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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / August 2004.pst file problems ?
Many problems with my outlook files since before Outlook 2003, which I'm currently using. Old messages I can't delete, I add an appointment and it doesn't appear. Now, I can't "find" contacts in my contacts, though they're there. I have duplicate contacts for many contacts, some with the street address 10.0. Except for sending and receiving e-mail it's become almost worthless. Very frustrating. I also notice that the format is 97-2002, if that helps. >-----Original Message----- >Many problems with my outlook files since before Outlook [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >frustrating. >. If I were you I'd create a new profile (Control Panel | Mail | Show Profiles), which will cause Outlook 2003 to create a new .PST file in the new Unicode format (the one that's not 97-2002). Then I'd open the old .PST file using File | Open | Outlook Data File and copy the important items from the old file to the new. Creating a new profile often solves Outlook problems, especially if the old profile was used with previous versions of Outlook, and perhaps the new .PST will work better as well. The only drawback is you won't be able to use the new .PST with older versions of Outlook -- hopefully that won't be a factor for you, and if it is, you can always create yet another .PST in the old format and copy data back to it.  SignatureJocelyn Fiorello MVP - Outlook *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. *** > I also notice that the format is 97-2002, if that helps. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> frustrating. >> . Your response was... see below. >-----Original Message----- >Message unavailable Must have been a glitch in the news server or with your newsreader...it came up fine here :-) I'll repeat it... If I were you I'd create a new profile (Control Panel | Mail | Show Profiles), which will cause Outlook 2003 to create a new .PST file in the new Unicode format (the one that's not 97-2002). Then I'd open the old .PST file using File | Open | Outlook Data File and copy the important items from the old file to the new. Creating a new profile often solves Outlook problems, especially if the old profile was used with previous versions of Outlook, and perhaps the new .PST will work better as well. The only drawback is you won't be able to use the new .PST with older versions of Outlook -- hopefully that won't be a factor for you, and if it is, you can always create yet another .PST in the old format and copy data back to it. SignatureJocelyn Fiorello MVP - Outlook *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. *** > Your response was... > > see below. > >> -----Original Message----- >> Message unavailable I seem to have muddled through. Still have a couple of problems, one of them probably minor, the other needs to be fixed. The minor problem is that on the navigation pain other personal folder appear that I'd like to remove. When I got to Data File Management, thay don't appear on the list there, just my new contact.pst and an archive. On a more serious note, when I try to "find" a contact, it can't find it. Can't find any, although they're there. Any suggestions? Thanks for you help so far. >-----Original Message----- >If I were you I'd create a new profile (Control Panel | Mail | Show [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >. That was must my new outlook.pst and an archive.pst. Sorry >-----Original Message----- >I seem to have muddled through. Still have a couple of [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >> >. Problems solved. >-----Original Message----- >That was must my new outlook.pst and an archive.pst. Sorry [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] >> >. |
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