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Old November 2nd 06, 02:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Candy
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Default Outlook freezes when moving pst folder to new computer

I'm trying to move the outlook.pst folder to Outlook on my new notebook. When
importing the folder from the flash drive, the process freezes and eventually
I need to cancel it. Now Outlook won't open and also freezes. What did I do
wrong, and how can I get rid of the data in outlook (old emails) and start
over? I've already restored my notebook and reinstalled office with all of
the updates, and I don't want to do it a third time.
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Old November 2nd 06, 03:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Brian Tillman
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Default Outlook freezes when moving pst folder to new computer

Candy wrote:

I'm trying to move the outlook.pst folder to Outlook on my new
notebook. When importing the folder from the flash drive, the process
freezes and eventually I need to cancel it. Now Outlook won't open
and also freezes. What did I do wrong,


What you did wrong is believe export and import have anything to do with
transferring PSTs between Outlook instances.

and how can I get rid of the
data in outlook (old emails) and start over?


A new mail profile should work.
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
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Old November 2nd 06, 03:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
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Default Outlook freezes when moving pst folder to new computer

copy pst to location on your hd, dont overwrite existing pst
In OL FileOpenData File

"Candy" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to move the outlook.pst folder to Outlook on my new notebook.

When
importing the folder from the flash drive, the process freezes and

eventually
I need to cancel it. Now Outlook won't open and also freezes. What did I

do
wrong, and how can I get rid of the data in outlook (old emails) and start
over? I've already restored my notebook and reinstalled office with all of
the updates, and I don't want to do it a third time.



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Old November 2nd 06, 05:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Candy
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Default Outlook freezes when moving pst folder to new computer

Neither of those suggestions fix the fact that when I launch Outlook it
freezes and I can't change anything in it or click on anything in the
toolbar, the calendar, etc. When I did the import, it transferred the
contents of my inbox, but it seemed to corrupt the entire application. I
thought that removing Outlook and reinstalling would help, but it didn't. Any
other suggestions?

"DL" wrote:

copy pst to location on your hd, dont overwrite existing pst
In OL FileOpenData File

"Candy" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to move the outlook.pst folder to Outlook on my new notebook.

When
importing the folder from the flash drive, the process freezes and

eventually
I need to cancel it. Now Outlook won't open and also freezes. What did I

do
wrong, and how can I get rid of the data in outlook (old emails) and start
over? I've already restored my notebook and reinstalled office with all of
the updates, and I don't want to do it a third time.




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Old November 2nd 06, 10:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Brian Tillman
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Default Outlook freezes when moving pst folder to new computer

Candy wrote:

Neither of those suggestions fix the fact that when I launch Outlook
it freezes and I can't change anything in it or click on anything in
the toolbar, the calendar, etc.


With Outlook closed, try deleting %AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook\outcmd.dat.
You may want to consider a new mail profile as well.
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Brian Tillman

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Old November 3rd 06, 02:58 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Candy
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Default Outlook freezes when moving pst folder to new computer

I just removed office and reinstalled. Now I need to figure out how to
cleanly get that pst file in there so outlook doesn't hang on me again. I'll
go to the instructions posted as above. Wish me luck....

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Candy wrote:

Neither of those suggestions fix the fact that when I launch Outlook
it freezes and I can't change anything in it or click on anything in
the toolbar, the calendar, etc.


With Outlook closed, try deleting %AppData%\Microsoft\Outlook\outcmd.dat.
You may want to consider a new mail profile as well.
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Brian Tillman


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Old November 3rd 06, 09:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Brian Tillman
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Default Outlook freezes when moving pst folder to new computer

Candy wrote:

I just removed office and reinstalled. Now I need to figure out how to
cleanly get that pst file in there so outlook doesn't hang on me
again. I'll go to the instructions posted as above. Wish me luck....


No luck needed. In Control Panel's Mail applet add the PST to the profile.
That should have been covered in the web page I cited in my first reply.
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Brian Tillman

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Old November 2nd 06, 11:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
DL
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Default Outlook freezes when moving pst folder to new computer

Uninstalling OL does nothing for what may be a corrupt pst

"Candy" wrote in message
...
Neither of those suggestions fix the fact that when I launch Outlook it
freezes and I can't change anything in it or click on anything in the
toolbar, the calendar, etc. When I did the import, it transferred the
contents of my inbox, but it seemed to corrupt the entire application. I
thought that removing Outlook and reinstalling would help, but it didn't.

Any
other suggestions?

"DL" wrote:

copy pst to location on your hd, dont overwrite existing pst
In OL FileOpenData File

"Candy" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to move the outlook.pst folder to Outlook on my new

notebook.
When
importing the folder from the flash drive, the process freezes and

eventually
I need to cancel it. Now Outlook won't open and also freezes. What did

I
do
wrong, and how can I get rid of the data in outlook (old emails) and

start
over? I've already restored my notebook and reinstalled office with

all of
the updates, and I don't want to do it a third time.






 




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