How to get a new user's pst to be the default pst?

[Guest]

We have a new person using a computer previously used by a different person.
We want to eliminate the previous person's old pst file and let the new
person start fresh with her own pst.

I created a new pst, then chose OPEN from the folder menu, navigated to the
new folder, selected it, pressed ok but the old pst file information stays
loaded.

How do I make the new pst file the default pst?

I deleted the old pst file completely but then of Outlook wouldn't open at
all of course.

I even uninstalled Outlook, deleted the old pst, then reinstalled Outlook as
if it had never been on the machine and it again wouldn't load until I
restored the old pst file. It still wouldn't find the new pst file even
though that is the only one in the Outlook folder (aside from the 1kb file it
always creates).

Surelly there is something very simple we are not doing.
Thanks for any help you can offer.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Create a new mail profile;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

Before you started deleting stuff you could have changed the default
delivery location in your account settings.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Roady. Worked great. Easy when you know how. I appreciate your
help.
--
mmman

Create a new mail profile;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

Before you started deleting stuff you could have changed the default
delivery location in your account settings.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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We have a new person using a computer previously used by a different
person.
We want to eliminate the previous person's old pst file and let the new
person start fresh with her own pst.

I created a new pst, then chose OPEN from the folder menu, navigated to
the
new folder, selected it, pressed ok but the old pst file information stays
loaded.

How do I make the new pst file the default pst?

I deleted the old pst file completely but then of Outlook wouldn't open at
all of course.

I even uninstalled Outlook, deleted the old pst, then reinstalled Outlook
as
if it had never been on the machine and it again wouldn't load until I
restored the old pst file. It still wouldn't find the new pst file even
though that is the only one in the Outlook folder (aside from the 1kb file
it
always creates).

Surelly there is something very simple we are not doing.
Thanks for any help you can offer.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You're welcome!

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Thank you Roady. Worked great. Easy when you know how. I appreciate
your
help.
--
mmman

Create a new mail profile;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

Before you started deleting stuff you could have changed the default
delivery location in your account settings.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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We have a new person using a computer previously used by a different
person.
We want to eliminate the previous person's old pst file and let the new
person start fresh with her own pst.

I created a new pst, then chose OPEN from the folder menu, navigated to
the
new folder, selected it, pressed ok but the old pst file information
stays
loaded.

How do I make the new pst file the default pst?

I deleted the old pst file completely but then of Outlook wouldn't open
at
all of course.

I even uninstalled Outlook, deleted the old pst, then reinstalled
Outlook
as
if it had never been on the machine and it again wouldn't load until I
restored the old pst file. It still wouldn't find the new pst file even
though that is the only one in the Outlook folder (aside from the 1kb
file
it
always creates).

Surelly there is something very simple we are not doing.
Thanks for any help you can offer.