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[bspeed]

My computer using Office 2003 crashed, and my computer man was able to save
my information onto a dvd.
I now have a new computer using Vista and Office 2007. I tried to use the
import option from Outlook to move my contacts over and when I tried to click
on the saved file on the DVD, it stated I did not have permission to access
file.
Any help in getting my contacts over to Outlook 2007 would be appreciated.
Thanks

Bob

 

[Gordon]

My computer using Office 2003 crashed, and my computer man was able to
save
my information onto a dvd.
I now have a new computer using Vista and Office 2007. I tried to use the
import option from Outlook to move my contacts over and when I tried to
click
on the saved file on the DVD, it stated I did not have permission to
access
file.
Any help in getting my contacts over to Outlook 2007 would be appreciated.
Thanks

Bob

first of all, as posted in most Outlook groups on a daily basis - do NOT use
the import function.
Why?
(Courtesy of Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook])

Importing an entire PST may well corrupt your profile and may create a ghost
PST that you can't close. Importing PST's will lose:
1. Custom Forms
2. Custom Views
3. Connections between contacts and activities
4. Received dates on mail
5. Birthdays and anniversaries in calendar
6. Journal connections
7. Distribution Lists

Opening a PST file will preserve all of these. That is why we do not advise
people to import a native file into Outlook.

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