I recently had to have a new hard drive installed, had to reload all my
software. Before the process, I downloaded the pst folder backup tool and
used it to back up my Outlook stuff. After I reinstalled Outlook, I used the
restore backup file option to put my stuff back in. I had duplicates of all
of my stuff, but have been able to fix everything but the calendar. With my
tasks, journal, notes, and contacts, I just hit select all and copied and
pasted them from "contacts in personal foler" etc. to the new main "contacts"
so I didn't have 2 of each. Well, the calendar won't let me do that. I have
2 calendars now and when it opens it always defaults to the blank one, not my
imported one. I tried to delete the blank one but it says I don't have
access and when I go to the properties and look at permissions, all of the
settings to allow me access are grayed out. Any ideas on how to get rid of
the blank calendar so that I can default to my imported one?

You can easily copy your Calendar items when you choose for a table view
like By Category.

As for the deletion/permission issue; you cannot delete the standard
calendar folder in your default pst-file. You can change your default
delivery location in Tools-> Accounts-> tab Next

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"lilkel31" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I recently had to have a new hard drive installed, had to reload all my
> software. Before the process, I downloaded the pst folder backup tool and
> used it to back up my Outlook stuff. After I reinstalled Outlook, I used
> the
> restore backup file option to put my stuff back in. I had duplicates of
> all
> of my stuff, but have been able to fix everything but the calendar. With
> my
> tasks, journal, notes, and contacts, I just hit select all and copied and
> pasted them from "contacts in personal foler" etc. to the new main
> "contacts"
> so I didn't have 2 of each. Well, the calendar won't let me do that. I
> have
> 2 calendars now and when it opens it always defaults to the blank one, not
> my
> imported one. I tried to delete the blank one but it says I don't have
> access and when I go to the properties and look at permissions, all of the
> settings to allow me access are grayed out. Any ideas on how to get rid
> of
> the blank calendar so that I can default to my imported one?

Since you used a PST to import from, hopefully everything went into a PST on
the local PC. Check here:

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

or

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

For future reference, here's information on how to backup and restore a PST:

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

--
Kathleen Orland
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
http://www.howto-outlook.com/



"lilkel31" wrote:

> That probably would've been good to know before I did the import.
> Unfortunately, I no longer have my original pst backup file. It was on a CD
> of stuff from my hard drive that I've since erased and destroyed. Thanks for
> the info though. I sure wish there was a way to get into the administrator
> rights to override and delete that original calendar. Why is there not a way
> to do that? Shouldn't I have administrator rights since it is my computer
> and I'm not linked on any sort of network? I'm the administrator of my own
> computer.
>
> "K. Orland" wrote:
>
> > Don't import a PST, use File > Open. Importing can cause exactly these
> > issues. Create a new profile, then use File > Open.
> >
> > --
> > Kathleen Orland
> > Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> > http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > "lilkel31" wrote:
> >
> > > I recently had to have a new hard drive installed, had to reload all my
> > > software. Before the process, I downloaded the pst folder backup tool and
> > > used it to back up my Outlook stuff. After I reinstalled Outlook, I used the
> > > restore backup file option to put my stuff back in. I had duplicates of all
> > > of my stuff, but have been able to fix everything but the calendar. With my
> > > tasks, journal, notes, and contacts, I just hit select all and copied and
> > > pasted them from "contacts in personal foler" etc. to the new main "contacts"
> > > so I didn't have 2 of each. Well, the calendar won't let me do that. I have
> > > 2 calendars now and when it opens it always defaults to the blank one, not my
> > > imported one. I tried to delete the blank one but it says I don't have
> > > access and when I go to the properties and look at permissions, all of the
> > > settings to allow me access are grayed out. Any ideas on how to get rid of
> > > the blank calendar so that I can default to my imported one?