contacts stored in folders as .pst file

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Lei Hula - 12 May 2006 16:13 GMT

I had to have my computer restored after a OS corruption. My Outlook
contacts were restored as .pst files on my computer, which I am trying to
import into Outlook Express (don't know what those guys did with my Outlook
program). I'm not able to do it; when I hit import and browse to the file,
it's empty (but I know the files are there, when I go there directly).
Any help would be appreciated!

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] - 12 May 2006 18:21 GMT

Not sure if Outlook Express can import from Outlook if Outlook isn't
installed...

>I had to have my computer restored after a OS corruption. My Outlook
> contacts were restored as .pst files on my computer, which I am trying to
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> it's empty (but I know the files are there, when I go there directly).
> Any help would be appreciated!

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Lei Hula - 12 May 2006 19:09 GMT

is it possible to try to save the .pst folder as something else, then import
it? or am I SOL?

> Not sure if Outlook Express can import from Outlook if Outlook isn't
> installed...
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> > it's empty (but I know the files are there, when I go there directly).
> > Any help would be appreciated!

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Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook] - 12 May 2006 20:19 GMT

Probably not since Outlook is one of the few programs to read PSTs

> is it possible to try to save the .pst folder as something else, then
> import
> it? or am I SOL?

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Brian Tillman - 12 May 2006 21:07 GMT

> I had to have my computer restored after a OS corruption. My Outlook
> contacts were restored as .pst files on my computer, which I am
> trying to import into Outlook Express (don't know what those guys did
> with my Outlook program). I'm not able to do it; when I hit import
> and browse to the file, it's empty (but I know the files are there,
> when I go there directly).

Outlook Express cannot read Outlook PSTs. Period.

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