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November 17th, 2006, 03:34 AM
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How to import Outlook contacts without .pst file
Hi all,
My computer recently crashed and I had to reinstall Outlook. I installed it on a new partition on my hard drive (so I still have the old installation on the other partition). I am trying to import my old contacts into my newly installed Outlook but do not have the .pst file since I cannot open the old Outlook installation in order to create one. Are there any data files I can move around in order to accomplish this? Please help. Thanks, Erika 
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November 17th, 2006, 04:11 AM
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How to import Outlook contacts without .pst file
Yes. The PST file, of course.
Never import Outlook data files. Just open them. What makes you think you can't open the PST file from your previous installation? There is no reason you couldn't. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote in message oups.com... Hi all, My computer recently crashed and I had to reinstall Outlook. I installed it on a new partition on my hard drive (so I still have the old installation on the other partition). I am trying to import my old contacts into my newly installed Outlook but do not have the .pst file since I cannot open the old Outlook installation in order to create one. Are there any data files I can move around in order to accomplish this? Please help. Thanks, Erika
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November 17th, 2006, 11:05 PM
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How to import Outlook contacts without .pst file
Hi Russ,
I have been unable to locate the PST file from my previous installation. I used searched for "*.pst" and nothing came up. I thought that unless you specifically created a .pst file via the export feature in Outlook that you would not have one. Am I mistaken? If so, where should I be looking for this file? Erika Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: Yes. The PST file, of course. Never import Outlook data files. Just open them. What makes you think you can't open the PST file from your previous installation? There is no reason you couldn't. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote in message oups.com... Hi all, My computer recently crashed and I had to reinstall Outlook. I installed it on a new partition on my hard drive (so I still have the old installation on the other partition). I am trying to import my old contacts into my newly installed Outlook but do not have the .pst file since I cannot open the old Outlook installation in order to create one. Are there any data files I can move around in order to accomplish this? Please help. Thanks, Erika
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November 18th, 2006, 09:52 AM
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How to import Outlook contacts without .pst file
Outlook always creates a PST file when you use POP/SMTP accounts. It has to.
Otherwise there is no place to store your data. PST files are hidden files. 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 -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote in message oups.com... Hi Russ, I have been unable to locate the PST file from my previous installation. I used searched for "*.pst" and nothing came up. I thought that unless you specifically created a .pst file via the export feature in Outlook that you would not have one. Am I mistaken? If so, where should I be looking for this file? Erika Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: Yes. The PST file, of course. Never import Outlook data files. Just open them. What makes you think you can't open the PST file from your previous installation? There is no reason you couldn't. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote in message oups.com... Hi all, My computer recently crashed and I had to reinstall Outlook. I installed it on a new partition on my hard drive (so I still have the old installation on the other partition). I am trying to import my old contacts into my newly installed Outlook but do not have the .pst file since I cannot open the old Outlook installation in order to create one. Are there any data files I can move around in order to accomplish this? Please help. Thanks, Erika
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