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Old May 14th, 2009, 07:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Default Activities Not Showing - 2007

Well if the activity links were already broken in your previous PST file,
they would not be re-established by creating a new profile that uses the
same file. You could only establish new ones.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"noelma" wrote in message
news
Hi Russ!
Finally got time to try the proposed solution. No luck! Successfully
created a new profile - pointed it at my existing pst file - syetem
worked,
but when i open a contact and click on activities, i get the same old
message
- nothing to show!
Really frustrating!! I have a number of email addresses, so rather than
re-create all the mail accounts, I have gone back to original profile.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Let the new profile create the other files. Obviously your archive.pst
should be kept, but there is no need to relocate it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"noelma" wrote in message
news
Hi Russ!
I am about to create a new profile - but want to get it right first
time
as
my Outlook is business critical!
I have all the instructions for backing up and re-locating the .pst
file,
etc.
My question - In the Outlook File there are other files in addition to
outlook.pst.
(outlook.nst, archive.pst, backup.pst, extend.dat,
outlook.sharing.xml.obi,
outlook.xml.kfl) - Do I copy ALL files and rename old ones, or will the
new
Outlook Profile create new versions?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Instructions on how to create a new profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=out2003
Instructions on how to migrate data to the new profile already posted.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"noelma" wrote in message
...
Hi Russ! Away for Easter so just read your response.
Wow! And I thought I was following MS instructions to the letter!
Ok - I am where I am. I understand how to make a backup of the pst
file,
and to re-locate it to a more appropriate folder. How do I create a
"new
profile"?
Do I have to un-install and re-install Outlook, then point it at the
backed
up pst?
N.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Upgrades NEVER "take care of data migration."
Upgrade installations are not recommended. When you attempt one you
must
create a new Outlook Profile from scratch and migrate your data to
it
correctly.
The file you need to migrate is your Personal Folders file (*.pst)
It's
where all the mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or
transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx

Note that some of the information on these pages is outdated and no
longer
applies to Outlook 2003 or 2007. Specifically:
1. Ignore any advice to copy your PST file to Outlook's default
location
to
connect it to your profile. Doing so only corrupts your profile.
Copy
it
anywhere BUT the default location and open it within your Outlook
profile.
2. Ignore any advice that tells you to use export or import to
transfer
Outlook data. That has never been sound advice, but the process has
become
too deeply flawed now to be of any use whatsoever.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"noelma" wrote in message
...
I see several other messages on this - but no answers. I upgraded
from
2003
to 2007. The upgrade took care of the data migration - when 2007
opened,
all
my 2003 data was there. So I assume the 2007 version simply used
my
existing
pst file. However, my problem is that linked activities do not
show
consistantly in the Activities tab of the contact. I can open a
contact,
and
there all there - close and re-open the same contact and none are
displayed!







  #32  
Old May 15th, 2009, 11:57 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
noelma
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Posts: 32
Default Activities Not Showing - 2007

How weird is this? Today the activities ARE showing up!!!
Maybe it took some time to index or something? Fingers crossed!

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Well if the activity links were already broken in your previous PST file,
they would not be re-established by creating a new profile that uses the
same file. You could only establish new ones.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"noelma" wrote in message
news
Hi Russ!
Finally got time to try the proposed solution. No luck! Successfully
created a new profile - pointed it at my existing pst file - syetem
worked,
but when i open a contact and click on activities, i get the same old
message
- nothing to show!
Really frustrating!! I have a number of email addresses, so rather than
re-create all the mail accounts, I have gone back to original profile.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Let the new profile create the other files. Obviously your archive.pst
should be kept, but there is no need to relocate it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"noelma" wrote in message
news Hi Russ!
I am about to create a new profile - but want to get it right first
time
as
my Outlook is business critical!
I have all the instructions for backing up and re-locating the .pst
file,
etc.
My question - In the Outlook File there are other files in addition to
outlook.pst.
(outlook.nst, archive.pst, backup.pst, extend.dat,
outlook.sharing.xml.obi,
outlook.xml.kfl) - Do I copy ALL files and rename old ones, or will the
new
Outlook Profile create new versions?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Instructions on how to create a new profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=out2003
Instructions on how to migrate data to the new profile already posted.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"noelma" wrote in message
...
Hi Russ! Away for Easter so just read your response.
Wow! And I thought I was following MS instructions to the letter!
Ok - I am where I am. I understand how to make a backup of the pst
file,
and to re-locate it to a more appropriate folder. How do I create a
"new
profile"?
Do I have to un-install and re-install Outlook, then point it at the
backed
up pst?
N.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Upgrades NEVER "take care of data migration."
Upgrade installations are not recommended. When you attempt one you
must
create a new Outlook Profile from scratch and migrate your data to
it
correctly.
The file you need to migrate is your Personal Folders file (*.pst)
It's
where all the mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or
transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...771141033.aspx

Note that some of the information on these pages is outdated and no
longer
applies to Outlook 2003 or 2007. Specifically:
1. Ignore any advice to copy your PST file to Outlook's default
location
to
connect it to your profile. Doing so only corrupts your profile.
Copy
it
anywhere BUT the default location and open it within your Outlook
profile.
2. Ignore any advice that tells you to use export or import to
transfer
Outlook data. That has never been sound advice, but the process has
become
too deeply flawed now to be of any use whatsoever.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"noelma" wrote in message
...
I see several other messages on this - but no answers. I upgraded
from
2003
to 2007. The upgrade took care of the data migration - when 2007
opened,
all
my 2003 data was there. So I assume the 2007 version simply used
my
existing
pst file. However, my problem is that linked activities do not
show
consistantly in the Activities tab of the contact. I can open a
contact,
and
there all there - close and re-open the same contact and none are
displayed!








 




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