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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / May 2008Can't search for contacts
Hi, Just bought a new notebook computer and migrated to it by using Vista's easy transfer after installing all of my programs. I chose the option to transfer all date, files and settings. Using Office 2007. My contacts are in my contacts folder, but when I search for them, say from an email or the search addresss book window in Outllook they are nowhere to be found. How can I correct this problem, please? Robert You cannot use WET with Outlook. It creates a corrupt profile. Create a new Outlook profile from scratch and migrate your data to it correctly.  SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Hi, Just bought a new notebook computer and migrated to it by using > Vista's [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Robert Good morning, Russ, This response was helpful, but I'm not sure what the proper way to transfer that data is. I usually have just copied my pst file with no problems at all, which I know is not the case for so many posts I read here. Now I may have the problem of keeping track of the emails and I've written and received in Oulook over the last week. More specific ideas would be helpful, please, Robert > Hi, Just bought a new notebook computer and migrated to it by using Vista's > easy transfer after installing all of my programs. I chose the option to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Robert We do post that information every day. The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored. 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 SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > > Good morning, Russ, [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >> Robert I'm really sorry if I sound dumb. I'm just not getting this solved. I created a new profile. Deleted the old. Ran a Microsoft repair tool on the .pst file and it corrected errors. Pointed Outlook to the repaired .pst file, but I still can't open contacts. I read the 3 articles to which you pointed. I build my own computers and solve most problems on my own, but this one is escaping me. > We do post that information every day. The file you need is your Personal > Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the mail, calendar, contacts etc are [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >> > >> Robert Provide sufficient detail on how you are connecting to this file and why you can't open your Contacts. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > I'm really sorry if I sound dumb. I'm just not getting this solved. I > created a new profile. Deleted the old. Ran a Microsoft repair tool on [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >> >> >> >> Robert Problem solved after following the directions you indicated. Apparently my computer wanted me to not only close and restart Outlook, but to do a reboot. "Search address book" works fine now. It didn't last night when I called it a day. Thanks for the help. I really appreciate the time you take to reply to all of the problems that get posted here. I can usually find what I need with a search in the database of past experiences from others. Robert > Provide sufficient detail on how you are connecting to this file and why you > can't open your Contacts. [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > >> >> > >> >> Robert |
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