Importing is never the correct way to transfer Outlook data.
You need to state clearly how you created and transferred these PST files.
You need to provide more information. When you say you tried to open these
PST files, "nothing" is not an accurate description of what happened. State
what you tried and what happened.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"patrick" wrote in message
ups.com...
A windows 2000 install failed and I got an NTDLR message. I couldn't
get in so I copied the data files onto a CD. I reinstalled windows 98
and then imported the saved *.pst file into a newly installed outlook
2000. Everything came over except the last 3 months. Then I realized
that I had imported an archive file. When I tried to import other
*.pst files, none would come over except those labeled archive.pst. I
have tried everyting, like using the open command--nothing; I checked
each of the files and made sure the the read only box was unchecked. I
am flummoxed because when I go to import, the following happens, here
is the process: import\import from another program or file\personal
folder file\address to the *.pst file\select the folder to import
from--now here is the interesting point--the address that appears in
the the space is always Personal Folders in the outlook open window,
not the address I gave. When I click finish, I get the message that
tells me that I cannot import from the same file that the file is
destined for...Any ideas?

Patrick