all 3 accounts
> on the old computer please.
>
> Evelyn
>
> "t-4-2" <> wrote in message
> news:O1grzly#...
>> I must have missed something. Wouldn't it be easier if you removed the
>> e-mail account from your old computer, instead of dealing with messages ?
>> Once account was removed, messages went with it.
>> t-4-2
>>
>> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message
>> news:Ouu1iBy#...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have just bought a new computer and transferred all my email accounts
>>> (3 accounts in total) and all the e-mail messages in each 3 over to my
>>> new computer.
>>>
>>> I should mention that one of the accounts is an Imap account.
>>>
>>> What I am trying to do is delete all the e-mail messages in each account
>>> on my old computer so that it is completely clean so I can then give it
>>> to my daughter without any of my messages on there.
>>>
>>> The first time I deleted all of the emails on my old computer, it also
>>> deleted all of them on my new computer as well.
>>>
>>> How can I keep all of my emails that were transferred to my new computer
>>> and delete all of them on my old one without affecting my new computer?
>>>
>>> Is it a question of deleting each actual account in my old one
>>> completely? Or by doing this, will I subsequently delete all of the
>>> accounts on the new one as well?
>>>
>>> Can anybody tell me the right way to do this? Basically, I want to keep
>>> all of my emails of my new computer but not the old.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Evelyn
>>

I apologize. Somehow I did not see your last reply until now.
Anyway, Gary has already answered your question.
Remove that account from your old computer.
t-4-2

"Evelyn" <> wrote in message
news:umlmX5z#...
>
>
> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message news:...
>> Thanks for your reply t-4-2,
>>
>> I am rather new at this so bear with me.
>>
>> I have just two questions:
>>
>> If I delete all 3 accounts on my old computer, does it delete all 3 on
>> the new one as well and from the server completely?
>>
>> If that is the way to do it, can you tell me how I delete all 3 accounts
>> on the old computer please.
>>
>> Evelyn
>>
>> "t-4-2" <> wrote in message
>> news:O1grzly#...
>>> I must have missed something. Wouldn't it be easier if you removed the
>>> e-mail account from your old computer, instead of dealing with messages
>>> ? Once account was removed, messages went with it.
>>> t-4-2
>>>
>>> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message
>>> news:Ouu1iBy#...
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have just bought a new computer and transferred all my email accounts
>>>> (3 accounts in total) and all the e-mail messages in each 3 over to my
>>>> new computer.
>>>>
>>>> I should mention that one of the accounts is an Imap account.
>>>>
>>>> What I am trying to do is delete all the e-mail messages in each
>>>> account on my old computer so that it is completely clean so I can then
>>>> give it to my daughter without any of my messages on there.
>>>>
>>>> The first time I deleted all of the emails on my old computer, it also
>>>> deleted all of them on my new computer as well.
>>>>
>>>> How can I keep all of my emails that were transferred to my new
>>>> computer and delete all of them on my old one without affecting my new
>>>> computer?
>>>>
>>>> Is it a question of deleting each actual account in my old one
>>>> completely? Or by doing this, will I subsequently delete all of the
>>>> accounts on the new one as well?
>>>>
>>>> Can anybody tell me the right way to do this? Basically, I want to
>>>> keep all of my emails of my new computer but not the old.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>>
>>>> Evelyn
>>>

Gary,

What about my windows messenger contacts on my old computer?

I have safely got them all on my new computer but still have them on my old
one. How do I delete all these from my old one? Is it the same way as the
accounts?

Evelyn



"t-4-2" <> wrote in message
news:OLMKS1A$...
> I apologize. Somehow I did not see your last reply until now.
> Anyway, Gary has already answered your question.
> Remove that account from your old computer.
> t-4-2
>
> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message
> news:umlmX5z#...
>>
>>
>> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message news:...
>>> Thanks for your reply t-4-2,
>>>
>>> I am rather new at this so bear with me.
>>>
>>> I have just two questions:
>>>
>>> If I delete all 3 accounts on my old computer, does it delete all 3 on
>>> the new one as well and from the server completely?
>>>
>>> If that is the way to do it, can you tell me how I delete all 3 accounts
>>> on the old computer please.
>>>
>>> Evelyn
>>>
>>> "t-4-2" <> wrote in message
>>> news:O1grzly#...
>>>> I must have missed something. Wouldn't it be easier if you removed the
>>>> e-mail account from your old computer, instead of dealing with messages
>>>> ? Once account was removed, messages went with it.
>>>> t-4-2
>>>>
>>>> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:Ouu1iBy#...
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have just bought a new computer and transferred all my email
>>>>> accounts (3 accounts in total) and all the e-mail messages in each 3
>>>>> over to my new computer.
>>>>>
>>>>> I should mention that one of the accounts is an Imap account.
>>>>>
>>>>> What I am trying to do is delete all the e-mail messages in each
>>>>> account on my old computer so that it is completely clean so I can
>>>>> then give it to my daughter without any of my messages on there.
>>>>>
>>>>> The first time I deleted all of the emails on my old computer, it also
>>>>> deleted all of them on my new computer as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> How can I keep all of my emails that were transferred to my new
>>>>> computer and delete all of them on my old one without affecting my new
>>>>> computer?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it a question of deleting each actual account in my old one
>>>>> completely? Or by doing this, will I subsequently delete all of the
>>>>> accounts on the new one as well?
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anybody tell me the right way to do this? Basically, I want to
>>>>> keep all of my emails of my new computer but not the old.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>> Evelyn
>>>>

Sorry, I don't know anything about Windows Messenger.
You would have to ask in a Messenger forum where those particular
experts reside.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Evelyn" <> wrote in message news:uZkSQPK$...
> Gary,
>
> What about my windows messenger contacts on my old computer?
>
> I have safely got them all on my new computer but still have them on my old
> one. How do I delete all these from my old one? Is it the same way as the
> accounts?
>
> Evelyn
>
>
>
> "t-4-2" <> wrote in message
> news:OLMKS1A$...
>> I apologize. Somehow I did not see your last reply until now.
>> Anyway, Gary has already answered your question.
>> Remove that account from your old computer.
>> t-4-2
>>
>> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message
>> news:umlmX5z#...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message news:...
>>>> Thanks for your reply t-4-2,
>>>>
>>>> I am rather new at this so bear with me.
>>>>
>>>> I have just two questions:
>>>>
>>>> If I delete all 3 accounts on my old computer, does it delete all 3 on
>>>> the new one as well and from the server completely?
>>>>
>>>> If that is the way to do it, can you tell me how I delete all 3 accounts
>>>> on the old computer please.
>>>>
>>>> Evelyn
>>>>
>>>> "t-4-2" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:O1grzly#...
>>>>> I must have missed something. Wouldn't it be easier if you removed the
>>>>> e-mail account from your old computer, instead of dealing with messages
>>>>> ? Once account was removed, messages went with it.
>>>>> t-4-2
>>>>>
>>>>> "Evelyn" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:Ouu1iBy#...
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have just bought a new computer and transferred all my email
>>>>>> accounts (3 accounts in total) and all the e-mail messages in each 3
>>>>>> over to my new computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I should mention that one of the accounts is an Imap account.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I am trying to do is delete all the e-mail messages in each
>>>>>> account on my old computer so that it is completely clean so I can
>>>>>> then give it to my daughter without any of my messages on there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The first time I deleted all of the emails on my old computer, it also
>>>>>> deleted all of them on my new computer as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How can I keep all of my emails that were transferred to my new
>>>>>> computer and delete all of them on my old one without affecting my new
>>>>>> computer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it a question of deleting each actual account in my old one
>>>>>> completely? Or by doing this, will I subsequently delete all of the
>>>>>> accounts on the new one as well?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anybody tell me the right way to do this? Basically, I want to
>>>>>> keep all of my emails of my new computer but not the old.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Evelyn
>>>>>