Microsoft Outlook 2002 Personal Files Missing??

[Mickey Yak]

I used the repair feature in Microsoft 2002
When I opened my e mail program, Microsoft Outlook 2002, all my e
mails were gone as were my contacts. There was a box that talked about
copying the old file to the new one. Can someone explain how this is
done?
Thanx
Desperate
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[Brian Tillman]

I used the repair feature in Microsoft 2002
When I opened my e mail program, Microsoft Outlook 2002, all my e
mails were gone as were my contacts. There was a box that talked about
copying the old file to the new one. Can someone explain how this is
done?

Your messages, contacts, and other Outlook data is store in a PST. The
usual location for that file is the (hidden) folder
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outloook. The file
is often Outloook.pst, but whatever its name, it will end in ".pst". In
Outlook, click FIle>Open>Outlook Data File and browse to that file (you may
have to enable hidden files and folders in your Folder Options in Windows).
Once you've opened it, you can click Tools>E-mail Accounts>Next and select
it as the delivery location in the drop-down at the bottom left.