Contacts button

Ok, created a new profile, renamed Outlook.pst to use my original .pst and
everything seems to be working fine now. thank you Russ, for your help and
patience.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No. Not a new account.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
By new profile, I assume you men create a new account. I tried a new
account
using the same Outlook.pst file with the same result.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Try creating a new profile, then.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I have run the command line outlook startup with the /cleanviews. It6
changed
some views but the original problem remains.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

But leave out the space that the spell check put in cleanviews:
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I have reset my navigation pane and the results are the same. Yes, I
back
up
my Outlook.pst file regularily.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Would you please just reset your Navigation Pane as I asked you to
from
the
beginning?
Everything else you have done would only make matters worse and
most
certainly has corrupted your profile beyond repair, so you may be
in
for
a
lot more repair. Do you back up your data?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure what I might have done to cause this. I have tried
renaming
the
Outlook.pst file and creating a new one but it didn't work. I
have
un-installed and re-installed MS Office, still not working. The
Contacts
button only lists some options for the current view (Messages,
Mesaages
with
Autopreview, Last Seven Days, etc) in the left pane. It does
display
"Contacts" at the top pf the pane. I don't know how to send print
screen
captures of the Outlook window on this forum.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

So you're saying the Contacts Button does nothing.
Reset the Navigation Pane.
List the steps that produced the problem.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
The right pane does not change. If I was viewing mail, the
right
pane
continues to display the email. Same if i was viewing the
calendar.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

What displays in the R pane?
Have you reset the Navigation Pane?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I am using Office Outlook 2003. When I click the "Contacts"
button
on
the
left side of the Outlook window my contacts list does not
display
in
the
left
pane but a list of Current View options for the previous
window
are
displayed
(message options if the previous window was Mail, calendar
options
if
the
previous window was Calendar). If I use the Folders button
and
then
click
Contacts folder in the folders view my contacts display as
they
should.
This
worked on my old computer but not on my new one. How can I
get
the
Contacts
button to display my contacts.

Please, never rename PST files. If you are in the habit of doing so, that
may be what created the problem in the first place. Renaming a PST file will
keep it from connecting properly to your Outlook profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
Ok, created a new profile, renamed Outlook.pst to use my original .pst and
everything seems to be working fine now. thank you Russ, for your help and
patience.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No. Not a new account.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
By new profile, I assume you men create a new account. I tried a new
account
using the same Outlook.pst file with the same result.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Try creating a new profile, then.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I have run the command line outlook startup with the /cleanviews. It6
changed
some views but the original problem remains.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

But leave out the space that the spell check put in cleanviews:
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I have reset my navigation pane and the results are the same. Yes,
I
back
up
my Outlook.pst file regularily.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Would you please just reset your Navigation Pane as I asked you
to
from
the
beginning?
Everything else you have done would only make matters worse and
most
certainly has corrupted your profile beyond repair, so you may
be
in
for
a
lot more repair. Do you back up your data?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure what I might have done to cause this. I have
tried
renaming
the
Outlook.pst file and creating a new one but it didn't work. I
have
un-installed and re-installed MS Office, still not working.
The
Contacts
button only lists some options for the current view (Messages,
Mesaages
with
Autopreview, Last Seven Days, etc) in the left pane. It does
display
"Contacts" at the top pf the pane. I don't know how to send
print
screen
captures of the Outlook window on this forum.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

So you're saying the Contacts Button does nothing.
Reset the Navigation Pane.
List the steps that produced the problem.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
The right pane does not change. If I was viewing mail, the
right
pane
continues to display the email. Same if i was viewing the
calendar.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

What displays in the R pane?
Have you reset the Navigation Pane?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I am using Office Outlook 2003. When I click the
"Contacts"
button
on
the
left side of the Outlook window my contacts list does
not
display
in
the
left
pane but a list of Current View options for the previous
window
are
displayed
(message options if the previous window was Mail,
calendar
options
if
the
previous window was Calendar). If I use the Folders
button
and
then
click
Contacts folder in the folders view my contacts display
as
they
should.
This
worked on my old computer but not on my new one. How can
I
get
the
Contacts
button to display my contacts.

Ok. How should I have gotten my e-mails and contacts from the other .pst
file? Originally I was moving the .pst file from an old computer to a new
computer. What is the proper method for copying an old file for use with a
new computer?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Please, never rename PST files. If you are in the habit of doing so, that
may be what created the problem in the first place. Renaming a PST file will
keep it from connecting properly to your Outlook profile.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
Ok, created a new profile, renamed Outlook.pst to use my original .pst and
everything seems to be working fine now. thank you Russ, for your help and
patience.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No. Not a new account.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...roduct=out2003

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
By new profile, I assume you men create a new account. I tried a new
account
using the same Outlook.pst file with the same result.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Try creating a new profile, then.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I have run the command line outlook startup with the /cleanviews. It6
changed
some views but the original problem remains.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

But leave out the space that the spell check put in cleanviews:
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I have reset my navigation pane and the results are the same. Yes,
I
back
up
my Outlook.pst file regularily.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Would you please just reset your Navigation Pane as I asked you
to
from
the
beginning?
Everything else you have done would only make matters worse and
most
certainly has corrupted your profile beyond repair, so you may
be
in
for
a
lot more repair. Do you back up your data?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I'm not sure what I might have done to cause this. I have
tried
renaming
the
Outlook.pst file and creating a new one but it didn't work. I
have
un-installed and re-installed MS Office, still not working.
The
Contacts
button only lists some options for the current view (Messages,
Mesaages
with
Autopreview, Last Seven Days, etc) in the left pane. It does
display
"Contacts" at the top pf the pane. I don't know how to send
print
screen
captures of the Outlook window on this forum.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

So you're saying the Contacts Button does nothing.
Reset the Navigation Pane.
List the steps that produced the problem.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
The right pane does not change. If I was viewing mail, the
right
pane
continues to display the email. Same if i was viewing the
calendar.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

What displays in the R pane?
Have you reset the Navigation Pane?

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" wrote in message
...
I am using Office Outlook 2003. When I click the
"Contacts"
button
on
the
left side of the Outlook window my contacts list does
not
display
in
the
left
pane but a list of Current View options for the previous
window
are
displayed
(message options if the previous window was Mail,
calendar
options
if
the
previous window was Calendar). If I use the Folders
button
and
then
click
Contacts folder in the folders view my contacts display
as
they
should.
This
worked on my old computer but not on my new one. How can
I
get
the
Contacts
button to display my contacts.

Bill wrote:

Ok. How should I have gotten my e-mails and contacts from the other
.pst file? Originally I was moving the .pst file from an old computer
to a new computer. What is the proper method for copying an old file
for use with a new computer?

Copying the original PST from the old PC to the new one, placing it in a
folder OTHER THAN the folder where Outlook creates PSTs by default. Make
sure it is not read-only. Start Outlook. Click FileOpenOutlook Data
File. Browse to the PST you copied, select it, and click OK. You'll now
have access to all the data it contains and you can either copy that data to
your default folders as you wish, make the added PST the delivery location
so that its folders become your default folders, or simply use it in-place
as it is.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]