Re: Locating an inbox file / folder and using it.

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 05/15/04 

Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 08:59:28 -0400

If your current login has administrator rights on the computer, do a search
for *.pst (make sure to search hidden/system folders as well). If you can't
find anything, find c:\documents & settings\administrator and take ownership
of the folder & all subfolders - see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;268019 for help
(written for W2k but should be the same) and try the search again. When you
find the PST file, you can move it to the location of your choice - rename
it yourname.pst so you'll know what it is. You can also delete the new
outlook.pst file you'll find in your own profile directory while Outlook is
closed....then open Outlook and when it complains it can't find the file,
direct it to the yourname.pst file.

Note - I'd redirect My Documents on the desktop to something you set up
yourself, such as c:\data (choose 'move'), and put the PST file in
c:\data\outlook - I don't like using the default profile folders as you may
have problems with them if your profile gets hosed. Hope this helps.

TGB wrote:
> Having acquired a new laptop running XP Professional, I was setting
> it up for use, under the Administrator username, i.e.I hadn't yet set
> up my own username. I set up my email account in Outlook and
> subsequently downloaded an email. Later, I set up my own username on
> the laptop and after turning on the laptop the next time and
> launching outlook, I was again prompted to set up my email account in
> Outlook. I realised then that the previous set up was valid for the
> Administrator sign-in and not the new one that I set up. The problem
> I have now is that I need to get one email that I downloaded while
> signed in as Administrator. How can I do this (or have I lost it
> altogether?)
>
> My own fault, I know but any help appreciated.

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