Re: nightmare trying to reinstall PST after vista crash

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By Profile I mean Outlook Profile, you can create a new Profile via the Mail
Applet in the control Panel, or the Outlook Data File Management shortcut,
if you have one on the desktop.
I have never used the Vista default backup tool, but I would'nt have thought
it would have split, or could have split, your origonal outlook data file.
When you create the new Profile, add a new data file.
Copy any pst files, on dvd to the documents folder.
Once Outlook is running, within Outlook, File>Open>Data file.........browse
to and open one of the pst's in the documents folder to see what it
contains. Then iff neccessary copy data from this to your default set of
Personal Folders

"the artful dodger" <theartfuldodger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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sorry, can I bother you for more clarification?

-- should I delete the old profile before I do that? Not sure I know what
you mean by "profile". this is just my account info & stuff?

--which document file are you referring to that I should be copying to?

--if the strange filenames were created by the vista backup utility before
zipping them, is there a way to merge all these PST files I have into one?

Many thanks

Tad

"DL" wrote:

You need to create a new Outlook Profile, uninstalling Outlook has no
impact
on the data files or Profile.
Do not copy the Profile, add a new data File then test
Copy any old pst files you have to the Documents folder, not the default
location, then in Outlook, File>Open>Data File......browse to the
location
and open them to see what they contain
(From the names given for your pst files it appears that these may have
been
created by exporting from your origonal data file, to files as named -
never
the correct way to copy outlook data)

"the artful dodger" <theartfuldodger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Help Help!

My VISTA PC crashed after an upgrade, and I had to reformat and
reinstall
everything.

Luckily, I had used the VISTA backup/restore function not long before,
so
wasn't too worried... However, there is a MS bug that prevents it
actually
functioning properly (SO DO NOT EVER RELY ON IT!!!)

As a result, I have had to unzip all the compressed outlook files that
were
created on DVD by vista's Backup/restore function. I have several PST
files
such as these ones.

Microsoft Outlook The Director-00000017
Outlcontact-00000002
Microsoft Outlook The Director conttact-00000005
Etc...

I went into user\appdata\local\microsft\outlook and put them there in
place
of what was the empty .pst files. it has turned into a disaster, as
outlook
2007 opened with about ten times the same account, but none of the
subfolders.

I tried running the outlook utility (don't remeber what it's called,
it's
for repairing corrupt databases). I fixed some of them, and others it
just
didn't recognize.

I ended up with the contacts and calendar back in place, but not my
files
and iolders, which is all I care about... (calendar & contacts are
safe
on
the blackberry)

As the data would seem to be available (the PST are all very large) I'm
sure
there's a way of getting it all back.

So now I uninstalled Oulook 2007, went and searched for any data/files
that
may have been left behind and deleted that also, and now am trying a
clean
install. However, Oulook won't open. It is looking for the deleted
files...
I point it towards some of the "restored" backups, and all I get are
about
five identical accounts with the same inbox, (synccced with my imap
inbox)
but none of teh other folders.

Anyone have any brilliant ideas of how I should go about fixing this
fiasco?

Thanks millions :) !!!







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