That's rather a lot to sift through for one simple answer.

To open your old PST file that you have copied, just use the File Open
Outlook Data File command. Then you can copy any information you want into
your new installation's PST file.

To use a PST file from an earlier installation and set it to be the default
for your current installation of Outlook:
- Go to Tools Options Mail Setup Data Files Add...
- Add the PST you'd like as your new default, then Close OK to exit the
Options dialog
- Go to Tools E-mail Accounts View or change existing e-mail accounts
- Select the PST you just added in the "Deliver New e-mail to the following
location" dropdown (it will most likely appear just below the current
default Personal Folders file) Finish
- Exit and Restart Outlook
- You can now close the previous default PST (R-click on that pst folder
while in Folder View and select "Close foldername Folders"). If you have
any information in your former PST that you'd like to transfer to your new
default PST, you can drag and drop from one to the other before you close
the old one.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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FUMC wrote:

That sounds possible. Would you please elaborate on how to do that?

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
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Brian Tillman