Delete blank Contacts when Outlook lockedup

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Tried to import 90 contacts from Excel and didn't highlight just the ones I
needed but clicked on the column to name them. Ended up with over 300,000
blank contacts which has now frozen Outlook. Of course I didn't back it up
before importing because that would have been too easy. Been running
scanpst.exe to try and clean it up. So far not helping. Does anyone know a
way to delete these with out having to be in Outlook? If at all possible I
would like to not lose all the info in the pst file. But I am realistic
about my position.
 
When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
 
985 MB now it was at 850 MB before the import. I can open Outlook but not
click on anything. The cpu usage bounces back and forth from 90 to 100 %
when Outlook is open but the task manager says it isn't responding.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
Click to expand...
 
So what does the Inbox Repair Tool tell you when you run it?
Have you tired creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Know enough 2B dangerous said:
985 MB now it was at 850 MB before the import. I can open Outlook but not
click on anything. The cpu usage bounces back and forth from 90 to 100 %
when Outlook is open but the task manager says it isn't responding.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
Tried to import 90 contacts from Excel and didn't highlight just the
ones
I
needed but clicked on the column to name them. Ended up with over
300,000
blank contacts which has now frozen Outlook. Of course I didn't back
it
up
before importing because that would have been too easy. Been running
scanpst.exe to try and clean it up. So far not helping. Does anyone
know
a
way to delete these with out having to be in Outlook? If at all
possible
I
would like to not lose all the info in the pst file. But I am
realistic
about my position.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
So far we have ran it 4 times and the defrag utility is in process. The
scanpst.exe keeps on saying that there is errors and gives us the option to
repair. It doesn't tell us what the errors are. The laptop has 512 of ram
in it. Do you think adding another 512 will help? I guess I forgot to
mention that it is a laptop.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
So what does the Inbox Repair Tool tell you when you run it?
Have you tired creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Know enough 2B dangerous said:
985 MB now it was at 850 MB before the import. I can open Outlook but not
click on anything. The cpu usage bounces back and forth from 90 to 100 %
when Outlook is open but the task manager says it isn't responding.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
Tried to import 90 contacts from Excel and didn't highlight just the
ones
I
needed but clicked on the column to name them. Ended up with over
300,000
blank contacts which has now frozen Outlook. Of course I didn't back
it
up
before importing because that would have been too easy. Been running
scanpst.exe to try and clean it up. So far not helping. Does anyone
know
a
way to delete these with out having to be in Outlook? If at all
possible
I
would like to not lose all the info in the pst file. But I am
realistic
about my position.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Defrag won't help.
Alternate a scandisk utility with the Inbox Repair Tool until no errors
appear.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Know enough 2B dangerous said:
So far we have ran it 4 times and the defrag utility is in process. The
scanpst.exe keeps on saying that there is errors and gives us the option
to
repair. It doesn't tell us what the errors are. The laptop has 512 of
ram
in it. Do you think adding another 512 will help? I guess I forgot to
mention that it is a laptop.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
So what does the Inbox Repair Tool tell you when you run it?
Have you tired creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
985 MB now it was at 850 MB before the import. I can open Outlook but
not
click on anything. The cpu usage bounces back and forth from 90 to 100
%
when Outlook is open but the task manager says it isn't responding.
--
Thank You for your help



:

When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
Tried to import 90 contacts from Excel and didn't highlight just the
ones
I
needed but clicked on the column to name them. Ended up with over
300,000
blank contacts which has now frozen Outlook. Of course I didn't
back
it
up
before importing because that would have been too easy. Been
running
scanpst.exe to try and clean it up. So far not helping. Does
anyone
know
a
way to delete these with out having to be in Outlook? If at all
possible
I
would like to not lose all the info in the pst file. But I am
realistic
about my position.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks we'll give that a shot. It would be nice if those Staples "easy
buttons" really worked. I would be slamming that thing right now.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
Defrag won't help.
Alternate a scandisk utility with the Inbox Repair Tool until no errors
appear.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Know enough 2B dangerous said:
So far we have ran it 4 times and the defrag utility is in process. The
scanpst.exe keeps on saying that there is errors and gives us the option
to
repair. It doesn't tell us what the errors are. The laptop has 512 of
ram
in it. Do you think adding another 512 will help? I guess I forgot to
mention that it is a laptop.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
So what does the Inbox Repair Tool tell you when you run it?
Have you tired creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
985 MB now it was at 850 MB before the import. I can open Outlook but
not
click on anything. The cpu usage bounces back and forth from 90 to 100
%
when Outlook is open but the task manager says it isn't responding.
--
Thank You for your help



:

When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
Tried to import 90 contacts from Excel and didn't highlight just the
ones
I
needed but clicked on the column to name them. Ended up with over
300,000
blank contacts which has now frozen Outlook. Of course I didn't
back
it
up
before importing because that would have been too easy. Been
running
scanpst.exe to try and clean it up. So far not helping. Does
anyone
know
a
way to delete these with out having to be in Outlook? If at all
possible
I
would like to not lose all the info in the pst file. But I am
realistic
about my position.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
How long do we keep on scanpst.exe? It does seem to be getting shorter each
time but at what point are we just doing it in vain?
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
Defrag won't help.
Alternate a scandisk utility with the Inbox Repair Tool until no errors
appear.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Know enough 2B dangerous said:
So far we have ran it 4 times and the defrag utility is in process. The
scanpst.exe keeps on saying that there is errors and gives us the option
to
repair. It doesn't tell us what the errors are. The laptop has 512 of
ram
in it. Do you think adding another 512 will help? I guess I forgot to
mention that it is a laptop.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
So what does the Inbox Repair Tool tell you when you run it?
Have you tired creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
985 MB now it was at 850 MB before the import. I can open Outlook but
not
click on anything. The cpu usage bounces back and forth from 90 to 100
%
when Outlook is open but the task manager says it isn't responding.
--
Thank You for your help



:

When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
Tried to import 90 contacts from Excel and didn't highlight just the
ones
I
needed but clicked on the column to name them. Ended up with over
300,000
blank contacts which has now frozen Outlook. Of course I didn't
back
it
up
before importing because that would have been too easy. Been
running
scanpst.exe to try and clean it up. So far not helping. Does
anyone
know
a
way to delete these with out having to be in Outlook? If at all
possible
I
would like to not lose all the info in the pst file. But I am
realistic
about my position.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
No way to know.
The best solution is to alternate with scandisk each time. With any luck,
eventually everything will be repaired.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Know enough 2B dangerous said:
How long do we keep on scanpst.exe? It does seem to be getting shorter
each
time but at what point are we just doing it in vain?
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
Defrag won't help.
Alternate a scandisk utility with the Inbox Repair Tool until no errors
appear.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
So far we have ran it 4 times and the defrag utility is in process.
The
scanpst.exe keeps on saying that there is errors and gives us the
option
to
repair. It doesn't tell us what the errors are. The laptop has 512
of
ram
in it. Do you think adding another 512 will help? I guess I forgot to
mention that it is a laptop.
--
Thank You for your help



:

So what does the Inbox Repair Tool tell you when you run it?
Have you tired creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
985 MB now it was at 850 MB before the import. I can open Outlook
but
not
click on anything. The cpu usage bounces back and forth from 90 to
100
%
when Outlook is open but the task manager says it isn't responding.
--
Thank You for your help



:

When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
Tried to import 90 contacts from Excel and didn't highlight just
the
ones
I
needed but clicked on the column to name them. Ended up with
over
300,000
blank contacts which has now frozen Outlook. Of course I didn't
back
it
up
before importing because that would have been too easy. Been
running
scanpst.exe to try and clean it up. So far not helping. Does
anyone
know
a
way to delete these with out having to be in Outlook? If at all
possible
I
would like to not lose all the info in the pst file. But I am
realistic
about my position.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks again you have been very helpful.
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
No way to know.
The best solution is to alternate with scandisk each time. With any luck,
eventually everything will be repaired.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Know enough 2B dangerous said:
How long do we keep on scanpst.exe? It does seem to be getting shorter
each
time but at what point are we just doing it in vain?
--
Thank You for your help



Russ Valentine said:
Defrag won't help.
Alternate a scandisk utility with the Inbox Repair Tool until no errors
appear.
If the Inbox Repair Tool fails to repair the PST file, you can use the
following tool to find out what can be fixed:
http://officerecovery.com/outlook/index.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
So far we have ran it 4 times and the defrag utility is in process.
The
scanpst.exe keeps on saying that there is errors and gives us the
option
to
repair. It doesn't tell us what the errors are. The laptop has 512
of
ram
in it. Do you think adding another 512 will help? I guess I forgot to
mention that it is a laptop.
--
Thank You for your help



:

So what does the Inbox Repair Tool tell you when you run it?
Have you tired creating a new profile?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
985 MB now it was at 850 MB before the import. I can open Outlook
but
not
click on anything. The cpu usage bounces back and forth from 90 to
100
%
when Outlook is open but the task manager says it isn't responding.
--
Thank You for your help



:

When you say this has now "frozen" Outlook, what do you mean?
What is the size of this PST file now?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Know enough 2B dangerous"
<[email protected]>
wrote in message
Tried to import 90 contacts from Excel and didn't highlight just
the
ones
I
needed but clicked on the column to name them. Ended up with
over
300,000
blank contacts which has now frozen Outlook. Of course I didn't
back
it
up
before importing because that would have been too easy. Been
running
scanpst.exe to try and clean it up. So far not helping. Does
anyone
know
a
way to delete these with out having to be in Outlook? If at all
possible
I
would like to not lose all the info in the pst file. But I am
realistic
about my position.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
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