restore WIN XP

[Carl Sherrill]

Last week, WIN XP was corrupted; it worked only with partial functionality;
so I reinstalled XP. Before re-installing I backed up all my programs
(including MS Outlook) to an external HD; I put data (that was sitting in
separate files on my C: drive onto a separate external flash drive.

I reinstalled XP & drivers, service packs, et al. Now, machine runs better.
I re-installed MS OFFICE (w/ Outlook) - everything works. ... I need my old
emails - when I try to access the "backed-up" old Outlook with those old
emails on the external HD, there is NO MS Office or Outlook at all on that
itemized back up list.

Any thoughts on how to get my "old emails" that shoulda' been backed up with
the other programs?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Last week, WIN XP was corrupted; it worked only with partial
functionality; so I reinstalled XP. Before re-installing I backed
up all my programs (including MS Outlook) to an external HD; I put
data (that was sitting in separate files on my C: drive onto a
separate external flash drive.

I reinstalled XP & drivers, service packs, et al. Now, machine runs
better. I re-installed MS OFFICE (w/ Outlook) - everything works.
... I need my old emails - when I try to access the "backed-up" old
Outlook with those old emails on the external HD, there is NO MS
Office or Outlook at all on that itemized back up list.

Any thoughts on how to get my "old emails" that shoulda' been
backed up with the other programs?

Outlook normally stores things in a PST file (file with the extension PST
that is - *.pst)

Did you copy that?

 

[BillW50]

In Carl Sherrill typed onTue, 6 Oct 2009 16:48:01 -0700 :

Last week, WIN XP was corrupted; it worked only with partial
functionality; so I reinstalled XP. Before re-installing I backed up
all my programs (including MS Outlook) to an external HD; I put data
(that was sitting in separate files on my C: drive onto a separate
external flash drive.

I reinstalled XP & drivers, service packs, et al. Now, machine runs
better. I re-installed MS OFFICE (w/ Outlook) - everything works.
... I need my old emails - when I try to access the "backed-up" old
Outlook with those old emails on the external HD, there is NO MS
Office or Outlook at all on that itemized back up list.

Any thoughts on how to get my "old emails" that shoulda' been backed
up with the other programs?

Older Outlook versions stored them in pst files. New versions I am not
sure.

 

[Daave]

Last week, WIN XP was corrupted; it worked only with partial
functionality; so I reinstalled XP. Before re-installing I backed up
all my programs (including MS Outlook) to an external HD; I put data
(that was sitting in separate files on my C: drive onto a separate
external flash drive.

I reinstalled XP & drivers, service packs, et al. Now, machine runs
better. I re-installed MS OFFICE (w/ Outlook) - everything works.
... I need my old emails - when I try to access the "backed-up" old
Outlook with those old emails on the external HD, there is NO MS
Office or Outlook at all on that itemized back up list.

Any thoughts on how to get my "old emails" that shoulda' been backed
up with the other programs?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="back+up"+restore+outlook+pst&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

 

[Carl Sherrill]

Thanks for the comments ... Last week, when I backed up, I used XP backup
utility & selected "all programs & data" - that were remaining on the C:
drive ... I did not use any function in Outlook ...

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Thanks for the comments ... Last week, when I backed up, I used XP
backup utility & selected "all programs & data" - that were
remaining on the C: drive ... I did not use any function in Outlook
...

Then it is plausible you did not backup what you need.