MS Outlook contacts

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I recently developed a problem with my Windows XP with a WMI file that was
corrupt - After reinstalling Windows (System restore didn't work) and
Microsoft Office 2000 I realized that all of my documents and contacts are
gone - is there a way to get them back. I do have a complete system back-up
from 2004 (whoops!), but I can't figure out where the contacts would be in
the MS Office et al folder in that back-up! Why wouldn't the contacts and
Word documents carry over after the re-install?
 
Jeff said:
I recently developed a problem with my Windows XP with a WMI file
that was corrupt - After reinstalling Windows (System restore
didn't work) and Microsoft Office 2000 I realized that all of my
documents and contacts are gone - is there a way to get them back.
I do have a complete system back-up from 2004 (whoops!), but I
can't figure out where the contacts would be in the MS Office et al
folder in that back-up! Why wouldn't the contacts and Word
documents carry over after the re-install?
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Why?
A clean install erases everything. Everything.

From your backup (being 2 years old - may not be worth it):
C:\Documents and Settings\YOURPROFILE\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Likely a PST there. Copy it. Open it with Outlook.
 
Shenan - thanks for your response, however, once restoring the .pst file over
to my C drive, I am unable to open the file. It opens as a file icon in a
inbox meesage. When I try to open that file it says that I have to find an
association for it. I went into My COmputer file types as instructed and
clicked on pst to no avail.
 
Jeff said:
I recently developed a problem with my Windows XP with a WMI file
that was corrupt - After reinstalling Windows (System restore
didn't work) and Microsoft Office 2000 I realized that all of my
documents and contacts are gone - is there a way to get them back.
I do have a complete system back-up from 2004 (whoops!), but I
can't figure out where the contacts would be in the MS Office et
al folder in that back-up! Why wouldn't the contacts and Word
documents carry over after the re-install?
Click to expand...
Why?
A clean install erases everything. Everything.

From your backup (being 2 years old - may not be worth it):
C:\Documents and Settings\YOURPROFILE\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Likely a PST there. Copy it. Open it with Outlook.
Click to expand...
Shenan - thanks for your response, however, once restoring the .pst
file over to my C drive, I am unable to open the file. It opens as
a file icon in a inbox meesage. When I try to open that file it
says that I have to find an association for it. I went into My
COmputer file types as instructed and clicked on pst to no avail.
Click to expand...

First - make sureit is not "Read-Only".
Second.. Open Outlook, choose (from top menu):

File --> Open --> Outlook Data File
Direct it to the file.
Select the file.
Open the file.
 
Jeff said:
I recently developed a problem with my Windows XP with a WMI file
that was corrupt - After reinstalling Windows (System restore
didn't work) and Microsoft Office 2000 I realized that all of my
documents and contacts are gone - is there a way to get them back.
I do have a complete system back-up from 2004 (whoops!), but I
can't figure out where the contacts would be in the MS Office et
al folder in that back-up! Why wouldn't the contacts and Word
documents carry over after the re-install?
Click to expand...
Why?
A clean install erases everything. Everything.

From your backup (being 2 years old - may not be worth it):
C:\Documents and Settings\YOURPROFILE\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Likely a PST there. Copy it. Open it with Outlook.
Click to expand...
Shenan - thanks for your response, however, once restoring the
.pst file over to my C drive, I am unable to open the file. It
opens as a file icon in a inbox meesage. When I try to open that
file it says that I have to find an association for it. I went
into My COmputer file types as instructed and clicked on pst to
no avail.
Click to expand...
First - make sureit is not "Read-Only".
Second.. Open Outlook, choose (from top menu):

File --> Open --> Outlook Data File
Direct it to the file.
Select the file.
Open the file.
Click to expand...
Shenan - all it gives me is a blank contacts window
Click to expand...

It does not import the information.. It opens another folder within Outlook.
Make sure you are in the "Folder" view and look for the other "Personal
Folders" main level folder. Look in there.

You can import the information, but I would only do it once you verify it
exists.
 
Shenan - don't ask me to repeat how I did it, but I managed to import the
contacts back in another way - thanks for your help!!
 
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