OL2003 copying pst file to new install

[ATL]

I copied the whole Outlook folder to a slave drive before reluctantly
reinstalling WinXP, then Office 2003. I thought I would be able to
simply install Office/Outlook, then replace the pst file with the old
copy. That isn't working though. OL seems to ignore the file. I've
tried opening the old file in OL, but OL creates a side view window
with nothing in it.

Any ideas as to how to get OL to accept the old pst file?

Thanks,
ATL

 

[DL]

If you overwrote the pst its possibly now corrupted.
Ensure the old pst isnt read only, then open in OL

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

What do you mean by "a side view window"? Have you tried displaying the
folder list to see what folders the .pst file contains?