Need help please - restoring my Outlook?

[Don B]

Hey all,

I am running Outlook that came with Office XP - 2002 I believe?

Anyway, yesterday, I installed a new motherboard, and ended up having to
reformat and install XP Pro SP2 clean.
Thought I would get away with just a repair install of XP, as this has
worked for me in the past, did not this time, so stupidly I was not as
prepared as I would have liked to been.

I have a backup, image that is, saved on an external usb drive with Drive
Image 7. It is my hope, to be able to get to my Outlook folder, using Image
Explorer built into Drive Image.

I have reinstalled Outlook from Office XP, and what I am looking for
clarification on - to get all my saved emails and folders back, do I simply
chose " open an outlook data file", and navigate to my saved pst file, or do
I need to choose the " import" option?

Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated!


Don

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Posted here daily. Several times a day, actually.
Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

I have reinstalled Outlook from Office XP, and what I am looking for
clarification on - to get all my saved emails and folders back, do I simply
chose " open an outlook data file", and navigate to my saved pst file, or do
I need to choose the " import" option?

Pull the PST file from the image and paste it into the correct
location on your drive.

 

[Don B]

Thanks Russ.

Don

Posted here daily. Several times a day, actually.
Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hey all,

I am running Outlook that came with Office XP - 2002 I believe?

Anyway, yesterday, I installed a new motherboard, and ended up having to
reformat and install XP Pro SP2 clean.
Thought I would get away with just a repair install of XP, as this has
worked for me in the past, did not this time, so stupidly I was not as
prepared as I would have liked to been.

I have a backup, image that is, saved on an external usb drive with Drive
Image 7. It is my hope, to be able to get to my Outlook folder, using
Image Explorer built into Drive Image.

I have reinstalled Outlook from Office XP, and what I am looking for
clarification on - to get all my saved emails and folders back, do I
simply chose " open an outlook data file", and navigate to my saved pst
file, or do I need to choose the " import" option?

Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated!


Don

 

[Don B]

Pull the PST file from the image and paste it into the correct
location on your drive.

Thanks , I will give that a try.


Don

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Please don't. It will most likely overwrite another PST file and corrupt
your profile.

 

[DL]

There is no correct location, there is a default location

 

[Don B]

Many thanks again, it appears to have worked! I used the info form the third
link below, have all my old emails and personal folders back.

Thank you so very much!!


Don

Posted here daily. Several times a day, actually.
Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hey all,

I am running Outlook that came with Office XP - 2002 I believe?

Anyway, yesterday, I installed a new motherboard, and ended up having to
reformat and install XP Pro SP2 clean.
Thought I would get away with just a repair install of XP, as this has
worked for me in the past, did not this time, so stupidly I was not as
prepared as I would have liked to been.

I have a backup, image that is, saved on an external usb drive with Drive
Image 7. It is my hope, to be able to get to my Outlook folder, using
Image Explorer built into Drive Image.

I have reinstalled Outlook from Office XP, and what I am looking for
clarification on - to get all my saved emails and folders back, do I
simply chose " open an outlook data file", and navigate to my saved pst
file, or do I need to choose the " import" option?

Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated!


Don

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

There is no correct location, there is a default location

Semantics.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Semantics will get you a corrupt profile and additional work.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Uncle Grumpy asked:

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|| There is no correct location, there is a default location
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| Semantics.