FIRST! I DON'T RESPOND TO E-MAIL MESSAGES. POST ALL RESPONSES HERE FOR ALL
TO READ.
Close Outlook.
Create a folder under (My) Documents called Outlook.
Move the OUTLOOK.PST to that folder
Open Outlook
On the file menu, point to Open, and then click Outlook Data File
Browse to the pst that you moved to the new folder, then click OK
The name of the folder associated with the data file appears in the Folder
List in the Navigation Pane. If you never changed the display name, it is
still the default Personal Folders.
You are halfway done. You now probably have two Personal Folders listed in
the Navigation Pane. The first was created by Outlook when you first started
Outlook and provided information about your account. The second folder is
your old data. You can verify that your original data is back in Outlook by
viewing the Inbox or the subfolders under one of the entries. You should see
all of your old items.
If you kept the default settings and ended up with two sets of Personal
Folders, it might be confusing. You have two data files - the file that
Outlook created when you started Outlook for the first time and your old
data file that was just added. Now is a good time to customize the display
name to prevent confusion.
In the Navigation Pane, right-click Personal Folders, and then click
Properties for Personal Folders.
Click Advanced.
In the Name text box, type a name that is meaningful to you, such as My
Messages.
Click OK twice.
Now you will see a top folder named My Messages in the Navigation Pane. You
will always be able to quickly identify your data file from any others.
