Outlook contacts alpha look fails after I have moved a PST file

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PWoundle - 08 May 2006 21:56 GMT

I moved an Outlook 2003 PST file from one computer to another. Everthing
works fine except the contacts search when I key in a name in the toolbar. Is
there some index I need to force Outlook to rebuild? If so. please advise how
I do that.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 08 May 2006 22:28 GMT

How did you "move" the PST file?
How did you configure the Outlook Address Book after doing so?
Sounds like end user error in not migrating data correctly.

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>I moved an Outlook 2003 PST file from one computer to another. Everthing
> works fine except the contacts search when I key in a name in the toolbar.
> Is
> there some index I need to force Outlook to rebuild? If so. please advise
> how
> I do that.

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PWoundle - 08 May 2006 23:53 GMT

With Outlook closed on the destination computer I changed the name of the
existing PST file to OLD
I then copied the the PST file from the source computer to the destination
computer and opened up OutLook. Then I copied the 20 contacts I had in the
Old PST to the new PST.

> How did you "move" the PST file?
> How did you configure the Outlook Address Book after doing so?
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> > how
> > I do that.

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Brian Tillman - 09 May 2006 00:38 GMT

> With Outlook closed on the destination computer I changed the name of
> the existing PST file to OLD
> I then copied the the PST file from the source computer to the
> destination computer and opened up OutLook. Then I copied the 20
> contacts I had in the Old PST to the new PST.

You're lucky you didn't completely corrupt your mail profile. If I were
you, I'd create a new one.

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PWoundle - 09 May 2006 00:54 GMT

Russ, I reversed the merge process as from your comment I realized had used
the wrong PST as the master for the merge. Thank you - everything is now fine

> How did you "move" the PST file?
> How did you configure the Outlook Address Book after doing so?
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> > how
> > I do that.

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Royce - 10 May 2006 13:19 GMT

PWoundle - I have the same problem. WHen you say you "reversed the merge
process" what do you mean? Can you give me the exact process you wnet through?

Thanks,

Royce

> Russ, I reversed the merge process as from your comment I realized had used
> the wrong PST as the master for the merge. Thank you - everything is now fine
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> > > how
> > > I do that.

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