Updating from XP/2002 to 2003, no categories came

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Updating from Outlook XP/2002 to 2003, none of my old categories came over, either on the master list or with my individual contacts. Suggestions? (other than recreating/reassigning) Thank you, Wayland.
 
The Master Category List is in the registry -- see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm for location of the registry
entries and see if they still exist.

As for the categories saved with individual contacts -- did you import from
your old .PST file or did you open the .PST in Outlook and copy the data to
the new .PST? Copying would work best...

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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Thank you for replying. I will check the registry. I did not import nor copy my old file. The installation software did it automatically. It just left out all category info. Thank you Microsoft for another piece of almost right engineering. Sorry, just had to gripe. Thank you again. W

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----

The Master Category List is in the registry -- see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm for location of the registry
entries and see if they still exist.

As for the categories saved with individual contacts -- did you import from
your old .PST file or did you open the .PST in Outlook and copy the data to
the new .PST? Copying would work best...

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please
reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***


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If you're simply using the same .PST file you used in Outlook 2002, the
categories should have stayed with the items...

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***


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Waylandpm said:
Thank you for replying. I will check the registry. I did not import
nor copy my old file. The installation software did it automatically.
It just left out all category info. Thank you Microsoft for another
piece of almost right engineering. Sorry, just had to gripe. Thank
you again. W

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----

The Master Category List is in the registry -- see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm for location of the
registry entries and see if they still exist.

As for the categories saved with individual contacts -- did you
import from your old .PST file or did you open the .PST in
Outlook and copy the data to the new .PST? Copying would work
best...

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered --
please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message
thread. ***


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Waylandpm said:
Updating from Outlook XP/2002 to 2003, none of my old
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categories came > over, either on the master list or with my
individual contacts. > Suggestions? (other than
recreating/reassigning) Thank you, Wayland.
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I completely agree, "...the categories should have stayed with the items...", but they are no where to be found. If I list my contacts by category, none are categorized

Slipstick has no instructions for finding the registry item for finding the master categories list in Outlook 2003. I tried all instructions for earlier versions - nothing. Just thought you'd like to know

Thank you for your attempts to help, Waylan

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: ----

If you're simply using the same .PST file you used in Outlook 2002, th
categories should have stayed with the items..

--
Jocelyn Fiorell
MVP - Outloo

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In Waylandpm wrote
Thank you for replying. I will check the registry. I did not impor
nor copy my old file. The installation software did it automatically
It just left out all category info. Thank you Microsoft for anothe
piece of almost right engineering. Sorry, just had to gripe. Than
you again.
----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: ----
The Master Category List is in the registry -- se
Click to expand...
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm for location of th
registry entries and see if they still exist
As for the categories saved with individual contacts -- did yo
Click to expand...
import from your old .PST file or did you open the .PST i
Outlook and copy the data to the new .PST? Copying would wor
best..
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Jocelyn Fiorell
MVP - Outloo
*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -
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please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the messag
thread. **categories came > over, either on the master list or with m
individual contacts. > Suggestions? (other tha
recreating/reassigning) Thank you, Wayland
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I'm trying to find out of there's a way you might be able to get your Master
Category List back -- I'll let you know what I find out. As for the
individual categories, you might want to try running the Inbox Repair Tool
against your .PST file to see if it finds any errors. Make a backup of the
file first -- you shouldn't have any problems, but just in case...

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please
reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***


In
Waylandpm said:
I completely agree, "...the categories should have stayed with the
items...", but they are no where to be found. If I list my contacts
by category, none are categorized.

Slipstick has no instructions for finding the registry item for
finding the master categories list in Outlook 2003. I tried all
instructions for earlier versions - nothing. Just thought you'd like
to know.

Thank you for your attempts to help, Wayland

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----

If you're simply using the same .PST file you used in Outlook
2002, the categories should have stayed with the items...

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered --
please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message
thread. ***


In
Waylandpm said:
Thank you for replying. I will check the registry. I did not
Click to expand...
import > nor copy my old file. The installation software did it
automatically. > It just left out all category info. Thank you
Microsoft for another > piece of almost right engineering.
Sorry, just had to gripe. Thank > you again. W
----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----
The Master Category List is in the registry -- see
Click to expand...
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm for location
Click to expand...
of the > registry entries and see if they still exist.did you > import from your old .PST file or did you open
the .PST in > Outlook and copy the data to the new .PST?
Copying would work > best...
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook
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answered -- > please reply only to the newsgroup to
preserve the message > thread. ***>
Waylandpm wrote: >>> Updating from Outlook XP/2002 to 2003, none
of my old > categories came > over, either on the master
list or with my > individual contacts. > Suggestions?
(other than > recreating/reassigning) Thank you, Wayland.
Click to expand...
 
OK -- I've been told that if you added custom categories to the Master
Category List in Outlook 2002, and you upgraded your version of Office over
the old version, you should still have the Categories registry key under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook. If so, try
copying that key to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook, then restart
Outlook and/or your PC and see if the MCL now contains your custom
categories. It *should* work.

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please
reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***


In
Jocelyn said:
I'm trying to find out of there's a way you might be able to get your
Master Category List back -- I'll let you know what I find out. As
for the individual categories, you might want to try running the
Inbox Repair Tool against your .PST file to see if it finds any
errors. Make a backup of the file first -- you shouldn't have any
problems, but just in case...

I completely agree, "...the categories should have stayed with the
items...", but they are no where to be found. If I list my contacts
by category, none are categorized.

Slipstick has no instructions for finding the registry item for
finding the master categories list in Outlook 2003. I tried all
instructions for earlier versions - nothing. Just thought you'd like
to know.

Thank you for your attempts to help, Wayland

----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----

If you're simply using the same .PST file you used in Outlook
2002, the categories should have stayed with the items...

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered --
please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message
thread. ***


In
Waylandpm said:
Thank you for replying. I will check the registry. I did not
Click to expand...
import > nor copy my old file. The installation software did it
automatically. > It just left out all category info. Thank you
Microsoft for another > piece of almost right engineering.
Sorry, just had to gripe. Thank > you again. W
----- Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] wrote: -----
The Master Category List is in the registry -- see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm for location
Click to expand...
of the > registry entries and see if they still exist.
As for the categories saved with individual contacts --
Click to expand...
did you > import from your old .PST file or did you open
the .PST in > Outlook and copy the data to the new .PST?
Copying would work > best...answered -- > please reply only to the newsgroup to
preserve the message > thread. ***
In
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Waylandpm wrote: >>> Updating from Outlook XP/2002 to 2003, none
of my old > categories came > over, either on the master
list or with my > individual contacts. > Suggestions?
(other than > recreating/reassigning) Thank you, Wayland.
Click to expand...
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Jocelyn,

Thank you for trying so hard to help me. I believe that I looked in the "...\Office\10.0\Outlook" registry key and didn't find anything, but I will look again and follow your instructions if I find anything. Thanks again for staying with me on this. Wayland
 
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