problem outlook.pst from Windows XP to Windows Vista

Hello All ... HELP!!

I have transitioned to Windows Vista on a new laptop (old XP laptop crashed)

I was able to save my Outlook folder (which contains of course Outlook.pst
etc).

I have installed Office 2003 onto the new Windows Vista machine

Shouldn't I be able to just delete the Outlook folder created by the Office
2003 installations on the new Vista machine and then paste the "old" Outlook
folder, then execute Outlook to bring up the program?

I tried this and it didn't work, it wouldn't recognzie the outlook.pst file

So then I restored the "new" Outlook folder (new meaning the folder created
by the installation of Office 2003 on the new Vista machine) and then cut and
paste my old outlook.pst file into the folder thus replacing the installation
routine created outlook.pst file. I thought for sure that should work - it
didn't.

QUESTION: HOW DO I IMPORT MY OLD OUTLOOK.PST FILE INTO THE NEW VISTA
MACHINE WHERE I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 2003 (BOTH, THE OLD AND THE NEW
OUTLOOK.PST FILES ARE OFFICE 2003)

"georgef" <> wrote in message
news:59462E2B-8B9C-4D17-A23A-...
>
> QUESTION: HOW DO I IMPORT MY OLD OUTLOOK.PST FILE INTO THE NEW VISTA
> MACHINE WHERE I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 2003 (BOTH, THE OLD AND THE NEW
> OUTLOOK.PST FILES ARE OFFICE 2003)


This isn't really a Windows question, it's an Outlook one. Just copy your
old pst file to a folder on your new machine to which you have full
permissions. then open Outlook, and do File-Open-Outlook Data File. You can
then either copy your data from that file to the new, or set your old file
to be the default delivery location. (Control panel-Mail-Data files)

HTH

get the adobe reader 8.1.2 (latest version ) stand alone installer (all of
the download needed is in this package)
here

http://www.softwarepatch.com/graphic...atreader7.html

Tell me if this helps



"georgef" <> wrote in message
news:59462E2B-8B9C-4D17-A23A-...
> Hello All ... HELP!!
>
> I have transitioned to Windows Vista on a new laptop (old XP laptop
> crashed)
>
> I was able to save my Outlook folder (which contains of course Outlook.pst
> etc).
>
> I have installed Office 2003 onto the new Windows Vista machine
>
> Shouldn't I be able to just delete the Outlook folder created by the
> Office
> 2003 installations on the new Vista machine and then paste the "old"
> Outlook
> folder, then execute Outlook to bring up the program?
>
> I tried this and it didn't work, it wouldn't recognzie the outlook.pst
> file
>
> So then I restored the "new" Outlook folder (new meaning the folder
> created
> by the installation of Office 2003 on the new Vista machine) and then cut
> and
> paste my old outlook.pst file into the folder thus replacing the
> installation
> routine created outlook.pst file. I thought for sure that should work -
> it
> didn't.
>
> QUESTION: HOW DO I IMPORT MY OLD OUTLOOK.PST FILE INTO THE NEW VISTA
> MACHINE WHERE I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 2003 (BOTH, THE OLD AND THE NEW
> OUTLOOK.PST FILES ARE OFFICE 2003)

OOPS SORRY this answer was intendend for another thread!!!


"On the Bridge!" <On@the,Bridge> wrote in message
news:...
> get the adobe reader 8.1.2 (latest version ) stand alone installer (all of
> the download needed is in this package)
> here
>
> http://www.softwarepatch.com/graphic...atreader7.html
>
> Tell me if this helps
>
>
>
> "georgef" <> wrote in message
> news:59462E2B-8B9C-4D17-A23A-...
>> Hello All ... HELP!!
>>
>> I have transitioned to Windows Vista on a new laptop (old XP laptop
>> crashed)
>>
>> I was able to save my Outlook folder (which contains of course
>> Outlook.pst
>> etc).
>>
>> I have installed Office 2003 onto the new Windows Vista machine
>>
>> Shouldn't I be able to just delete the Outlook folder created by the
>> Office
>> 2003 installations on the new Vista machine and then paste the "old"
>> Outlook
>> folder, then execute Outlook to bring up the program?
>>
>> I tried this and it didn't work, it wouldn't recognzie the outlook.pst
>> file
>>
>> So then I restored the "new" Outlook folder (new meaning the folder
>> created
>> by the installation of Office 2003 on the new Vista machine) and then cut
>> and
>> paste my old outlook.pst file into the folder thus replacing the
>> installation
>> routine created outlook.pst file. I thought for sure that should work -
>> it
>> didn't.
>>
>> QUESTION: HOW DO I IMPORT MY OLD OUTLOOK.PST FILE INTO THE NEW VISTA
>> MACHINE WHERE I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 2003 (BOTH, THE OLD AND THE NEW
>> OUTLOOK.PST FILES ARE OFFICE 2003)
>
>

1st, you stop shouting (post in all caps)
You copy your pst files to eg the Documents Folder, check that the read only
attribute is off, if you copied from cd. Copying to the default location and
overwriting any existing pst will corrupt both the profile and the pst
Then use the mail applet to create a new OL profile, add this data file, and
add test the accounts.

Of course depending on what exactly you mean by crash, and how you saved
your old data may have corrupted the origonal data files




"georgef" <> wrote in message
news:59462E2B-8B9C-4D17-A23A-...
> Hello All ... HELP!!
>
> I have transitioned to Windows Vista on a new laptop (old XP laptop
> crashed)
>
> I was able to save my Outlook folder (which contains of course Outlook.pst
> etc).
>
> I have installed Office 2003 onto the new Windows Vista machine
>
> Shouldn't I be able to just delete the Outlook folder created by the
> Office
> 2003 installations on the new Vista machine and then paste the "old"
> Outlook
> folder, then execute Outlook to bring up the program?
>
> I tried this and it didn't work, it wouldn't recognzie the outlook.pst
> file
>
> So then I restored the "new" Outlook folder (new meaning the folder
> created
> by the installation of Office 2003 on the new Vista machine) and then cut
> and
> paste my old outlook.pst file into the folder thus replacing the
> installation
> routine created outlook.pst file. I thought for sure that should work -
> it
> didn't.
>
> QUESTION: HOW DO I IMPORT MY OLD OUTLOOK.PST FILE INTO THE NEW VISTA
> MACHINE WHERE I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 2003 (BOTH, THE OLD AND THE NEW
> OUTLOOK.PST FILES ARE OFFICE 2003)

georgef wrote:

> Hello All ... HELP!!
>
> I have transitioned to Windows Vista on a new laptop (old XP laptop crashed)
>
> I was able to save my Outlook folder (which contains of course Outlook.pst
> etc).
>
> I have installed Office 2003 onto the new Windows Vista machine
>
> Shouldn't I be able to just delete the Outlook folder created by the Office
> 2003 installations on the new Vista machine and then paste the "old" Outlook
> folder, then execute Outlook to bring up the program?
>
> I tried this and it didn't work, it wouldn't recognzie the outlook.pst file
>
> So then I restored the "new" Outlook folder (new meaning the folder created
> by the installation of Office 2003 on the new Vista machine) and then cut and
> paste my old outlook.pst file into the folder thus replacing the installation
> routine created outlook.pst file. I thought for sure that should work - it
> didn't.
>
> QUESTION: HOW DO I IMPORT MY OLD OUTLOOK.PST FILE INTO THE NEW VISTA
> MACHINE WHERE I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 2003 (BOTH, THE OLD AND THE NEW
> OUTLOOK.PST FILES ARE OFFICE 2003)

What you did should have worked. Re-name the newly created .pst file to
..old. Then copy/paste your old .pst file into the folder. When you start
Outlook, it won't find the right file at first and will open the
Outlook folder. Simply click on the old .pst file and do all of the
ok's. Outlook will close...then re-open it and you should be good to go.
We've done this dozens of times and it always works.
HTH,
Frank

it would appear that when the old computer crashed, it corrupted that
outlook.pst file. Using scanpst.exe to fix. thanks all!!

"Frank" wrote:

> georgef wrote:
>
> > Hello All ... HELP!!
> >
> > I have transitioned to Windows Vista on a new laptop (old XP laptop crashed)
> >
> > I was able to save my Outlook folder (which contains of course Outlook.pst
> > etc).
> >
> > I have installed Office 2003 onto the new Windows Vista machine
> >
> > Shouldn't I be able to just delete the Outlook folder created by the Office
> > 2003 installations on the new Vista machine and then paste the "old" Outlook
> > folder, then execute Outlook to bring up the program?
> >
> > I tried this and it didn't work, it wouldn't recognzie the outlook.pst file
> >
> > So then I restored the "new" Outlook folder (new meaning the folder created
> > by the installation of Office 2003 on the new Vista machine) and then cut and
> > paste my old outlook.pst file into the folder thus replacing the installation
> > routine created outlook.pst file. I thought for sure that should work - it
> > didn't.
> >
> > QUESTION: HOW DO I IMPORT MY OLD OUTLOOK.PST FILE INTO THE NEW VISTA
> > MACHINE WHERE I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 2003 (BOTH, THE OLD AND THE NEW
> > OUTLOOK.PST FILES ARE OFFICE 2003)
>
> What you did should have worked. Re-name the newly created .pst file to
> ..old. Then copy/paste your old .pst file into the folder. When you start
> Outlook, it won't find the right file at first and will open the
> Outlook folder. Simply click on the old .pst file and do all of the
> ok's. Outlook will close...then re-open it and you should be good to go.
> We've done this dozens of times and it always works.
> HTH,
> Frank
>

georgef wrote:
> it would appear that when the old computer crashed, it corrupted that
> outlook.pst file. Using scanpst.exe to fix. thanks all!!

Been there...done that! :-)
Frank

thumbs up to frank for helping

"Frank" <> wrote in message
news:...
> georgef wrote:
>> it would appear that when the old computer crashed, it corrupted that
>> outlook.pst file. Using scanpst.exe to fix. thanks all!!
>
> Been there...done that! :-)
> Frank

I have exactly the same problem as georgef except that none of the
suggestions has worked. If I do a search for scanpst.exe the search returns
no such item.

Any suggestions?

"georgef" wrote:

> Hello All ... HELP!!
>
> I have transitioned to Windows Vista on a new laptop (old XP laptop crashed)
>
> I was able to save my Outlook folder (which contains of course Outlook.pst
> etc).
>
> I have installed Office 2003 onto the new Windows Vista machine
>
> Shouldn't I be able to just delete the Outlook folder created by the Office
> 2003 installations on the new Vista machine and then paste the "old" Outlook
> folder, then execute Outlook to bring up the program?
>
> I tried this and it didn't work, it wouldn't recognzie the outlook.pst file
>
> So then I restored the "new" Outlook folder (new meaning the folder created
> by the installation of Office 2003 on the new Vista machine) and then cut and
> paste my old outlook.pst file into the folder thus replacing the installation
> routine created outlook.pst file. I thought for sure that should work - it
> didn't.
>
> QUESTION: HOW DO I IMPORT MY OLD OUTLOOK.PST FILE INTO THE NEW VISTA
> MACHINE WHERE I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 2003 (BOTH, THE OLD AND THE NEW
> OUTLOOK.PST FILES ARE OFFICE 2003)