I must be looking in the wrong place. File Data File Mgmt.... No such tab
anywhere in that window. Am I looking in the wrong place?

"Russ Valentine" wrote in message
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Data Files Tab Set as Default
You can't miss it.

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"JDS" wrote in message
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Hmmmmm...feeling dumb again. I can access the data file management
control panel but I sure don't see anything about setting 1 or the other
as default. Any ideas?

"Russ Valentine" wrote in message
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Outlook 2003 is ancient history. As I recall it's in the Tools Email
Accounts... dialog. It can't be that hard to find. You can also find it
in File Data File Management...
You'll also need to reset the Outlook Address Book Service if you intend
to use it:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002

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"JDS" wrote in message
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LOL - I don't feel so bad now knowing that Outlook tries to outsmart
everyone! Thanks.

I've got it all set up now but I don't see where/how to set the file I
want as the default?

Russ Valentine" wrote in message
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Outlook 2003 and 2007 always create a new PST file once you install
and configure them for an Internet Mail Account. Only Outlook 2010
will provide an option to choose an existing PST file before it
creates another.
If you already configured a profile with an account, you will have a
new PST file which, of course, you don't need. Just open the PST file
you'd rather use, set it as your default, restart Outlook, and then
you can close the new PST file you never needed in the first place.
Outlook always thinks it knows better than you do. Sadly, it never
does.
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"JDS" wrote in message
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I have an outlook.pst file on my pc, copied from another pc. I just
installed outlook and I was hoping that when I started it up, rather
than it just creating its own new outlook.pst file, I could point it
to the file a copied over. I know some programs have the option of
holding down a key at start up so you can browse to the data file.

"Peter Foldes" wrote in message
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Huh? Can you rephrase your Question. Are you looking for the pst
files or are you looking for a single email as the pst. Very hard to
understand what exactly you are looking for and how

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"JDS" wrote in message
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When I 1st open Outlook 2003 can I press a key to force it to
"browse" for a pst file?

Yes.

Tools Account Settings

Data Files tab

Select pst then Set As Default.

Don't think that's right for Outlook 2003.
I'll have to boot up an ancient partition to check. I still think it's in
Tools Email Accounts...

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"John Waller" wrote in message
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Yes.

Tools Account Settings

Data Files tab

Select pst then Set As Default.

I was right the first time.
Tools E-mail Accounts View or change existing email accounts Deliver
new e-mail to the following location:
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"John Waller" wrote in message
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Yes.

Tools Account Settings

Data Files tab

Select pst then Set As Default.

It is, but it isn't a supported method.
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"VanguardLH" wrote in message
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JDS wrote:

When I 1st open Outlook 2003 can I press a key to force it to "browse"
for a
pst file?

Sure. Rename the current .pst file that the mail profile in Outlook is
using, like to file.old_pst. Then load Outlook. It won't find the .pst
by the filename it was previously told and lets you go find a .pst file.

(I haven't done this in many years but recall that's how you get Outlook
to
prompt and go hunting for a .pst file.)