can't find my contacts

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I deleted Office 2k Pro and for some reason Office 2003 Pro went also. I have
no idea where my 2003 disk is, so reinstalled 2000. However I can't find my
contacts or address books. I can find .pst files, but can't open them. Says
to chose a file to open them and I have no idea in the world which one that
would be.
 
No one could possibly help you until you provide far more accurate and far
more complete information on what you did. Your post makes no sense
whatsoever.
 
okay, I will type slowly so you can understand. I was cleaning my files and
deleted Office 2000 Pro. Somehow Office 2003 Pro was also deleted. I
reinstalled Office 2000 because I don't know where my Office 2003 disk is
located.

When I opened Outlook in Office 2000 none of my contacts were in the address
book. I can find the .pst files, but can't seem to get them open. Therefore
I need to know how to get my contacts into the address book.

Russ Valentine said:
No one could possibly help you until you provide far more accurate and far
more complete information on what you did. Your post makes no sense
whatsoever.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Bonnie in Fl said:
I deleted Office 2k Pro and for some reason Office 2003 Pro went also. I
have
no idea where my 2003 disk is, so reinstalled 2000. However I can't find
my
contacts or address books. I can find .pst files, but can't open them.
Says
to chose a file to open them and I have no idea in the world which one
that
would be.
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Typing slowly is not the problem here. Your logic and your descriptions are
the problem. They still are.

You know what you deleted and what you didn't. No one else does.
Reinstalling an older version of Outlook and expecting it to work is not
realistic. I would suggest you read about Outlook data files and how they
are used. Figure the rest out for yourself. If you cannot post back with
more complete information.

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

Opening PST files is easy. You use a program called Outlook. File > Open >
Outlook data file.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Bonnie in Fl said:
okay, I will type slowly so you can understand. I was cleaning my files
and
deleted Office 2000 Pro. Somehow Office 2003 Pro was also deleted. I
reinstalled Office 2000 because I don't know where my Office 2003 disk is
located.

When I opened Outlook in Office 2000 none of my contacts were in the
address
book. I can find the .pst files, but can't seem to get them open.
Therefore
I need to know how to get my contacts into the address book.

Russ Valentine said:
No one could possibly help you until you provide far more accurate and
far
more complete information on what you did. Your post makes no sense
whatsoever.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Bonnie in Fl said:
I deleted Office 2k Pro and for some reason Office 2003 Pro went also. I
have
no idea where my 2003 disk is, so reinstalled 2000. However I can't
find
my
contacts or address books. I can find .pst files, but can't open them.
Says
to chose a file to open them and I have no idea in the world which one
that
would be.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
The new Unicode format .pst file from Outlook 2003 is not compatible with earlier versions of Outlook. You will not be able to use Outlook 2000 to open any .pst files you created in that new format.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



Bonnie in Fl said:
okay, I will type slowly so you can understand. I was cleaning my files and
deleted Office 2000 Pro. Somehow Office 2003 Pro was also deleted. I
reinstalled Office 2000 because I don't know where my Office 2003 disk is
located.

When I opened Outlook in Office 2000 none of my contacts were in the address
book. I can find the .pst files, but can't seem to get them open. Therefore
I need to know how to get my contacts into the address book.

Russ Valentine said:
No one could possibly help you until you provide far more accurate and far
more complete information on what you did. Your post makes no sense
whatsoever.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Bonnie in Fl said:
I deleted Office 2k Pro and for some reason Office 2003 Pro went also. I
have
no idea where my 2003 disk is, so reinstalled 2000. However I can't find
my
contacts or address books. I can find .pst files, but can't open them.
Says
to chose a file to open them and I have no idea in the world which one
that
would be.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I am not sure what it is you don't understand. I can locate my .pst files,
but I can't open them. Doing what you instructed opened an old file with only
2 addresses. However, I found the answer I needed in another person's
question and answer so I won't have to bother you again.

Russ Valentine said:
Typing slowly is not the problem here. Your logic and your descriptions are
the problem. They still are.

You know what you deleted and what you didn't. No one else does.
Reinstalling an older version of Outlook and expecting it to work is not
realistic. I would suggest you read about Outlook data files and how they
are used. Figure the rest out for yourself. If you cannot post back with
more complete information.

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

Opening PST files is easy. You use a program called Outlook. File > Open >
Outlook data file.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Bonnie in Fl said:
okay, I will type slowly so you can understand. I was cleaning my files
and
deleted Office 2000 Pro. Somehow Office 2003 Pro was also deleted. I
reinstalled Office 2000 because I don't know where my Office 2003 disk is
located.

When I opened Outlook in Office 2000 none of my contacts were in the
address
book. I can find the .pst files, but can't seem to get them open.
Therefore
I need to know how to get my contacts into the address book.

Russ Valentine said:
No one could possibly help you until you provide far more accurate and
far
more complete information on what you did. Your post makes no sense
whatsoever.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I deleted Office 2k Pro and for some reason Office 2003 Pro went also. I
have
no idea where my 2003 disk is, so reinstalled 2000. However I can't
find
my
contacts or address books. I can find .pst files, but can't open them.
Says
to chose a file to open them and I have no idea in the world which one
that
would be.
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Click to expand...
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