Retrieving emails frome outlook on a crashed computer

[FruEriksrud]

My husbonds computer has crashed, and we dont know how to retrive the emails
to his new harddisk. Other files as pictures and accounting went ok. Can
anybody please help us?

 

[Dave]

For Outlook (not Outlook express)
copy the .pst file from the old drive to the Vista computer.
install Outlook on the Vista computer, open the .pst file.

 

[FruEriksrud]

The problem is that we can not find any .pst files on the old drive....

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Which email program were you using on the crashed computer?

 

[FruEriksrud]

It was outlook frome office 2000. He now finally managed to retrive the
emails, he just misread the tip from Dave.
Though, now he canot find the adressbook... Any ideas?

 

[Dave]

I don't use Outlook for email, but I think you can save addresses in the
Personal Folders (.pst) and/or in a Personal Address Book (.pab).

Version 2000 isn't supported anymore, but here's a FAQ for 2003....
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA010900211033.aspx?pid=CH063565641033#1

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Here's just about everything you need to know about backup/restore for
Microsoft Outlook:

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
Outlook & Exchange/Windows Messaging Backup and Dual-Boot
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
Backup and Restore
http://www.slipstick.com/config/movepst.htm
To move a Personal Folders .pst file
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx
Reconnect your old Outlook data file

If Contacts don't show up, usually this applies:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197577/en-us
"Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book" check box is dimmed in Outlook
Contact folder properties

Hal
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