If this Personal Folders file has no Contacts Folder, then you do not have
your original Outlook Data File. All default PST files contain a Contacts
Folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Brightbelt" wrote in message
...
Ok, I have created the profile and it's good to be clean and fresh. But I
see no separate 'Contacts' folder per se. I see that I can set my Address
Book to keep data in my 'Contacts' Category, but somehow I don't think
that's what you're talking about. You said I need to make my Contacts
Folder the address book by going into the Contact Folder's Properties and
checking that as a preference.
Just in case there's any misunderstanding, I also don't see any
'Contacts' folder listed in the area of my Personal Folders, if by chance
that's where it should be. I'm not an Outlook expert (surprise), but I
think my contact info may be lost. Remember that I said my original pst
data file seemed to get corrupted and it cannot be opened anymore it
seems. For some reason, when I did that unfortunate replacement of data
files, my new data file didn't bring in any of my address book either.
I'm open if you have any suggestions.
Frank
www.frankbright.com




"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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Here's how you create a new profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=out2003

This "tech guy" mislead you. You should never copy an Outlook Data File
into the default directory because there is a good chance you will
overwrite a PST file. That won't hurt the PST file, but will corrupt the
profile.
If you simply copy the PST file to another location on your hard drive,
then use Outlook's File Open command to open it, it will open and you
will see your data. Never have I seen "nothing happen" if the file is
copied and accessed properly.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Brightbelt" wrote in message
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Hi Russ -
Let me repeat: I have tried all along doing File Open Outlook Data
File and nothing opens. Nothing happens. And I did save my pst to my
hard drive, and I had been told by my tech guy at Best Buy that it was
necessary to manually put this file where the file usually goes within
the outlook program files. That's why it "replaced" my present pst.
So what do you mean when you say "create a new Outlook profile" ? Does
this mean to do a reinstall or repair reinstall ? I'm thinking that's my
only choice left but I'm still open to ideas.
Frank


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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You keep adding more information. Why did you overwrite a PST file?
That's a sure fire way to corrupt your Outlook profile.
Please reread my post and do what I suggested. I said to copy the file
from the CD to your hard drive and remove its read only attribute. Do
_not_ overwrite another PST file.
Then open the file in Outlook using File Open.
You should probably also create a new Outlook profile since your
current one is now corrupt.
Once you open this file, you can then set it as your new default and
configure the Outlook Address Book to display your Contacts by enabling
your Contact Folder as an email address book in its properties.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Brightbelt" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure you understand (or whether I do for that matter). Now it
seems the original Pst (the one I overwrote when I copied the one from
the CD to the destination folder) will not open. I think it has my
address book but I'm not sure. The main point is that right now all my
contacts are GONE. I see nothing for my address book.
When I try to open the address book, I get a window saying that there
is a contacts folder in the address book which either cannot be
opened, or it has been deleted. It tells me to consult Microsoft Help
for information on how to delete the contacts folder within the
address book. Why I would want to delete it is beyond me.
All I know is that I had my address book and when I put in this new
Pst (and overwrote the other one) my address book not only
disappeared, but the original Pst file seems to have been rendered
useless as a result.
I appreciate anyone who will follow up with me on
this,...Thanks,....Frank


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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In ,
Brightbelt typed:
Actually I thought so, but now I see I have no address book anymore.
Nada. I do see that I have BOTH Outlook Data files (my original one
and the newer one) in the destination folder I mentioned. Is there
any way to get my address book back ? I could maybe reverse the data
file situation back to the former file, but I don't know...
I do appreciate your help - thanks for following thru,...Frank

When you say 'address book' - do you mean, you can still see the
contacts in the other PST file? If so, copy them to your 'real' PST
file, and then make sure that folder has a tickmark next to "show
this folder as an address book' in its properties. If that doesn't
work, you may need to add the Outlook Address Book service to your
profile.



"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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So are you OK now, or not?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Brightbelt" wrote in message
...
Thanks Russ for your help. I tried doing your first suggestion and
got there ok as far as the menus and doing it, but it would not
open the data file or bring in the new content for some reason. So
I backed out and went in clean to ask it to open a data file and I
was able to trace outlook's present folder location backwards. The
destination folder for the files turned out to be the following:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

This turned out to be the same as setting my new file as a
default,
since all my present stuff got erased, but I expected that and was
prepared. Thanks again, Russ, for your help,...Frank

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in
message
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You should never import an Outlook Data file.
You can not access an Outlook Data file if it is on a CD.
Move the file to your hard drive, remove the read only attribute
it
acquired from being on a CD, then open it in Outlook using the
File Open Outlook Data File... command.
Or you can simply configure Outlook to use this file as its new
default if you prefer:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Brightbelt" wrote in message
...
Hello -
I'm on Win XP Pro sp2 and Outlook 2003 and I'm having to
import
Outlook 2003 files that have been saved manually onto a CD
(meaning the tech guy navigated to where they were stored
somewhere in the program folders and copied them from there to a
CD). I tried seeing if Outlook 2003 had a "wizard" type way of
importing these files but there's nothing to help me import
anything from a CD. The file(s) I'm wanting to import manually
just says 'Outlook' and has the red/blue/green/yellow 4
squares-type icon. The destination path below shows me a
general Outlook icon like I see on my desktop, but not the same
multi-colored icon:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11
But that may or may not be the right folder. I appreciate any
help
anyone could give me. This would save me from going back to the
computer shop for help or from paying $200 + dollars. Many
Thanks,...Frank