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chuck-g - 22 Nov 2005 18:26 GMT

installed a new Hard drive with a clean install of WindowsXP. My old drive
is now my "D" drive and contains everything from my previous system. I've
done a fresh install of Office 2003 but can't seem to get my old contact list
from the old drive (same Outlook 2003 on both). Any suggestions?

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Brian Tillman - 22 Nov 2005 19:28 GMT

> installed a new Hard drive with a clean install of WindowsXP. My old
> drive is now my "D" drive and contains everything from my previous
> system. I've done a fresh install of Office 2003 but can't seem to
> get my old contact list from the old drive (same Outlook 2003 on
> both). Any suggestions?

What does "can't seem to get" mean? What have you tried?

Your old PST is most likely in D:\Documents and Settings\username\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

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chuck-g - 24 Nov 2005 19:47 GMT

Think I may have left out a critical piece of info - the old disk (now "D")
ran with win2000 pro, so file structure may not be quite the same as under
XP-home (current "C" drive)

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> > installed a new Hard drive with a clean install of WindowsXP. My old
> > drive is now my "D" drive and contains everything from my previous
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> Your old PST is most likely in D:\Documents and Settings\username\Local
> Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

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Brian Tillman - 28 Nov 2005 14:13 GMT

> Think I may have left out a critical piece of info - the old disk
> (now "D") ran with win2000 pro, so file structure may not be quite
> the same as under XP-home (current "C" drive)

It should be the same for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Make sure you enable
viewing hidden files and folders and you may have to take ownership of the
old user folder.

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] - 22 Nov 2005 19:32 GMT

Use the File menu > Open > Outlook Data File to open the old PST file then
drag drop data from it into your current Personal Folders

> installed a new Hard drive with a clean install of WindowsXP. My old
> drive
> is now my "D" drive and contains everything from my previous system. I've
> done a fresh install of Office 2003 but can't seem to get my old contact
> list
> from the old drive (same Outlook 2003 on both). Any suggestions?

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chuck-g - 24 Nov 2005 19:46 GMT

May have left out 1 critical fact - my old drive was under Windows2000 Pro.
I can't seem to locate a PST file

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> Use the File menu > Open > Outlook Data File to open the old PST file then
> drag drop data from it into your current Personal Folders
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> > list
> > from the old drive (same Outlook 2003 on both). Any suggestions?

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] - 25 Nov 2005 10:57 GMT

Are you looking in hidden directories also?

> May have left out 1 critical fact - my old drive was under Windows2000
> Pro.
> I can't seem to locate a PST file

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chuck-g - 27 Nov 2005 23:26 GMT

Good call !!! Completely forgot about hidden files. Got my contacts list,
at least. Will have to find time to play with it to see if it transferred in
all its glory.

Much obliged, Vince. Kudos for your good insight.

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> Are you looking in hidden directories also?
>
> > May have left out 1 critical fact - my old drive was under Windows2000
> > Pro.
> > I can't seem to locate a PST file

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Brian Tillman - 28 Nov 2005 14:14 GMT

> Good call !!! Completely forgot about hidden files. Got my contacts
> list, at least.

SInce all Outlook data is stored in the same file, getting your Contacts
data means you got all the rest of it, too. By the way, DON'T import.

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chuck-g - 28 Nov 2005 18:05 GMT

Thanks for the additional info, Brian. By the way, why the "DON'T import"
caution?

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> > Good call !!! Completely forgot about hidden files. Got my contacts
> > list, at least.
>
> SInce all Outlook data is stored in the same file, getting your Contacts
> data means you got all the rest of it, too. By the way, DON'T import.

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Brian Tillman - 28 Nov 2005 19:24 GMT

> Thanks for the additional info, Brian. By the way, why the "DON'T
> import" caution?

Because importing loses or alters data.

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