Outlook .pst from old laptop onto new laptop problem

Hello,

I got a new laptop with xp pro and i installed xp pro office. I put my original .pst file from my old laptop onto a flash drive. I thought all I had to do was add my original .pst into my new setup of outlook on my new laptop. When I configured my account on my new laptop (pop/smtp is bizmail.yahoo.com) I got quiet a lot of new mail downloaded into my Inbox. It took almost twenty minutes! My question is how do I get my 'old or original' .pst into my new outlook setup? Do I just do the import feature or is there a proper better way? Are all or most of the mail that downloaded into my Inbox part of my 'old or original' .pst?
Please help

Thank You!

h100

 

The mail downloaded on your new laptop, was new mail from your ISP unless you had it checked to leave messages on server. The import feature should work. I don't know if you would have to set up the same folders or not so that they would know where to go or if it will set them up for you automatically.

 

Thank you for the reply! I'm going to try the import feature and will let you know the outcome. Arie I have another question, I noticed a contacts.pst do I also use the import feature to get my contacts back?

Thanks Again!

H100