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bobzilla - 04 Aug 2004 15:27 GMT

can someone help me with this??? I had microsoft outlook
2000. when i upgraded to windows xp, it overwrote my old
microsoft outlook contacts file and i lost years worth of
business contactcs info. i think that contact list, the
original one, is in my computer somewhere, i would like to
retieve it, how can i do that?

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YO - 04 Aug 2004 15:53 GMT

>-----Original Message-----
>can someone help me with this??? I had microsoft outlook
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>retieve it, how can i do that?
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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 04 Aug 2004 16:10 GMT

If you overwrote your file, why do you think it might still be there? In any
case, search your system for .pst files. You might need to make an
adjustment in WIndows Explorer's Tools | Folder Options dialog to show
system and hidden files and folders.

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> can someone help me with this??? I had microsoft outlook
> 2000. when i upgraded to windows xp, it overwrote my old
> microsoft outlook contacts file and i lost years worth of
> business contactcs info. i think that contact list, the
> original one, is in my computer somewhere, i would like to
> retieve it, how can i do that?

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