harddisk crashed - need old contacts

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mtk - 16 Dec 2005 18:54 GMT

I am running outlook 2002 on windows xp.

A little while ago I saw the deadly blue screens a few times, the my harddisk
crashed. I bought a new computer and was able to access the old hard disk.
However, I can't find my old contacts or emails and I need them badly. Was
searching for PST files, but the ones it found seemed nearly empty.

Any idea in which folder outlook stores the address lists?

Martin

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 16 Dec 2005 19:09 GMT

Unless you were running against Exchange Server, your data is in a PST file.
Did you enable a search for hidden files and search your old hard drive?
Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

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