On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:08:02 -0700 Dan wrote:
I am trying to figure out how to re-install 2000 (or 2003)
without transfering or updating the new software of my
original contacts emails settings etc etc.??

The best thing for you to do would be to create a fresh profile and force
Outlook to use that instead of trying to use your Outlook 2000 settings.

1. Right-click on the Outlook icon at the top of your start menu and select
Properties. If that icon isn't there or it isn't the special system icon, go
to the Users category in the Control Panel and click Mail.

2. When you have the Mail Applet running, click "Show Profiles" and ADD a new
one. Give it a name and click OK.

3. You will see a Wizard to set up an e-mail account. And an account then
and follow the prompts to Finish. When the wizard returns you to the profile
list, select your new profile as the one to always use.

4. Test Outlook to see if it will start up without hanging.

Once you have Outlook working, you can tell it to use your old PST (contacts,
e-mail messages, etc) very easily:

Click File|Open|Outlook Data File and select your old PST (which will probably
be Outlook.pst). Change the name of the folder set to "Original Folders" then
click OK.

Click Tools|E-mail accounts, select the option to View or change existing
accounts, then select your original folders as the delivery location.

When you avoid the automatic migration, you have manually transfer your other
account settings, signatures, and rules but you do keep all the basic data.

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Athena