Lost programs when installing Vista

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Hi..I installed Vista over a perfectly stable, configured version of XP. No
problems installing. Program forced me to take a custom installation because
it is on a tablet PC. Now, I cannot find any of my programs. I have found
my old folder of program files but cannot get windows office 2007 to run.
Cannot load my preferences, emails, contacts, all my old software...etc.
Very frustrating. Can anyone help?
 
Doug said:
Hi..I installed Vista over a perfectly stable, configured version of
XP. No problems installing. Program forced me to take a custom
installation because it is on a tablet PC. Now, I cannot find any of
my programs. I have found my old folder of program files but cannot
get windows office 2007 to run. Cannot load my preferences, emails,
contacts, all my old software...etc. Very frustrating. Can anyone
help?
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Maybe the following article will offer something useful:

(932912) How to restore your personal files after
you perform a custom installation of Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912/en-us

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Hi Doug,

A custom install is basically a clean install to a new folder. Programs and
settings are generally not migrated into the installation by this process.
You would have to reinstall programs from their original installation media.

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Thanks. I was afraid of that. Do you have any suggestions on how to find
all my Outlook folders / contacts / emails?
 
Doug said:
Thanks. I was afraid of that. Do you have any suggestions on how to find
all my Outlook folders / contacts / emails?
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Did you create a backup before you installed Vista? Depending on the program
used to create the backup you may be able to selectively restore the Outlook
..pst file then load it into Outlook in Vista.

If you don't have a backup then the .pst file may be in the windows.old
folder. Your old user accounts should be in the windows.old folder in the
documents and settings folder. Look under your old user profile for the .pst
file. It is normally here.

windows.old\documents and settings\user_name\local settings\application
data\outlook

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912
 
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