Transferring Outlook 2002 info WITHOUT having create .pst

[Guest]

I had a system upgrade and the old C: drive was installed in the new system
as D:

The old C: drive has all of my e-mail and settings.

Is there anyway to import from the old drive WITHOUT having created a .pst
backup? Hope so...would hate to have to take the drive back out of the new
machine.

Thanks,

Chris

 

[DL]

Well firstly you dont want to import - can cause probs
Simply copy old pst to werever, do NOT overwrite any existing pst
You may have to take ownership of the file, in order to copy
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us
Then in OL File>Open Data File
Further details:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[Guest]

DL, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, there is no back up .PST to copy.
Any other suggestions?

Chris

 

[Brian Tillman]

DL, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, there is no back up .PST to
copy. Any other suggestions?

You're missing the point. If you have your old drive connected, then your
old PST should still be on that drive unless you took steps to wipe it out,
Look in
D:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook. If you see a PST there, that's probably your old
data. Open it with File>Open>Outlook Data File. Never import from a PST.

 

[Guest]

OK...I see it there...thanks.

Why should I not import the .PST?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Importing an entire PST corrupts your profile. Outlook does not understand
how to do that and instead creates a duplicate PST file that you cannot
close.
Moreover, importing PST's will lose:
1. Custom Forms
2. Custom Views
3. Connections between contacts and activities
4. Received dates on mail
5. Birthdays and anniversaries in calendar
6. Journal connections
7. Distribution Lists

Opening a PST file will preserve all of these. That is why we do not advise
people to import a PST file into Outlook. If none of that concerns you, then
be my guest. Import away!