Peter Foldes

"do NOT IMPORT".
Go to File-Open-Outlook Data File in Outlook and open it that way.
Why not import?

Courtesy of Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] <russval@mvps.org>

Here's why. Importing PST's will lose:
1. Custom Forms
2. Custom Views
3. Connections between contacts and activities
4. Received dates on mail
5. Birthdays and anniversaries in calendar
6. Journal connections
7. Distribution Lists

Opening a PST file will preserve all of these. That is why we do not advise
people to import a native file into Outlook.

did you try copying the pst to the drive
yourself and verifying it was marked for read/write? Not Importing



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Peter

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"bazzandjo" <bazzandjo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9ED5521F-43B2-4C09-8400-54F19D6BF533@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your reply. I used Live One Care Back up and restore, and as far
> as I am aware the .ost files were included as it listed Outlook. I nhave
> followed the instructions for replacing the emails, but so far have not had
> any luck at all. I am beginning to doubt my purchase of Vista I must admit,
> as I have also had problem getting it to recognise my wireless cards, now
> fixed, and my removable hard drive, still not fixed. Mail remains my
> immediate problem however, as there are many emails
> --
> bazzandjo
>
>
> "Andrew McLaren" wrote:
>
>> "bazzandjo" <bazzandjo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote ...
>> > software, backed up my docs etc and Outlook on an external hard drive.
>> > Restored backup to Vista, everything is fine except that I do not have any
>> > of
>> > my email, which came from 2 different computers, but both from backup. Any
>>
>> Did you back up your Outlook PST file(s)?
>>
>> Outlook keeps your email in a file called Outlook.PST. By default, this is
>> kept at C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application
>> Data\Microsoft\Outlook (on XP).
>>
>> If you only backed up C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents, and did
>> not also back up your PST file, then your email has probably been lost.
>>
>> Search for any file called *.PST. After you install Outlook in the new Vista
>> installation, go to File, Import and Export, Import from another program or
>> file, and browse to the location of your PST file. Select it to import the
>> email into your new Inbox.
>>
>> Hope it helps,
>>
>> --
>> Andrew McLaren
>> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>>
>>