deleted Outlook.PST - how to recover?

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deko

I'm running Outlook 2003 on XP Professional.
I mistakenly deleted the Outlook.PST folder in C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and
now Outlook won't start. I would like to create a new default PST with No
Encryption.

What I've tried so far:

1) Reinstalling outlook from Start>>Settings>>Control Panel>>Add/Remove
Programs -- Change option - deselected Outlook - reboot, then reverse this
process by selecting Outlook. Outlook still barfs on open saying it cannot
find the default PST.

2) Creating a "Data File" from Start>>Settings>>Control
Panel>>Mail>>DataFiles>>Add -- I choose "Office Outlook Personal Folders
File (.pst)" and click OK, and a PST is created. Outlook still barfs, this
time with a different error: "Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Unable
to open the Outlook window. The set of folders could not be opened."

Do I have to completely uninstall Office?

Thanks in advance...
 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;287072
How to Create a New Profile with an E-mail Account
1.. On the Start menu, click Control Panel.
2.. Click Switch to Classic View, and then click the Mail icon.
3.. In the Mail Setup dialog box, click the Show Profiles button.
4.. On the General tab, click to select the Prompt for a profile to be
used check box.
5.. Click Add.
6.. In the Profile Name box, type a descriptive name for the new profile,
and then click OK.
7.. In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, click Add a new e-mail account, and
then click Next.
8.. Select the appropriate server type for your new e-mail account, and
then click Next.
9.. Fill in the appropriate information as prompted, and then click Next
and Finish as needed.
10.. Click OK.
 
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