.pst files

[Joseph Lowndes]

PLEASE HELP GOING BUNKERS
When I first installed OUTLOOK 2007 it recognized and found my .pst files
automatically with no configuration which are (pst files) on my ext hdd. But,
when I reformatted my HDD Outlook 2007 DID NOT recognized nor installed them
automactically I have done everything from uninstalle 2007 to reinstall 2007
reconfigure the data file and location but no luck please please help I even
tried google but nothing........
Joseph Lowndes

 

[Gordon]

PLEASE HELP GOING BUNKERS
When I first installed OUTLOOK 2007 it recognized and found my .pst files
automatically with no configuration which are (pst files) on my ext hdd.
But,
when I reformatted my HDD Outlook 2007 DID NOT recognized nor installed
them
automactically I have done everything from uninstalle 2007 to reinstall
2007
reconfigure the data file and location but no luck please please help I
even
tried google but nothing........
Joseph Lowndes

It is NOT recommended to put pst files on ANYTHING external other than for
backup purposes.
Copy them to your INTERNAL HDD and in Outlook open them from there.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

PLEASE HELP GOING BUNKERS
When I first installed OUTLOOK 2007 it recognized and found my .pst files
automatically with no configuration which are (pst files) on my ext hdd.
But,
when I reformatted my HDD Outlook 2007 DID NOT recognized nor installed them
automactically I have done everything from uninstalle 2007 to reinstall 2007
reconfigure the data file and location but no luck please please help I even
tried google but nothing........

The first time you installed Outlook, you did so on a machine that had a prior
version of Outlook on it. Outlook's mail profile, which keeps track of what
PSTs you're using, is in the registry and upgrading from one verison of Outlok
to another doesn't touch the mail profile. Thus, the new Outlook just used
your existing mail profile.

The second time, you reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled Windows, which
created a new registry containing no mail profile, so you have to create one
and point it at the existing PSTs.
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/newprofile.htm

 

[Gordon]

and point it at the existing PSTs.

But NOT on an external device.....

 

[Joseph Lowndes]

Thx but it did not work I rebuilt the profile but nothing it also came up
with an error message that it can nit copy personal folders contacts etc but
no error code at this moment I am very frusterated even created a new
location for qoutlokk but nothing

 

[Joseph Lowndes]

it gave me an error message saying that it can not copy at this point I am
very frusterated

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

it gave me an error message saying that it can not copy at this point I am
very frusterated

What was the EXACT and COMPLETE error message?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

But NOT on an external device.....

I don't see a reason for this caveat. External devices are no different than
internal devices. The only thing you must watch is to make sure the mail
profile is closed if you wish to disconnect the device and not reopened while
the device isn't present.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Thx but it did not work I rebuilt the profile but nothing it also came up
with an error message that it can nit copy personal folders contacts etc but
no error code at this moment I am very frusterated even created a new
location for qoutlokk but nothing

What do you mean by "it also came up with an error message"? What came up
with a message? What was the exact and complete text of the message? How
were you trying to copy the data?

 

[Gordon]

I don't see a reason for this caveat. External devices are no different
than internal devices.

So how does an external device differ from a network drive in terms of
connectivity then?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

So how does an external device differ from a network drive in terms of
connectivity then?

External drives are directly attached to the PC via Firewire or USB and use
standard I/O. Network drives are not connected to the PC and use different
I/O methods.