Installed Outlook 2007 - all my emails/Contacts are gone!

[mike]

I've recently purchased this computer which runs vista rather than xp. I, fortunately, saved all my contacts and emails however, I have been using the machne for a couple of weeks so have a lot of new emails in my inbox & sent items. As the machine didn't come with word processing software installed, I bought Office enterprise 2007 and installed it so I could write a few letters.
Today, when I tried to access my emails, Office outlook has made itself default, deleting all my settings, accounts contacts and emails.
Fortunately, I still have the saved emails, accounts and contacts but all my emails over the past few weeks have gone. I cannot find them anywhere on my machine.
I agree with the OP regarding your tone, it IS very condescending & implies complete stupidity.As an end user, I was not given any options. As soon as the first screen came up I could either agree to continue or close, I closed but could not recover my original email programme or settings. At least OE7 gave you the option of updating from OE6.

 

[Gordon]

I've recently purchased this computer which runs vista rather than xp. I,
fortunately, saved all my contacts and emails however, I have been using
the machne for a couple of weeks so have a lot of new emails in my inbox &
sent items. As the machine didn't come with word processing software
installed, I bought Office enterprise 2007 and installed it so I could
write a few letters.
Today, when I tried to access my emails, Office outlook has made itself
default, deleting all my settings, accounts contacts and emails.
Fortunately, I still have the saved emails, accounts and contacts but all
my emails over the past few weeks have gone. I cannot find them anywhere
on my machine.
I agree with the OP regarding your tone, it IS very condescending &
implies complete stupidity.As an end user, I was not given any options. As
soon as the first screen came up I could either agree to continue or
close, I closed but could not recover my original email programme or
settings. At least OE7 gave you the option of updating from OE6.

Presumably as you were using Windows Mail prior to your installation of
Office, have you actually tried doing Start-All Programs-Windows Mail?

 

[mike]

Jimm is right, the tone of replies IS very condescending. I had exactly the same problem after I had used OE6 for a few weeks on a new machine, I discovered my copy of office was a trial. upon upgrading I discovered office outlook 2007 had set itself as the default mail programme without importing any settings, emails or contacts.
Fortunately, as this was a new machine running vista, I still had backups of all my old emails but was a tad miffed at losing a few weeks' of new emails.
I did note, however, (after getting over the initial panic & looking at every option on the screen) that by clicking on File/import&export, you can import everything from another programme - in my case, Windows Mail.
You can also open windows mail from the start button

 

[Dean]

I am new to this group but I have a question. I hope this is the
place?????????

I switched to a new computer with Vista and I am trying to get my contacts
from my old computer and Outlook to my new one. Any suggestions?

Thanks



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[Gordon]

Jimm is right, the tone of replies IS very condescending. I had exactly
the same problem after I had used OE6 for a few weeks on a new machine, I
discovered my copy of office was a trial. upon upgrading I discovered
office outlook 2007 had set itself as the default mail programme without
importing any settings, emails or contacts.
Fortunately, as this was a new machine running vista, I still had backups
of all my old emails but was a tad miffed at losing a few weeks' of new
emails.
I did note, however, (after getting over the initial panic & looking at
every option on the screen) that by clicking on File/import&export, you
can import everything from another programme - in my case, Windows Mail.
You can also open windows mail from the start button

Posted and mailed

To whom are you talking and about what?
The "forum" that you are posting in leaches off the Microsoft News servers
in order to make it look far busier than it really is. Everyone who uses the
MS News servers sees your post on it's own - we have NO IDEA what you are
talking about and to whom you are talking.

If you MUST continue to post in this "forum" then please at least quote the
post you are replying to, and do NOT change the subject line.

You would be far better off however, using a news reader and subscribing to
these news groups direct.

Setting up Outlook Express/Windows Mail to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express/Windows Mail Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx


Thank you

 

[Gordon]

I am new to this group but I have a question. I hope this is the
place?????????

It is, but not in reply to a thread that is about completely different
topic.

I switched to a new computer with Vista and I am trying to get my contacts
from my old computer and Outlook to my new one. Any suggestions?

As posted in all the Outlook groups more than once a day (search is YOUR
friend)

take a look here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA010771141033.aspx

more info here:

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm

HTH

 

[DL]

Do we assume you were using Windows Mail, prior to installing Office?
And that you wish to continue using Windows Mail?
When you install Office, unless you access Outlook, and except the msg about
configuring, it wont be set up.
Windows Mail & Outlook are two completely different programs & its your
option which you use.
So what mail application do you wish to continue with?

PS If you only wanted to write a few letters Office is OTT, Works or similar
would have done you, at a considerable cost saving

 

[DL]

You should have created a new pst, not piggy backed on another
Depends as to what your using for Mail on the Vista PC, I'm assuming you
used Outlook, not Outlook Express, on the old one

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I've recently purchased this computer which runs vista rather than xp. I,
fortunately,
saved all my contacts and emails however,

What were you using for mail on the old computer?