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I recently upgraded from Windows 98 to XP.....I can't find my old email that I had from Outlook.......any idea where it would be hiding? I have found several tips on how to retreive your Outlook Express files but nothing so far on Outlook. Any ideas?
 
Hi,

You need to locate the .pst file (start/search/files) and import it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

smarie said:
I recently upgraded from Windows 98 to XP.....I can't find my old email
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that I had from Outlook.......any idea where it would be hiding? I have
found several tips on how to retreive your Outlook Express files but nothing
so far on Outlook. Any ideas?
 
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

You need to locate the .pst file (start/search/files) and import it.
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Best practice from the Outlook Groups seems to be NOT to Import, but to
File-Open.
 
Hi Rick,

I tried searching for the .pst file and no luck.......any other suggestions?
Thanks!

Selena
 
Hi,

If the pst file is gone, then so is your mail. Did you physically look under
all profiles in C:\Documents and Settings?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hi Selena,

The only thing I can tell you is to check the user profiles directly for the
..pst files. Usually, if I recall correctly, they are under:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

I wouldn't fully trust the search facility to find them.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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