How to retrieve archived messages

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In outlook 98, can someone tell me how to retrieve a single message
that has been auto archived. The only (clumsy) way I have found, is to
import the archive file ARCHIVE.PST. The only problem with this is
that ALL the old messages are imported and then seem to remain in
outlook forever. Is there a more elegant way of doing it? I just want
to look in the archive file, select the message i want and then carry
on as before without having to import all the messages since time
began.
 
Paul said:
In outlook 98, can someone tell me how to retrieve a single message
that has been auto archived. The only (clumsy) way I have found, is to
import the archive file ARCHIVE.PST. The only problem with this is
that ALL the old messages are imported and then seem to remain in
outlook forever. Is there a more elegant way of doing it? I just want
to look in the archive file, select the message i want and then carry
on as before without having to import all the messages since time
began.
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That is the way it is designed.

I guess you could try a search engine or the shareware sites to see if
anyone has come up with an alternative.
 
Paul said:
In outlook 98, can someone tell me how to retrieve a single message
that has been auto archived. The only (clumsy) way I have found, is to
import the archive file ARCHIVE.PST.
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Don't import. Just open the archive with File>Open>Outlook Data File. The
archive folders will all be separate and you can fetch single items from
them with no problems.
 
Don't import. Just open the archive with File>Open>Outlook Data File. The
archive folders will all be separate and you can fetch single items from
them with no problems.
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Ah, so that's how it's done. Will give it a try. Amazing that it
doesn't say how to do it in 'Help' or the Microsoft knowledge base!
 
Don't import. Just open the archive with File>Open>Outlook Data File. The
archive folders will all be separate and you can fetch single items from
them with no problems.
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Well I tried this and the items do become available in a separate
folder. However, the next time I open Outlook, the archived folder is
still available..... something not quite right here. Any other
suggestions?
 
Paul said:
Well I tried this and the items do become available in a separate
folder. However, the next time I open Outlook, the archived folder is
still available..... something not quite right here. Any other
suggestions?
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yes - just close it!
 
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