Outlook .pst from circa 1998-2000 to 2007

[Guest]

I've just converted from a 200 Pro system to a new PC running Vista. A
fresh, clean install.

Prior to the setting up the new system, I exported my Outlook contacts and
messages via the Export command to an external hard drive. The drive is now
connected to the Vista system and all is well except I can't open the
backup.pst in Outlook 2007. There are some very good suggestions in the
other posts in this forum, but not luck. I've tried the scanpst.exe
approach. It found 7 just 7 errors. The backup.pst file is not very large

When I attempt to open it in 2007 with File-Open-Outlook Data File, it just
shows a new Personal Files header in the browser pane.

When I attempt to open it in 2007 with File-Import and Export -Select File
Type-Personal Folder File (.pst) it pauses shows nothing.

Any suggestions? Thank you. A happy Vista Newbie.

 

[Dominic Payer]

You need to add the file to Outlook in File - Data File Management.

Once you have copied all the data you want to a single pst file you should
set that pst as the default mail handler, if it isn't that already, and then
remove the one you don't want in Data File Management.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Dominic, but all I get are two items in the browser pane:
- Deleted items
- Search folders
and both are empty. What did I do wrong?

 

[Dominic Payer]

Did you copy your original main pst file - default name Outlook.pst - to the
external drive? If so, open that with Data File Management.

If you exported to a file, import from the file type - using File - Import
and Export - you exported to.
Can you see the file you exported to on the external drive? What relevant
files do you see on the external drive and how large are they?