Re: Unable to close duplicate "Personal Folders" after moving PST

From: Philip Herlihy (foof8501_at_herlihy.eu.veil.com)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:18:45 -0000

Bullet-biting time, then. Any idea why they took this useful facility out?

Meanwhile, I'll enter my accounts into Outlook Express, from where they can
be exported, and from where Outlook will import them. Not being caught out
again!

Thanks for the help! 

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##  PH, London
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"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@mvps.org> wrote in message 
news:OdUXnIOGFHA.428@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> There really isn't, at least not that I know of.
>
> -- 
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "Philip Herlihy" <foof8501@herlihy.eu.veil.com> wrote in message 
> news:%23XFnC6NGFHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks, Russ.
>>
>> I have been trying to "Close" the folders in my folder list, but always 
>> get that error.    I did delete all the references to my old PST in that 
>> registry key, but it didn't work.  I'm becoming reconciled to typing in 
>> all those account details again.  Is there really no way to export them 
>> in 2002?
>>
>> -- 
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>> ##  PH, London
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>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@mvps.org> wrote in message 
>> news:%23GgnSeFGFHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Looks like you did everything right and it should have worked.
>>>
>>> But you should not be trying to delete this second set of folders, you 
>>> should be closing them. Can you do that?
>>>
>>> Also, it is not a profile you are tying to delete, but the reference to 
>>> a PST file. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\<your profile 
>>> name>
>>> Look in the tree under that point (it should be full of keys with long
>>> hexadecimal value names) and look for a section that references the PST 
>>> file
>>> you want off of your folder tree. Export that section (for safety) and 
>>> then
>>> delete it.
>>>
>>> If that doesn't work, then I know of no alternative but to create a new 
>>> profile.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Russ Valentine
>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>> "Philip Herlihy" <foof8501@herlihy.eu.veil.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:Oyh7K8EGFHA.2932@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>I decided to move my Outlook 2002 PST store to another partition for 
>>>>easier backup.  I copied the file, and made changes in 
>>>>Tools/Options/Mail-Setup/Data Files, where I added the copied PST, later 
>>>>setting it to be the default for delivery of new mail (via Email 
>>>>Accounts).
>>>>
>>>> Now I can't delete the original "Personal Folders" in the folder list. 
>>>> I get the error:  "The operation failed:  an object could not be 
>>>> found". Not critical, but annoying.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried hunting for a profile to delete in:
>>>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows 
>>>> Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook]
>>>> ... and hacked out references to the (now-spurious) PST file.  That 
>>>> didn't work.  (Since restored).
>>>>
>>>> I've also tried running "Outlook.exe /resetfolders".  That didn't work.
>>>>
>>>> I've seen references online to a fix by creating a new profile.  I'm 
>>>> reluctant to do that as I have many email accounts, and there seems to 
>>>> be no way (in 2002) to export and re-import them (a bizarre 
>>>> "improvement" on earlier versions).
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
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>>>> ##  PH, London
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>>>>
>>>
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