Problems importing/recovering old PST

I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the
directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its
original name, outlook.pst.
Control panel applet has the filename and location correct.

It is definitely the correct pst.

The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used about
3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files.

Thanks for your help!

I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name xxx
which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I open a
new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really just
want my mail back).

"DL" wrote:

Did you overwrite an existing pst?
In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default

If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within
Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you have
copied the wrong pst

The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last time
you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state

"malhenry" wrote in message
news
OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents
and
settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and then
opened outlook.
I received the following prompt (paraphrased):
Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user profile.
You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new
oultlook folders.
...
Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want outlook
to recreate? I chose no.
Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook
rule)
are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this
working
again?
Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal question
above.
Thanks.

"DL" wrote:

Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits
Copy to My Documents folder
Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename any
same name files found then copy your old files to there

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to
place
them.
The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst and
outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path
listed
above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible
once
I
logon as that user?

Thanks!

"DL" wrote:

Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder
Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal
Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the pst
If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or you
didnt
copy but did an export

ost files are used in an exchange configeration

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer boot
my
system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an
administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user
account
that I
do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my
outlook.pst
file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of
permissions
I
think.
Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned
directory
and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is no
inbox
or
mailboxes.
What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get.
Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of the
last
email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is
none.
I appreciate anyone who can help.
A related note is the email notification that I receive about a
response
here leads me to a blank page.
Thanks.


"DL" wrote:

And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook
location,
which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system
crashed
so
I
am
rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my
original
disk
connected via usb.

When I try to import the file I get an access denied error.

When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right clicking
properties,
I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel
Folder
options
and unchecked the following:
Use simple file share...
Display simple folder...
The security tab still does not show up in the properties of the
.pst
file.

Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst file
back
as
it
has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I
proceed?

Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst
file
is
years
older than expected. I would have expected it to have the last
date
that
I
opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption?

Thanks!

Now items missing a

sent folder

xyz folder where I put all my email with xyz in the header (this is really
the gold I am after)

also sig file does not show up when I write an email...this is just a clue,
I can easily fix this.

Any ideas of an approach?

I am thinking of

1 trying microsoft tool to fix corrupt pst files

2 or uninstall reinstall office and then move the .pst again and this time
when it opens for first time to answer YES to the question do you want
outlook to recreate shortcuts in outlook bar


Thanks

"malhenry" wrote:

I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the
directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its
original name, outlook.pst.
Control panel applet has the filename and location correct.

It is definitely the correct pst.

The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used about
3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files.

Thanks for your help!

I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name xxx
which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I open a
new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really just
want my mail back).

"DL" wrote:

Did you overwrite an existing pst?
In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default

If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within
Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you have
copied the wrong pst

The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last time
you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state

"malhenry" wrote in message
news
OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents
and
settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and then
opened outlook.
I received the following prompt (paraphrased):
Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user profile.
You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new
oultlook folders.
...
Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want outlook
to recreate? I chose no.
Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook
rule)
are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this
working
again?
Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal question
above.
Thanks.

"DL" wrote:

Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits
Copy to My Documents folder
Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename any
same name files found then copy your old files to there

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to
place
them.
The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst and
outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path
listed
above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible
once
I
logon as that user?

Thanks!

"DL" wrote:

Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder
Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal
Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the pst
If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or you
didnt
copy but did an export

ost files are used in an exchange configeration

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer boot
my
system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an
administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user
account
that I
do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my
outlook.pst
file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of
permissions
I
think.
Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned
directory
and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is no
inbox
or
mailboxes.
What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get.
Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of the
last
email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is
none.
I appreciate anyone who can help.
A related note is the email notification that I receive about a
response
here leads me to a blank page.
Thanks.


"DL" wrote:

And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook
location,
which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system
crashed
so
I
am
rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my
original
disk
connected via usb.

When I try to import the file I get an access denied error.

When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right clicking
properties,
I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel
Folder
options
and unchecked the following:
Use simple file share...
Display simple folder...
The security tab still does not show up in the properties of the
.pst
file.

Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst file
back
as
it
has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I
proceed?

Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst
file
is
years
older than expected. I would have expected it to have the last
date
that
I
opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption?

Thanks!

Why did you not read what DL so clearly posted, "copy to Documents folder
and not the default outlook location,
which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile."
As far as your Outlook profile is concerned, you overwrote its file. You
never rename Outlook data files in Windows Explorer. You never copy Outlook
files to the default location.
Start over with a new profile and follow the directions that have been
posted to connect it to a good copy of your Outlook data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"malhenry" wrote in message
...
I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the
directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its
original name, outlook.pst.
Control panel applet has the filename and location correct.

It is definitely the correct pst.

The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used
about
3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files.

Thanks for your help!

I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name
xxx
which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I
open a
new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really
just
want my mail back).

"DL" wrote:

Did you overwrite an existing pst?
In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default

If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within
Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you
have
copied the wrong pst

The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last
time
you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state

"malhenry" wrote in message
news
OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents
and
settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and
then
opened outlook.
I received the following prompt (paraphrased):
Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user
profile.
You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new
oultlook folders.
...
Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want
outlook
to recreate? I chose no.
Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook
rule)
are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this
working
again?
Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal
question
above.
Thanks.

"DL" wrote:

Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits
Copy to My Documents folder
Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename
any
same name files found then copy your old files to there

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to
place
them.
The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst
and
outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path
listed
above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible
once
I
logon as that user?

Thanks!

"DL" wrote:

Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder
Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal
Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the
pst
If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or
you
didnt
copy but did an export

ost files are used in an exchange configeration

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer
boot
my
system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an
administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user
account
that I
do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my
outlook.pst
file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of
permissions
I
think.
Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned
directory
and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is
no
inbox
or
mailboxes.
What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get.
Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of
the
last
email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is
none.
I appreciate anyone who can help.
A related note is the email notification that I receive about a
response
here leads me to a blank page.
Thanks.


"DL" wrote:

And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook
location,
which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the
Profile

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system
crashed
so
I
am
rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my
original
disk
connected via usb.

When I try to import the file I get an access denied error.

When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right
clicking
properties,
I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel
Folder
options
and unchecked the following:
Use simple file share...
Display simple folder...
The security tab still does not show up in the properties of
the
.pst
file.

Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst
file
back
as
it
has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I
proceed?

Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst
file
is
years
older than expected. I would have expected it to have the
last
date
that
I
opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption?

Thanks!

There is no folder named documents.
What is the "profile" and what directories and files are part of it? On my
original drive my ../Outlook directory contained an archive.pst and an
outlook.pst only.
I do not see what harm renaming a pst file would cause. Perhaps you could
elaborate.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Why did you not read what DL so clearly posted, "copy to Documents folder
and not the default outlook location,
which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile."
As far as your Outlook profile is concerned, you overwrote its file. You
never rename Outlook data files in Windows Explorer. You never copy Outlook
files to the default location.
Start over with a new profile and follow the directions that have been
posted to connect it to a good copy of your Outlook data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"malhenry" wrote in message
...
I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the
directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its
original name, outlook.pst.
Control panel applet has the filename and location correct.

It is definitely the correct pst.

The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used
about
3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst files.

Thanks for your help!

I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the name
xxx
which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I
open a
new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really
just
want my mail back).

"DL" wrote:

Did you overwrite an existing pst?
In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default

If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within
Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or you
have
copied the wrong pst

The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last
time
you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state

"malhenry" wrote in message
news OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to c:\documents
and
settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook and
then
opened outlook.
I received the following prompt (paraphrased):
Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user
profile.
You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the new
oultlook folders.
...
Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want
outlook
to recreate? I chose no.
Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an outlook
rule)
are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this
working
again?
Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal
question
above.
Thanks.

"DL" wrote:

Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name exits
Copy to My Documents folder
Or within the outlook default path on the current installation rename
any
same name files found then copy your old files to there

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where to
place
them.
The original drive is connected via usb and I found the archive.pst
and
outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory path
listed
above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be accessible
once
I
logon as that user?

Thanks!

"DL" wrote:

Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder
Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook, FileOpenPersonal
Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open the
pst
If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file or
you
didnt
copy but did an export

ost files are used in an exchange configeration

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no longer
boot
my
system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have an
administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user
account
that I
do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my
outlook.pst
file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of
permissions
I
think.
Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the aformentioned
directory
and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there is
no
inbox
or
mailboxes.
What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get.
Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date of
the
last
email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there is
none.
I appreciate anyone who can help.
A related note is the email notification that I receive about a
response
here leads me to a blank page.
Thanks.


"DL" wrote:

And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default outlook
location,
which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the
Profile

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My system
crashed
so
I
am
rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from my
original
disk
connected via usb.

When I try to import the file I get an access denied error.

When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right
clicking
properties,
I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control Panel
Folder
options
and unchecked the following:
Use simple file share...
Display simple folder...
The security tab still does not show up in the properties of
the
.pst
file.

Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst
file
back
as
it
has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I
proceed?

Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the pst
file
is
years
older than expected. I would have expected it to have the
last
date
that
I
opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption?

Thanks!

Every OS has a folder named Documents or My Documents.
Where you put the PST file is not important. Put it anywhere you want except
Outlook's default location.
Renaming a PST file in Windows Explorer has never been supported. It
corrupts the connection to the Outlook profile but fails to disconnect it
completely, leaving you with a corrupt profile that cannot be repair. Go
ahead and keep doing it if you see no harm.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"malhenry" wrote in message
...
There is no folder named documents.
What is the "profile" and what directories and files are part of it? On
my
original drive my ../Outlook directory contained an archive.pst and an
outlook.pst only.
I do not see what harm renaming a pst file would cause. Perhaps you could
elaborate.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Why did you not read what DL so clearly posted, "copy to Documents folder
and not the default outlook location,
which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the Profile."
As far as your Outlook profile is concerned, you overwrote its file. You
never rename Outlook data files in Windows Explorer. You never copy
Outlook
files to the default location.
Start over with a new profile and follow the directions that have been
posted to connect it to a good copy of your Outlook data file.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"malhenry" wrote in message
...
I did not overwrite an existing pst. I renamed the one that was in the
directory I have mentioned and then copied in the original one with its
original name, outlook.pst.
Control panel applet has the filename and location correct.

It is definitely the correct pst.

The modification date is correct on the pst. It was the date last used
about
3 weeks ago. In my earlier posts, I was looking at the wrong pst
files.

Thanks for your help!

I do not see a send folder in outlook, I do not see a folder by the
name
xxx
which is where mail it put that contains xxx in the header. Also if I
open a
new mail, it no longer contains my sig (this is a minor point, I really
just
want my mail back).

"DL" wrote:

Did you overwrite an existing pst?
In Control panelMail applet set your current data file as default

If a folder is missing either it has been inadvertantly moved, within
Outlook, by you, (I assume you are looking at folders tree view) or
you
have
copied the wrong pst

The modification date of your origonal pst should be that of the last
time
you successfully opened Outlook in its origonal state

"malhenry" wrote in message
news OK, so I copied my outlook.pst file from original drive to
c:\documents
and
settings\user\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook
and
then
opened outlook.
I received the following prompt (paraphrased):
Location that messages are delivered to has changed for this user
profile.
You may need to copy the contents of the old outlook folders to the
new
oultlook folders.
...
Some shortcuts in the outlook bar may no longer work. Do you want
outlook
to recreate? I chose no.
Now My important emails that were put in its own folder (by an
outlook
rule)
are no longer there and the folder is not there. How do I get this
working
again?
Closing and reopening outlook will not prompt me with the orignal
question
above.
Thanks.

"DL" wrote:

Yes its likely to destroy any profile, if files of the same name
exits
Copy to My Documents folder
Or within the outlook default path on the current installation
rename
any
same name files found then copy your old files to there

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. I think I found the right files and just want to know where
to
place
them.
The original drive is connected via usb and I found the
archive.pst
and
outlook.pst at \Documents and Settings\user\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Can I just copy these files to the C drive under the directory
path
listed
above? Will this destroy the profile? Will the email be
accessible
once
I
logon as that user?

Thanks!

"DL" wrote:

Locate any copy of your data file in the My Documents folder
Configure outlook, once working, within Outlook,
FileOpenPersonal
Folders..........browse to the My Documents location and open
the
pst
If its empty then you either copied, origonaly, the wrong file
or
you
didnt
copy but did an export

ost files are used in an exchange configeration

"malhenry" wrote in message
...
OK. Here is what I am trying to do. Because I could no
longer
boot
my
system, I am rebuilding my xp sp3 /office 2002 system. I have
an
administrator account that I only use to install sw and a user
account
that I
do all my work from including outlook. So I tried copying my
outlook.pst
file to C:\documents and settings and it failed because of
permissions
I
think.
Then I logged in using admin acct and copied to the
aformentioned
directory
and opened it in outlook. It seems like its empty and there
is
no
inbox
or
mailboxes.
What am I doing wrong? I have critical email I need to get.
Also, shouldnt the modification date on the .pst be the date
of
the
last
email? It is not. I also looked for an .ost file and there
is
none.
I appreciate anyone who can help.
A related note is the email notification that I receive about
a
response
here leads me to a blank page.
Thanks.


"DL" wrote:

And thats a copy to Documents folder and not the default
outlook
location,
which may overwrite an existing pst, thereby corrupting the
Profile

"malhenry" wrote in
message
...
I am running Win XP Pro SP3 with Office XP (2002). My
system
crashed
so
I
am
rebuilding and am trying to pull in my old .pst file from
my
original
disk
connected via usb.

When I try to import the file I get an access denied error.

When I try to change ownership of the pst file by right
clicking
properties,
I do not get a security tab. I then went into Control
Panel
Folder
options
and unchecked the following:
Use simple file share...
Display simple folder...
The security tab still does not show up in the properties
of
the
.pst
file.

Are my approaches incorrect? I really need to get this pst
file
back
as
it
has a 5 year history of content that I need. How should I
proceed?

Another strange thing is that the modifcation date on the
pst
file
is
years
older than expected. I would have expected it to have the
last
date
that
I
opened mail. Is that an incorrect assumption?

Thanks!