OK, with Outlook opened, I first tried to import the .pst file from a USB
drive. Message said "This Personal Folders File (.pst) is already in use in
the current profile." I get the same message when I try to open the file
using the "open data file" command. Outlook tells me it's already there (in
use) -- but I can't find it. No personal folders, no contacts, etc. I just
have duplicate personal folders listed since Outlook apparently created
another each time I tried to import the .pst data. They're all empty, but I
can't delete them either.

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"Dancer7" wrote in message
...

OK, I'm an idiot for not looking here first. I apologize. I don't know what
made me think this was going to be a straightforward import/export since I'm
now using Vista rather than XP, but -- well, like I said, I'm an idiot.
Soooooo, I exported my Outlook 2003 .pst files from XP to a USB drive and
tried (ouch!) to import them into Outlook 2007 in Vista. Rather than errors
related to administrative privs, however, I'm getting a message that the
.pst
file already exists in Outlook 2007 -- but it doesn't. No contacts, no
personal folders, etc. Now what do I do?

Importing should not result in that message. Describe the exact steps you
were taking when you received it.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]