need help transfering data from Outlook 2003 to 2007

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Rob

so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i can access the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is there with the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the Activities tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they are no where to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what you did,
precisely.
 
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File, Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i clicked Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to File, Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


Russ Valentine said:
You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what you did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i can access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is there with the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the Activities tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they are no where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply copied that file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it as your new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file you want to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an Outlook data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File, Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i clicked Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to File, Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


Russ Valentine said:
You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what you did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is there with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they are no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and XP? how do
i know which is the original file?





Russ Valentine said:
Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply copied that file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it as your new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file you want to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an Outlook data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File, Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i clicked Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to File, Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


Russ Valentine said:
You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what you did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is there with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they are no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and XP? how
do
i know which is the original file?





Russ Valentine said:
Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply copied that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it as your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file you want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an Outlook data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i clicked Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is there with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they are no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's name and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



Russ Valentine said:
By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and XP? how
do
i know which is the original file?





Russ Valentine said:
Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply copied that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it as your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file you want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an Outlook data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i clicked Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is there with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they are no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's name and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



Russ Valentine said:
By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply copied that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my desktop (if not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



Russ Valentine said:
Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's name and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



Russ Valentine said:
By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply copied that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my desktop (if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



Russ Valentine said:
Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's name and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
apparently i did not copy the correct file. what do you meen by "properties
of your root folder in Outlook"?

i right clicked on Personal Folders under Mail and found an address under
home page, but i'm guessing that is incorrect. the file i copied was a .dll
file





Russ Valentine said:
Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my desktop (if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



Russ Valentine said:
Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's name and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer. i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
When you examine the properties of your root folder, General > Advanced... >
Filename will display the name and location of your data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
apparently i did not copy the correct file. what do you meen by
"properties
of your root folder in Outlook"?

i right clicked on Personal Folders under Mail and found an address under
home page, but i'm guessing that is incorrect. the file i copied was a
.dll
file





Russ Valentine said:
Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my desktop
(if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



:

Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's name
and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and
XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply
copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it
as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an
Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on
File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State
what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer.
i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
when i click on Advanced i get the following message... "The operation
failed. An object could not be found."



Russ Valentine said:
When you examine the properties of your root folder, General > Advanced... >
Filename will display the name and location of your data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
apparently i did not copy the correct file. what do you meen by
"properties
of your root folder in Outlook"?

i right clicked on Personal Folders under Mail and found an address under
home page, but i'm guessing that is incorrect. the file i copied was a
.dll
file





Russ Valentine said:
Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my desktop
(if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



:

Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's name
and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003 and
XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply
copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set it
as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an
Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on
File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State
what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new computer.
i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007 they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
Then you need to state the steps you used to corrupt this Outlook profile.
There is far more to your story than you have told us.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
when i click on Advanced i get the following message... "The operation
failed. An object could not be found."



Russ Valentine said:
When you examine the properties of your root folder, General >
Advanced... >
Filename will display the name and location of your data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
apparently i did not copy the correct file. what do you meen by
"properties
of your root folder in Outlook"?

i right clicked on Personal Folders under Mail and found an address
under
home page, but i'm guessing that is incorrect. the file i copied was a
.dll
file





:

Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my
desktop
(if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



:

Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's
name
and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003
and
XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply
copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set
it
as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a
file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an
Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on
File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going
to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State
what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new
computer.
i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information
is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on
the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007
they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
i wish i knew how it was corrupted. should i run the office repair tool?



Russ Valentine said:
Then you need to state the steps you used to corrupt this Outlook profile.
There is far more to your story than you have told us.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
when i click on Advanced i get the following message... "The operation
failed. An object could not be found."



Russ Valentine said:
When you examine the properties of your root folder, General >
Advanced... >
Filename will display the name and location of your data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
apparently i did not copy the correct file. what do you meen by
"properties
of your root folder in Outlook"?

i right clicked on Personal Folders under Mail and found an address
under
home page, but i'm guessing that is incorrect. the file i copied was a
.dll
file





:

Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my
desktop
(if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



:

Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's
name
and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook 2003
and
XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply
copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and set
it
as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create a
file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy an
Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked on
File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by going
to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly. State
what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new
computer.
i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the information
is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click on
the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook 2007
they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
That won't help. You're the only one who was there when you corrupted the
profile, so you're the only one with a clue. The only way this could happen
is through end user action.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
i wish i knew how it was corrupted. should i run the office repair tool?



Russ Valentine said:
Then you need to state the steps you used to corrupt this Outlook
profile.
There is far more to your story than you have told us.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
when i click on Advanced i get the following message... "The operation
failed. An object could not be found."



:

When you examine the properties of your root folder, General >
Advanced... >
Filename will display the name and location of your data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
apparently i did not copy the correct file. what do you meen by
"properties
of your root folder in Outlook"?

i right clicked on Personal Folders under Mail and found an address
under
home page, but i'm guessing that is incorrect. the file i copied
was a
.dll
file





:

Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my
desktop
(if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



:

Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's
name
and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it
out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook
2003
and
XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply
copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and
set
it
as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create
a
file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy
an
Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked
on
File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and
i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind
Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by
going
to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly.
State
what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new
computer.
i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the
information
is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click
on
the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook
2007
they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
so basically there is no way of copying the information without fixing the
corruption? this could hve hapened two years ago for all i know.

is there any other way to copy the data to my new computer?
if not than i guess i am out of luck...




Russ Valentine said:
That won't help. You're the only one who was there when you corrupted the
profile, so you're the only one with a clue. The only way this could happen
is through end user action.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
i wish i knew how it was corrupted. should i run the office repair tool?



Russ Valentine said:
Then you need to state the steps you used to corrupt this Outlook
profile.
There is far more to your story than you have told us.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
when i click on Advanced i get the following message... "The operation
failed. An object could not be found."



:

When you examine the properties of your root folder, General >
Advanced... >
Filename will display the name and location of your data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
apparently i did not copy the correct file. what do you meen by
"properties
of your root folder in Outlook"?

i right clicked on Personal Folders under Mail and found an address
under
home page, but i'm guessing that is incorrect. the file i copied
was a
.dll
file





:

Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my
desktop
(if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



:

Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find it's
name
and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure it
out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook
2003
and
XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have simply
copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook and
set
it
as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to create
a
file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never copy
an
Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook. clicked
on
File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up and
i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind
Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by
going
to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly.
State
what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new
computer.
i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the
information
is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact, click
on
the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook
2007
they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 
Just open each data file you have on your hard drive until you find the
right one.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
so basically there is no way of copying the information without fixing the
corruption? this could hve hapened two years ago for all i know.

is there any other way to copy the data to my new computer?
if not than i guess i am out of luck...




Russ Valentine said:
That won't help. You're the only one who was there when you corrupted the
profile, so you're the only one with a clue. The only way this could
happen
is through end user action.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Rob said:
i wish i knew how it was corrupted. should i run the office repair
tool?



:

Then you need to state the steps you used to corrupt this Outlook
profile.
There is far more to your story than you have told us.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
when i click on Advanced i get the following message... "The
operation
failed. An object could not be found."



:

When you examine the properties of your root folder, General >
Advanced... >
Filename will display the name and location of your data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
apparently i did not copy the correct file. what do you meen by
"properties
of your root folder in Outlook"?

i right clicked on Personal Folders under Mail and found an
address
under
home page, but i'm guessing that is incorrect. the file i copied
was a
.dll
file





:

Copy it anywhere you want _except_ the default location.
Open it using File > Open > Outlook Data File...
Then set it as the default for that profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
ok, found it. so, i copy that to a cd and then copy it to my
desktop
(if
not
then where?) and then access it via Outlook Data File?



:

Properties of your root folder in Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
sorry for such simple questions but... where can i find
it's
name
and
location? i started up Outlook 2003 and could not figure
it
out.

thanks again.



:

By taking note of its name and location when running
Outlook.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
original PST file from the old computer running Outlook
2003
and
XP?
how
do
i know which is the original file?





:

Do you have your original PST file? You should have
simply
copied
that
file
to any location but the default, opened it in Outlook
and
set
it
as
your
new
default. I would not rely on the backup utility to
create
a
file
you
want
to
migrate to a new installation. And you should never
copy
an
Outlook
data
file to the default location.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in Outlook 2003 powered by XP i opened outlook.
clicked
on
File,
Backup.
the Outlook Personal Folders Backup screen opened up
and
i
clicked
Save
Backup. then i burned it to a cd.

i inserted the cd into the new computer and copied it
to
C:/Users/Rob/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Outlook usind
Windows
Explorer.

then in Outlook 2007 i retrieved the copied info by
going
to
File,
Open,
Outlook Data File.

thanks for taking the time to help me.

Rob


:

You seem to have transferred your data incorrectly.
State
what
you
did,
precisely.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
so i copied my .pst file and copied it to my new
computer.
i
can
access
the
information via Personal Folders. all the
information
is
there
with
the
exception of my jpurnal entries.

with Outlook 2003 i would click on a Contact,
click
on
the
Activities
tab
and view my previous journal entries. on Outlook
2007
they
are
no
where
to
be seen.

any help would be appreciated.

Rob
 

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