I recently upgraded to a newer computer. I exported my favorites, contacts
etc. as a .pst file. Now when I try to open Outlook on the newer computer I
get the message: disk is full. Please insert a new disk. Is outlook looking
for a floppy or something? What can I do?

John G wrote:

I recently upgraded to a newer computer. I exported my favorites,
contacts etc. as a .pst file. Now when I try to open Outlook on the
newer computer I get the message: disk is full. Please insert a new
disk. Is outlook looking for a floppy or something? What can I do?

Probably a side-effect your your having exported. There's never any reason
to export to a PST. You're going to have to examine the mail profile and
find where it's referencing a mountable drive. Control Panel's Mail applet
is where I'd start, with the Data Files button.
--
Brian Tillman

Brian,
I'm a novice. What is the mail applet? And then what do I do with the data
files button.
Thanks,
John G

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

John G wrote:

I recently upgraded to a newer computer. I exported my favorites,
contacts etc. as a .pst file. Now when I try to open Outlook on the
newer computer I get the message: disk is full. Please insert a new
disk. Is outlook looking for a floppy or something? What can I do?

Probably a side-effect your your having exported. There's never any reason
to export to a PST. You're going to have to examine the mail profile and
find where it's referencing a mountable drive. Control Panel's Mail applet
is where I'd start, with the Data Files button.
--
Brian Tillman

John G wrote:

I'm a novice. What is the mail applet?

It's that thing labeled "Mail" in the Control Panel, as I already said.
Viewing Control Panel in the Classic view may make it easier to find.

And then what do I do with the data files button.

Click it, of course.
--
Brian Tillman

Brian,
Sorry, but there is no data file button to push when I open the Control
panel's mail applet. Nothing simple is ever easy.
Thanks

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

John G wrote:

I'm a novice. What is the mail applet?

It's that thing labeled "Mail" in the Control Panel, as I already said.
Viewing Control Panel in the Classic view may make it easier to find.

And then what do I do with the data files button.

Click it, of course.
--
Brian Tillman

John G wrote:

Sorry, but there is no data file button to push when I open the
Control panel's mail applet. Nothing simple is ever easy.

What exactly do you see? I can't see where you've stated your Outlook
version, either. Different versions of Outlook have different Mail applet
options.
--
Brian Tillman

Brian,
Sorry it took so long to respond. When I open the mail applet I see a
window that only has one tab and it lists my internet account address. To
the left there are buttons to add, remove, properties, import or export. I
had previously been using Outlook Office 98, and the newer computer has
Office/Outlook 2000.
Thanks,
John G

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

John G wrote:

Sorry, but there is no data file button to push when I open the
Control panel's mail applet. Nothing simple is ever easy.

What exactly do you see? I can't see where you've stated your Outlook
version, either. Different versions of Outlook have different Mail applet
options.
--
Brian Tillman

John G wrote:

Sorry it took so long to respond. When I open the mail applet I see a
window that only has one tab and it lists my internet account
address. To the left there are buttons to add, remove, properties,
import or export. I had previously been using Outlook Office 98, and
the newer computer has Office/Outlook 2000.

Ah. Outlook 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode. That's more problematic
because you're not allowed to access much in your mail profile through the
user interface. You have to mess with the registry. If you want to tackle
that, let me know.
--
Brian Tillman

Brian,
I don't think I want to mess the registry. Is it possible to start over.
Uninstall outlook, go back to the old computer and get the files I need, and
do it all over again? If that is the case, what should I do in order to do
it correctly?
Thanks,
John G

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

John G wrote:

Sorry it took so long to respond. When I open the mail applet I see a
window that only has one tab and it lists my internet account
address. To the left there are buttons to add, remove, properties,
import or export. I had previously been using Outlook Office 98, and
the newer computer has Office/Outlook 2000.

Ah. Outlook 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode. That's more problematic
because you're not allowed to access much in your mail profile through the
user interface. You have to mess with the registry. If you want to tackle
that, let me know.
--
Brian Tillman

John G wrote:

I don't think I want to mess the registry. Is it possible to start
over. Uninstall outlook, go back to the old computer and get the
files I need, and do it all over again? If that is the case, what
should I do in order to do it correctly?

I think you can. On Microsoft's download site there should be a file that
can remove everything regarding Office from the registry, but I can't find
it right now.
--
Brian Tillman