Background:

I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 using the windows easy transfer which
I understand corrupts my contacts (would have been nice to know).

Since then I have done a number of things to try and remedy this problem
such as starting a new personal folder and most recently I moved all of my
..pst files to another hard-drive, uninstalled microsoft office including
outlook, then re-installed outlook trying to start from scratch.
Unfortunatley, no matter what I do I cannot use my contacts.

Through all the searching on the internet, the only solution I can find is
either a 3rd party .pst repair program or calling some MS phone number which
costs $200, who I then understand will give me some program to fix it.
Either of these options are so unacceptable, I have also started looking for
a new e-mail client, however, I know it will not work as well, especially
with other third-party programs that I have that interact with outlook -
Point being - I would like to be able to use my contacts again. Without them
the program is essentially useless and I will have to look elsewhere....

Anyways, frustration aside, how can I use contact again... I don't care if I
have to delete everything in my outlook (as I have it backed) up... I just
need to get to a place where outlook is functioning properly like in my
pre-windows7 days....

These are odd notions you have.
WET does not corrupt any data and does nothing to the PST file.
It simply creates an Outlook profile that cannot use the Outlook Address
Book Service.
The solution that has been posted here countless times is to create a new
profile. Why didn't you do that instead of all these other useless
maneuvers?
--
Russ Valentine
"DH" wrote in message
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Background:

I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 using the windows easy transfer
which
I understand corrupts my contacts (would have been nice to know).

Since then I have done a number of things to try and remedy this problem
such as starting a new personal folder and most recently I moved all of my
.pst files to another hard-drive, uninstalled microsoft office including
outlook, then re-installed outlook trying to start from scratch.
Unfortunatley, no matter what I do I cannot use my contacts.

Through all the searching on the internet, the only solution I can find is
either a 3rd party .pst repair program or calling some MS phone number
which
costs $200, who I then understand will give me some program to fix it.
Either of these options are so unacceptable, I have also started looking
for
a new e-mail client, however, I know it will not work as well, especially
with other third-party programs that I have that interact with outlook -
Point being - I would like to be able to use my contacts again. Without
them
the program is essentially useless and I will have to look elsewhere....

Anyways, frustration aside, how can I use contact again... I don't care if
I
have to delete everything in my outlook (as I have it backed) up... I just
need to get to a place where outlook is functioning properly like in my
pre-windows7 days....