I have Outlook 2000 running on my server (Server 2003). All employees use
the same contact list that is running on my server. Here's how: I export
server contact list to my network shared drive as a .pst.
(Export-Export to a file-Personel Folder File .pst-Contacts
(highlighted)-Save Exported file as E:/outlook.pst (shared drive).

On each workstation (running Vista & XP & both Outlook 2000 & Outlook 2007),
I import the .pst file from the network shared drive. (import-outlook-import
from another program or file-.pst-(browse to file on server)-replace
duplicates-contacts (do not include subfolders)-import into same folder in
personal folders).

If a contact is deleted on the server and removed from the deleted items
folder prior to exporting the file, and also deleted from the workstation
prior to importing the shared .pst file, why does the "deleted contact"
re-appear on the workstations contact list after I import?

Not that I recommend your method but have you tried compacting the network
PST to make sure everything is really gone?

"CWIL" wrote in message
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I have Outlook 2000 running on my server (Server 2003). All employees use
the same contact list that is running on my server. Here's how: I export
server contact list to my network shared drive as a .pst.
(Export-Export to a file-Personel Folder File .pst-Contacts
(highlighted)-Save Exported file as E:/outlook.pst (shared drive).

On each workstation (running Vista & XP & both Outlook 2000 & Outlook
2007),
I import the .pst file from the network shared drive.
(import-outlook-import
from another program or file-.pst-(browse to file on server)-replace
duplicates-contacts (do not include subfolders)-import into same folder in
personal folders).

If a contact is deleted on the server and removed from the deleted items
folder prior to exporting the file, and also deleted from the workstation
prior to importing the shared .pst file, why does the "deleted contact"
re-appear on the workstations contact list after I import?

I have permanently deleted the files. They are nowhere to be found on the
server. What method would you recommend. I am not familiar with
Outlook...never used it until we got our new phone system and was told the
phone directory needed to be created in Outlook contacts and shared with all
of the workstations.

"Vince Averello" wrote:

Not that I recommend your method but have you tried compacting the network
PST to make sure everything is really gone?

"CWIL" wrote in message
news
I have Outlook 2000 running on my server (Server 2003). All employees use
the same contact list that is running on my server. Here's how: I export
server contact list to my network shared drive as a .pst.
(Export-Export to a file-Personel Folder File .pst-Contacts
(highlighted)-Save Exported file as E:/outlook.pst (shared drive).

On each workstation (running Vista & XP & both Outlook 2000 & Outlook
2007),
I import the .pst file from the network shared drive.
(import-outlook-import
from another program or file-.pst-(browse to file on server)-replace
duplicates-contacts (do not include subfolders)-import into same folder in
personal folders).

If a contact is deleted on the server and removed from the deleted items
folder prior to exporting the file, and also deleted from the workstation
prior to importing the shared .pst file, why does the "deleted contact"
re-appear on the workstations contact list after I import?

If you open the PST on your network in your copy of Outlook, right click on
it in your Outlook folder tree, choose Properties Advanced Compact now

That's the first thing to try.


"CWIL" wrote in message
news
I have permanently deleted the files. They are nowhere to be found on the
server. What method would you recommend. I am not familiar with
Outlook...never used it until we got our new phone system and was told the
phone directory needed to be created in Outlook contacts and shared with
all
of the workstations.

I compacted my .pst file on my network. Then I imported to my workstation,
and the deleted contact reappeared again.

"Vince Averello" wrote:

If you open the PST on your network in your copy of Outlook, right click on
it in your Outlook folder tree, choose Properties Advanced Compact now

That's the first thing to try.


"CWIL" wrote in message
news
I have permanently deleted the files. They are nowhere to be found on the
server. What method would you recommend. I am not familiar with
Outlook...never used it until we got our new phone system and was told the
phone directory needed to be created in Outlook contacts and shared with
all
of the workstations.

OK....I figured it out. Thank you so much for your assistance. For future
updates, do you recommend a different way of going about this?

Thanks Again!

"CWIL" wrote:

I compacted my .pst file on my network. Then I imported to my workstation,
and the deleted contact reappeared again.

"Vince Averello" wrote:

If you open the PST on your network in your copy of Outlook, right click on
it in your Outlook folder tree, choose Properties Advanced Compact now

That's the first thing to try.


"CWIL" wrote in message
news
I have permanently deleted the files. They are nowhere to be found on the
server. What method would you recommend. I am not familiar with
Outlook...never used it until we got our new phone system and was told the
phone directory needed to be created in Outlook contacts and shared with
all
of the workstations.

Usually for sharing I'd recommend an Exchange Server with a Public Folder
with the contacts but I don't know what sort of budget & staff you're
working with.

"CWIL" wrote in message
...
OK....I figured it out. Thank you so much for your assistance. For
future
updates, do you recommend a different way of going about this?

We are not running Exchange Server. I am only dealing with a 6 workstations
network. Thanks again for all of your help.

"Vince Averello" wrote:

Usually for sharing I'd recommend an Exchange Server with a Public Folder
with the contacts but I don't know what sort of budget & staff you're
working with.

"CWIL" wrote in message
...
OK....I figured it out. Thank you so much for your assistance. For
future
updates, do you recommend a different way of going about this?

"CWIL" wrote in message
...

OK....I figured it out. Thank you so much for your assistance.

Please post the solution for the edification of all.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

My solution:
When I first attempted the compact feature I actually did the compact on my
Outlook folder instead of the .pst file. When I realized what I did, I
completed the compact on the .pst file and all is working fine.


"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"CWIL" wrote in message
...

OK....I figured it out. Thank you so much for your assistance.

Please post the solution for the edification of all.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]