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Old January 6th, 2006, 09:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
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I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
My Windows98 was defective.
I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It contained one
subfolder
" outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" into the
folder "outlook:Contacts".
Any suggestions?
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Old January 7th, 2006, 02:14 AM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
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OL stores all data in *.pst files
If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
corrupted them and possibly your profile.
The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then open OL and
File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version, which you dont give)
and browse to the pst. You can then close the other pst, and ensure this pst
is set as default for mail etc.

As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you know
specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely


"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
My Windows98 was defective.
I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It contained one
subfolder
" outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" into the
folder "outlook:Contacts".
Any suggestions?



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Old January 7th, 2006, 04:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
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Default " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" one too many

Thank you for your effort.
Outlook 2002
I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
overwritten.
I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True image and
inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the subfolder contacts
listed under contacts as in " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"

"DL" wrote:

OL stores all data in *.pst files
If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
corrupted them and possibly your profile.
The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then open OL and
File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version, which you dont give)
and browse to the pst. You can then close the other pst, and ensure this pst
is set as default for mail etc.

As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you know
specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely


"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
My Windows98 was defective.
I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It contained one
subfolder
" outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" into the
folder "outlook:Contacts".
Any suggestions?




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Old January 7th, 2006, 07:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
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Default " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" one too many

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel-Mail
Icon-Profiles-New.

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After furious head scratching, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| "Gary Gromet" wrote in message
|| ...
||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?


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Old January 8th, 2006, 02:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
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Default " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" one too many

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored

"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your effort.
Outlook 2002
I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
overwritten.
I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True image

and
inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the subfolder contacts
listed under contacts as in " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"

"DL" wrote:

OL stores all data in *.pst files
If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
corrupted them and possibly your profile.
The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then open OL

and
File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version, which you dont

give)
and browse to the pst. You can then close the other pst, and ensure this

pst
is set as default for mail etc.

As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you know
specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely


"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
My Windows98 was defective.
I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It contained

one
subfolder
" outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" into

the
folder "outlook:Contacts".
Any suggestions?






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Old January 9th, 2006, 04:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
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Default " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" one too many

I restored my contacts folder using Acronis, then I copied it to my contacts
file.

"DL" wrote:

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored

"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your effort.
Outlook 2002
I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
overwritten.
I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True image

and
inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the subfolder contacts
listed under contacts as in " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"

"DL" wrote:

OL stores all data in *.pst files
If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
corrupted them and possibly your profile.
The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then open OL

and
File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version, which you dont

give)
and browse to the pst. You can then close the other pst, and ensure this

pst
is set as default for mail etc.

As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you know
specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely


"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
My Windows98 was defective.
I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It contained

one
subfolder
" outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts" into

the
folder "outlook:Contacts".
Any suggestions?






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Old January 9th, 2006, 06:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
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The Contacts folder, is a Folder within the OL pst file
You cannot restore, on its 'own', from from a pst backup
It may be that you exported your origonal Contacts, then backed up this
file.
Niether Import or Export is reccommended for an OL pst file.

If you have access to the origonal pst file, restore this to your to your
HD, do not overwrite any pst, then in OL File/Open browse to pst.
Though it sounds like you have a corrupt profile, in any case


"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
I restored my contacts folder using Acronis, then I copied it to my

contacts
file.

"DL" wrote:

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it

into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored

"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your effort.
Outlook 2002
I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
overwritten.
I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True

image
and
inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the subfolder

contacts
listed under contacts as in " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"

"DL" wrote:

OL stores all data in *.pst files
If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
corrupted them and possibly your profile.
The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then

open OL
and
File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version, which you

dont
give)
and browse to the pst. You can then close the other pst, and ensure

this
pst
is set as default for mail etc.

As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you

know
specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely


"Gary Gromet" wrote in

message
...
I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
My Windows98 was defective.
I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts

folder
containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It

contained
one
subfolder
" outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"

into
the
folder "outlook:Contacts".
Any suggestions?








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Old January 9th, 2006, 06:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.setup
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Also see
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

"DL" wrote in message
...
The Contacts folder, is a Folder within the OL pst file
You cannot restore, on its 'own', from from a pst backup
It may be that you exported your origonal Contacts, then backed up this
file.
Niether Import or Export is reccommended for an OL pst file.

If you have access to the origonal pst file, restore this to your to your
HD, do not overwrite any pst, then in OL File/Open browse to pst.
Though it sounds like you have a corrupt profile, in any case


"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
I restored my contacts folder using Acronis, then I copied it to my

contacts
file.

"DL" wrote:

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it

into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored

"Gary Gromet" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your effort.
Outlook 2002
I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files

were
overwritten.
I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True

image
and
inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the subfolder

contacts
listed under contacts as in " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"

"DL" wrote:

OL stores all data in *.pst files
If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may

have
corrupted them and possibly your profile.
The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then

open OL
and
File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version, which you

dont
give)
and browse to the pst. You can then close the other pst, and

ensure
this
pst
is set as default for mail etc.

As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you

know
specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely


"Gary Gromet" wrote in

message
...
I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
My Windows98 was defective.
I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts

folder
containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It

contained
one
subfolder
" outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate

category.
I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"

into
the
folder "outlook:Contacts".
Any suggestions?










 




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