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Old February 20th, 2009, 02:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Jerry
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Default Cannot open Outlook 2003 at all

Recently purchased new computer (after a HD crash) that had a trial version
of Office 2007 installed. I uninstalled the trial version and re-installed
my trusty Office 2003 Professional. I then restored my latest backup of my
HD - which was only a week or two old.
Since then I have been total unable of use or even open Outlook 2003.
Getting a message that my "default e-mail cannot be opened" and "a datafile
to send & receive e-mail could not be found" and "go to the Mail icon in the
control panel to add a data file".
When I do this there is nothing to choose from and no way to manual enter a
name.

I've tried reparing my PST and copying it from the old location to what I
think is the appropriate new location, bu tstill no luck.

Any suggestions?


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Old February 20th, 2009, 04:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Default Cannot open Outlook 2003 at all

The key here is "I restored my latest backup of my HD."
What does that mean?
What did you do to migrate your Outlook data and connect it to your current
Outlook profile?
Nothing was done correctly, I would surmise.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jerry" wrote in message
...
Recently purchased new computer (after a HD crash) that had a trial
version
of Office 2007 installed. I uninstalled the trial version and
re-installed
my trusty Office 2003 Professional. I then restored my latest backup of
my
HD - which was only a week or two old.
Since then I have been total unable of use or even open Outlook 2003.
Getting a message that my "default e-mail cannot be opened" and "a
datafile
to send & receive e-mail could not be found" and "go to the Mail icon in
the
control panel to add a data file".
When I do this there is nothing to choose from and no way to manual enter
a
name.

I've tried reparing my PST and copying it from the old location to what I
think is the appropriate new location, bu tstill no luck.

Any suggestions?



  #3  
Old February 21st, 2009, 02:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Jerry
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Posts: 483
Default Cannot open Outlook 2003 at all

A week or two before my hard drive turned into a brick, I performed a monthly
backup to my ClickFree backup device..
After I set up my new computer, I restored what I could. I'm pretty sure
that I uninstalled the trial Office 2007 and installed the Office 2003
Professional after I had restored what I could from my backup.
Since my old HD turned into a brick without warning, I was not able to
migrate anything.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The key here is "I restored my latest backup of my HD."
What does that mean?
What did you do to migrate your Outlook data and connect it to your current
Outlook profile?
Nothing was done correctly, I would surmise.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jerry" wrote in message
...
Recently purchased new computer (after a HD crash) that had a trial
version
of Office 2007 installed. I uninstalled the trial version and
re-installed
my trusty Office 2003 Professional. I then restored my latest backup of
my
HD - which was only a week or two old.
Since then I have been total unable of use or even open Outlook 2003.
Getting a message that my "default e-mail cannot be opened" and "a
datafile
to send & receive e-mail could not be found" and "go to the Mail icon in
the
control panel to add a data file".
When I do this there is nothing to choose from and no way to manual enter
a
name.

I've tried reparing my PST and copying it from the old location to what I
think is the appropriate new location, bu tstill no luck.

Any suggestions?




  #4  
Old February 21st, 2009, 04:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Posts: 1,106
Default Cannot open Outlook 2003 at all

Explain what kind of backup you use that does not permit you to access the
data you backed up.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jerry" wrote in message
...
A week or two before my hard drive turned into a brick, I performed a
monthly
backup to my ClickFree backup device..
After I set up my new computer, I restored what I could. I'm pretty sure
that I uninstalled the trial Office 2007 and installed the Office 2003
Professional after I had restored what I could from my backup.
Since my old HD turned into a brick without warning, I was not able to
migrate anything.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The key here is "I restored my latest backup of my HD."
What does that mean?
What did you do to migrate your Outlook data and connect it to your
current
Outlook profile?
Nothing was done correctly, I would surmise.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jerry" wrote in message
...
Recently purchased new computer (after a HD crash) that had a trial
version
of Office 2007 installed. I uninstalled the trial version and
re-installed
my trusty Office 2003 Professional. I then restored my latest backup
of
my
HD - which was only a week or two old.
Since then I have been total unable of use or even open Outlook 2003.
Getting a message that my "default e-mail cannot be opened" and "a
datafile
to send & receive e-mail could not be found" and "go to the Mail icon
in
the
control panel to add a data file".
When I do this there is nothing to choose from and no way to manual
enter
a
name.

I've tried reparing my PST and copying it from the old location to what
I
think is the appropriate new location, bu tstill no luck.

Any suggestions?





  #5  
Old March 1st, 2009, 02:46 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.installation
Jerry
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Posts: 483
Default Cannot open Outlook 2003 at all

The default settings for the ClickFree backup device only backs up data
files...spreadsheets, documents, pictures, music, etc. I did not realize
this until I needed to perform arestore.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Explain what kind of backup you use that does not permit you to access the
data you backed up.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jerry" wrote in message
...
A week or two before my hard drive turned into a brick, I performed a
monthly
backup to my ClickFree backup device..
After I set up my new computer, I restored what I could. I'm pretty sure
that I uninstalled the trial Office 2007 and installed the Office 2003
Professional after I had restored what I could from my backup.
Since my old HD turned into a brick without warning, I was not able to
migrate anything.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

The key here is "I restored my latest backup of my HD."
What does that mean?
What did you do to migrate your Outlook data and connect it to your
current
Outlook profile?
Nothing was done correctly, I would surmise.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jerry" wrote in message
...
Recently purchased new computer (after a HD crash) that had a trial
version
of Office 2007 installed. I uninstalled the trial version and
re-installed
my trusty Office 2003 Professional. I then restored my latest backup
of
my
HD - which was only a week or two old.
Since then I have been total unable of use or even open Outlook 2003.
Getting a message that my "default e-mail cannot be opened" and "a
datafile
to send & receive e-mail could not be found" and "go to the Mail icon
in
the
control panel to add a data file".
When I do this there is nothing to choose from and no way to manual
enter
a
name.

I've tried reparing my PST and copying it from the old location to what
I
think is the appropriate new location, bu tstill no luck.

Any suggestions?






 




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