import of pst files - operation failed

[mark alexander]

has any one had this problem :
I was running windows 2000 professional sp1 with outlook
2000 sr-1, This was preinstalled.

My machine was then affected with ms blaster virus.
which caused my machine to fail

I had not backed up the emails

I then had someone backup the old data & rebuild the
machine they
reinstalled windows 2000 professional plus sp4 then
installed outlook 2000

they then put the old backed up data on the machine

I tried to then import the old pst files from backed up
data, there appears to be three files :

archive.pst 83.7 meg
extend.dat
outlook.pst 127 meg

when I use the import function within outlook and select
other file option and select pst file , then add one of
the pst files above it fails with operation failed

can any one help with how I can import the old emails ?

 

[Sal]

Don't use the import function, just point it to use those
folders and close / resetart, that will automatically take
care of the issue...
Post it if you need help with ppinting it to the files :-0
Good Luck,
Sal

 

[Guest]

thanks for the reply,

note however I now have a new set of files that I am using

can you suggest what to do so I have old and new files and
how to point to the new files ?

thanks mark

 

[mark alexander]

I meant to say
thanks for the reply,

note however I now have a new set of files that I am using

can you suggest what to do so I have old and new files and
how to point to the old files ?

thanks mark

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Use Drag and Drop from the new set to the old. Then set your delivery to
the new .pst file and "close" the old .pst (right click on the root, and
select Close.)

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to the
Swen virus, all e-mails sent to my actual account will be deleted w/out
reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
mark alexander <[email protected]> asked:

| I meant to say
| thanks for the reply,
|
| note however I now have a new set of files that I am using
|
| can you suggest what to do so I have old and new files and
| how to point to the old files ?
|
| thanks mark
|| -----Original Message-----
|| Don't use the import function, just point it to use those
|| folders and close / resetart, that will automatically take
|| care of the issue...
|| Post it if you need help with ppinting it to the files :-0
|| Good Luck,
|| Sal
||
||
||
||
||| -----Original Message-----
||| has any one had this problem :
||| I was running windows 2000 professional sp1 with outlook
||| 2000 sr-1, This was preinstalled.
|||
||| My machine was then affected with ms blaster virus.
||| which caused my machine to fail
|||
||| I had not backed up the emails
|||
||| I then had someone backup the old data & rebuild the
||| machine they
||| reinstalled windows 2000 professional plus sp4 then
||| installed outlook 2000
|||
||| they then put the old backed up data on the machine
|||
||| I tried to then import the old pst files from backed up
||| data, there appears to be three files :
|||
||| archive.pst 83.7 meg
||| extend.dat
||| outlook.pst 127 meg
|||
||| when I use the import function within outlook and select
||| other file option and select pst file , then add one of
||| the pst files above it fails with operation failed
|||
||| can any one help with how I can import the old emails ?
||| .
|||
|| .

 

[Guest]

sorry don't understand , was wanting help on
sal's reply below.. Don't use the import function, just
point it to use those folders and close / resetart, that
will automatically take care of the issue...

1. first issue I am having is I am using a new set of
files for outlook

2. not sure how I point to the old set of outlook files,
that outlook was using prior to my rebuild in conjunction
with the new set now ?

This is so I can retrieve old emails and contacts

the old files that outlook was using now exist are under
the following directory:
c:/ backup data /mark alexander.dhzj30j/local
settings/application data/microsoft/outlook

The files are :
archive.pst 83.7 meg
extend.dat
outlook.pst 127 meg

 

[mark alexander]

tried in outlook
open file , pst files , pointed to old pst files and this
worked thanks

-----Original Message-----
sorry don't understand , was wanting help on
sal's reply below.. Don't use the import function, just
point it to use those folders and close / resetart, that
will automatically take care of the issue...

1. first issue I am having is I am using a new set of
files for outlook

2. not sure how I point to the old set of outlook files,
that outlook was using prior to my rebuild in conjunction
with the new set now ?

This is so I can retrieve old emails and contacts

the old files that outlook was using now exist are under
the following directory:
c:/ backup data /mark alexander.dhzj30j/local
settings/application data/microsoft/outlook

The files are :
archive.pst 83.7 meg
extend.dat
outlook.pst 127 meg

-----Original Message-----
Use Drag and Drop from the new set to the old. Then set your delivery to
the new .pst file and "close" the old .pst (right click on the root, and
select Close.)

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to the
Swen virus, all e-mails sent to my actual account will

be
deleted w/out

reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer
mark alexander <[email protected]> asked:

| I meant to say
| thanks for the reply,
|
| note however I now have a new set of files that I am using
|
| can you suggest what to do so I have old and new files and
| how to point to the old files ?
|
| thanks mark
|| -----Original Message-----
|| Don't use the import function, just point it to use those
|| folders and close / resetart, that will automatically take
|| care of the issue...
|| Post it if you need help with ppinting it to the files :-0
|| Good Luck,
|| Sal
||
||
||
||
||| -----Original Message-----
||| has any one had this problem :
||| I was running windows 2000 professional sp1 with outlook
||| 2000 sr-1, This was preinstalled.
|||
||| My machine was then affected with ms blaster virus.
||| which caused my machine to fail
|||
||| I had not backed up the emails
|||
||| I then had someone backup the old data & rebuild the
||| machine they
||| reinstalled windows 2000 professional plus sp4 then
||| installed outlook 2000
|||
||| they then put the old backed up data on the machine
|||
||| I tried to then import the old pst files from backed up
||| data, there appears to be three files :
|||
||| archive.pst 83.7 meg
||| extend.dat
||| outlook.pst 127 meg
|||
||| when I use the import function within outlook and select
||| other file option and select pst file , then add one of
||| the pst files above it fails with operation failed
|||
||| can any one help with how I can import the old emails ?
||| .
|||
|| .


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