Re: Using a copy of .pst
From: John Gregory (jaygreg90_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/13/04
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Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:28:29 -0500
Jocelyn, I ran "scanpst.exe" and found no errors.
"John Gregory" <jaygreg90@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e1DvLNg8DHA.1356@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I'm wrong Jocelyn! I wasn't looking at the Folder List. The file DID open.
> And now I have the same issue with the calendar/contacts/recurring events
> that I reported in 2/12 post of 2:01PM. Please see that one. Id appreciate
> comments please.
>
>
> "Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <jfiorelloNOSPAM@mvps.org> wrote in
> message news:%239FjR7d8DHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > There would only be one Folder List, but it should show the "tree"
folder
> > structures for all .PST files you have open, and clicking on a folder
name
> > should show you the contents of that folder. You're sure you are
looking
> at
> > the Folder List and not just the Outlook Bar, right?
> >
> > If you are indeed looking at the Folder List but all folders are
> apparently
> > empty, you may want to try running the Inbox Repair Tool against the
.PST
> to
> > see if it finds any errors. Search your drive for a file called
> scanpst.exe
> > and run it. Make sure you allow the repair program to make a copy of
your
> > .PST file before it repairs anything (just in case).
> >
> > --
> > Jocelyn Fiorello
> > MVP - Outlook
> >
> > *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please
> > reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***
> >
> >
> > In news:OGx0$1S8DHA.1052@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
> > John Gregory wrote:
> >
> > > The Folder List from the original file is not visible. There's a
> > > Folder List on the left side of the monitor but all folders (Inbox,
> > > Calenadar, Contact, etc.) are sterile; void of any information. I
> > > pulled another copy of an older .pst from the WIN98SE machine onto
> > > the XP and tried opening it. Same results. I must be doing something
> > > wrong but I sure can't think of what that might be.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <jfiorelloNOSPAM@mvps.org> wrote in
> > > message news:%23Vt2UpR8DHA.3052@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >> No, it's always better to simply open the .PST file, so that part of
> > >> your process sounds fine. But you didn't answer my question about
> > >> whether or not the Folder List is visible. The old .PST with its
> > >> original folder "tree" structure should appear in your Folder List
> > >> when you open the .PST. Is that not what you're seeing?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Jocelyn Fiorello
> > >> MVP - Outlook
> > >>
> > >> *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please
> > >> reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> In news:eEnDs3M8DHA.2028@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
> > >> John Gregory wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Sorry for the delay, Jocelyn. Let's review:
> > >>>
> > >>> I reported earlier..."File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File
> > >>> (.pst). Then I clicked on the copy
> > >>> but got what appeared to be a fresh blank." Then you asked me what I
> > >>> meant by "clicked on the copy".
> > >>>
> > >>> I simply highlighted therenamed .pst on the new machine then pressed
> > >>> "Enter". It just dawned on me. Should I be Importing this file
> > >>> instead of simply trying to make it active by pressing Enter?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> "Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <jfiorelloNOSPAM@mvps.org> wrote
> > >>> in message news:OAFdlN56DHA.1428@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > >>>> What do you mean when you say you "clicked on the copy"? Where
> > >>>> exactly did you click? Is the Folder List visible?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Jocelyn Fiorello
> > >>>> MVP - Outlook
> > >>>>
> > >>>> *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered --
> > >>>> please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread.
> > >>>> ***
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> In news:ere9bby6DHA.3052@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> > >>>> John Gregory wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then I clicked on
> > >>>>> the copy but got what appeared to be a fresh blank.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> "Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <jfiorelloNOSPAM@mvps.org>
> > >>>>> wrote in message news:eamUw7t6DHA.1664@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > >>>>>> No, you can put it anywhere that's accessible to you...but what
> > >>>>>> method did you use to try to open the file?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> --
> > >>>>>> Jocelyn Fiorello
> > >>>>>> MVP - Outlook
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered --
> > >>>>>> please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message
> > >>>>>> thread. ***
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> In news:eoThz2r6DHA.2392@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
> > >>>>>> John Gregory wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> I copied the .pst file to a folder in My Documents on another
> > >>>>>>> machine. Both use Outlook 2000 (one is a WIN98SE machine and the
> > >>>>>>> other a WINDOWS XP Home Ed.) I renamed the file but left the
> > >>>>>>> extension ".pst" then tried to open it fron the XP machine. A
> > >>>>>>> pst screen displayed ...but it was blank. I thought perhaps I
> > >>>>>>> included ".pst" as part of the file name in error so I dropped
> > >>>>>>> it and tried accessing again. This time the file couldn't even
> > >>>>>>> be seen.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Does the .pst file have to be placed in a specific location in
> > >>>>>>> order for it to function properly?
> >
> >
>
>
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