Using a copy of .pst

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I copied the .pst file to a folder in My Documents on another machine. Both
use Outlook 2000 (one is a WIN98SE machine and the other a WINDOWS XP Home
Ed.) I renamed the file but left the extension ".pst" then tried to open it
fron the XP machine. A pst screen displayed ...but it was blank. I thought
perhaps I included ".pst" as part of the file name in error so I dropped it
and tried accessing again. This time the file couldn't even be seen.

Does the .pst file have to be placed in a specific location in order for it
to function properly?
 
No, you can put it anywhere that's accessible to you...but what method did
you use to try to open the file?

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File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then I clicked on the copy
but got what appeared to be a fresh blank.
 
What do you mean when you say you "clicked on the copy"? Where exactly did
you click? Is the Folder List visible?

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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In
 
Sorry for the delay, Jocelyn. Let's review:

I reported earlier..."File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then
I clicked on the copy
but got what appeared to be a fresh blank." Then you asked me what I meant
by "clicked on the copy".

I simply highlighted therenamed .pst on the new machine then pressed
"Enter". It just dawned on me. Should I be Importing this file instead of
simply trying to make it active by pressing Enter?
 
No, it's always better to simply open the .PST file, so that part of your
process sounds fine. But you didn't answer my question about whether or not
the Folder List is visible. The old .PST with its original folder "tree"
structure should appear in your Folder List when you open the .PST. Is that
not what you're seeing?

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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


In
 
The Folder List from the original file is not visible. There's a Folder List
on the left side of the monitor but all folders (Inbox, Calenadar, Contact,
etc.) are sterile; void of any information. I pulled another copy of an
older .pst from the WIN98SE machine onto the XP and tried opening it. Same
results. I must be doing something wrong but I sure can't think of what that
might be.
 
Unable to get that file to open on the XP machine, I exported the entire
..pst from the 98SE machine to the XP, then imported it. Though the file
isn't were I would ultimate like to story it (it's under My
Documents/Projects/Outlook 2000 Sharing) I "played" with it a tad and found
something encouraging... and something puzzling. The old problem I mentioned
in passing earlier appears to be gone. When I type a name on the task bar to
find the contact of an individual, I get only one listing. Used to get
two.... although there was always one record.

Problem now seems to involve the calendar and recurring events (birthdays)
recorded from individual contact records. An icon signifying a recurring
event was always found in the contact files involved. Some of those
actiopns, however, never executed. When I investigated, I found the reason
given by message windows always to the effect a file couldn't be found -
spoecifically the calander. However, the calendar always showed the event
scheduled; it just wouldn't trigger.

I attributed this to my having moved that original .pst file around so many
times - trying to get rid of that duplicate listing - that all of the old
records made after the move simply pointed ot an old location and I wasn't
smart enough to realize that might happen. So, in an attemot to correct
things on what now appears to be a very promissing copy of my .pst file, I
pulled a record that I know doesn't trigger, confirmed it was listed on the
calendar, deleted it from the calendar and the record, then created a new
recurring event from the contact record. The event appeared on the calendar
but this time left no icon in the contact record indicating an event is tied
to that name. The question is.... should there be such an icon appearing in
the record or was that a product of the double listing issue (whatevr that
was)... or possibly something even worse yet to be told. :-). I kow of ghost
writers but THIS.... this is rediculous.

Any help would be appreciated. I seem to be so close... yet so far. When I
get this cleared up to a reasonible level of satisfaction, I think I'll
attempt to share this .pst as a net folder. I can see lots of potential
problems with trying to use one copy for two machines; making sure only one
is running at all times,
 
There would only be one Folder List, but it should show the "tree" folder
structures for all .PST files you have open, and clicking on a folder name
should show you the contents of that folder. You're sure you are looking at
the Folder List and not just the Outlook Bar, right?

If you are indeed looking at the Folder List but all folders are apparently
empty, you may want to try running the Inbox Repair Tool against the .PST to
see if it finds any errors. Search your drive for a file called scanpst.exe
and run it. Make sure you allow the repair program to make a copy of your
..PST file before it repairs anything (just in case).

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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John said:
The Folder List from the original file is not visible. There's a
Folder List on the left side of the monitor but all folders (Inbox,
Calenadar, Contact, etc.) are sterile; void of any information. I
pulled another copy of an older .pst from the WIN98SE machine onto
the XP and tried opening it. Same results. I must be doing something
wrong but I sure can't think of what that might be.


Jocelyn Fiorello said:
No, it's always better to simply open the .PST file, so that part of
your process sounds fine. But you didn't answer my question about
whether or not the Folder List is visible. The old .PST with its
original folder "tree" structure should appear in your Folder List
when you open the .PST. Is that not what you're seeing?

--
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
John said:
Sorry for the delay, Jocelyn. Let's review:

I reported earlier..."File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File
(.pst). Then I clicked on the copy
but got what appeared to be a fresh blank." Then you asked me what I
meant by "clicked on the copy".

I simply highlighted therenamed .pst on the new machine then pressed
"Enter". It just dawned on me. Should I be Importing this file
instead of simply trying to make it active by pressing Enter?


in message What do you mean when you say you "clicked on the copy"? Where
exactly did you click? Is the Folder List visible?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then I clicked on
the copy but got what appeared to be a fresh blank.

"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message No, you can put it anywhere that's accessible to you...but what
method did you use to try to open the file?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

I copied the .pst file to a folder in My Documents on another
machine. Both use Outlook 2000 (one is a WIN98SE machine and the
other a WINDOWS XP Home Ed.) I renamed the file but left the
extension ".pst" then tried to open it fron the XP machine. A
pst screen displayed ...but it was blank. I thought perhaps I
included ".pst" as part of the file name in error so I dropped
it and tried accessing again. This time the file couldn't even
be seen.

Does the .pst file have to be placed in a specific location in
order for it to function properly?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I'm wrong Jocelyn! I wasn't looking at the Folder List. The file DID open.
And now I have the same issue with the calendar/contacts/recurring events
that I reported in 2/12 post of 2:01PM. Please see that one. Id appreciate
comments please.


Jocelyn Fiorello said:
There would only be one Folder List, but it should show the "tree" folder
structures for all .PST files you have open, and clicking on a folder name
should show you the contents of that folder. You're sure you are looking at
the Folder List and not just the Outlook Bar, right?

If you are indeed looking at the Folder List but all folders are apparently
empty, you may want to try running the Inbox Repair Tool against the .PST to
see if it finds any errors. Search your drive for a file called scanpst.exe
and run it. Make sure you allow the repair program to make a copy of your
.PST file before it repairs anything (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
John said:
The Folder List from the original file is not visible. There's a
Folder List on the left side of the monitor but all folders (Inbox,
Calenadar, Contact, etc.) are sterile; void of any information. I
pulled another copy of an older .pst from the WIN98SE machine onto
the XP and tried opening it. Same results. I must be doing something
wrong but I sure can't think of what that might be.


Jocelyn Fiorello said:
No, it's always better to simply open the .PST file, so that part of
your process sounds fine. But you didn't answer my question about
whether or not the Folder List is visible. The old .PST with its
original folder "tree" structure should appear in your Folder List
when you open the .PST. Is that not what you're seeing?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

Sorry for the delay, Jocelyn. Let's review:

I reported earlier..."File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File
(.pst). Then I clicked on the copy
but got what appeared to be a fresh blank." Then you asked me what I
meant by "clicked on the copy".

I simply highlighted therenamed .pst on the new machine then pressed
"Enter". It just dawned on me. Should I be Importing this file
instead of simply trying to make it active by pressing Enter?


in message What do you mean when you say you "clicked on the copy"? Where
exactly did you click? Is the Folder List visible?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then I clicked on
the copy but got what appeared to be a fresh blank.

"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message No, you can put it anywhere that's accessible to you...but what
method did you use to try to open the file?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

I copied the .pst file to a folder in My Documents on another
machine. Both use Outlook 2000 (one is a WIN98SE machine and the
other a WINDOWS XP Home Ed.) I renamed the file but left the
extension ".pst" then tried to open it fron the XP machine. A
pst screen displayed ...but it was blank. I thought perhaps I
included ".pst" as part of the file name in error so I dropped
it and tried accessing again. This time the file couldn't even
be seen.

Does the .pst file have to be placed in a specific location in
order for it to function properly?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Jocelyn, I ran "scanpst.exe" and found no errors.

John Gregory said:
I'm wrong Jocelyn! I wasn't looking at the Folder List. The file DID open.
And now I have the same issue with the calendar/contacts/recurring events
that I reported in 2/12 post of 2:01PM. Please see that one. Id appreciate
comments please.


Jocelyn Fiorello said:
There would only be one Folder List, but it should show the "tree" folder
structures for all .PST files you have open, and clicking on a folder name
should show you the contents of that folder. You're sure you are
Click to expand...
looking
at
the Folder List and not just the Outlook Bar, right?

If you are indeed looking at the Folder List but all folders are apparently
empty, you may want to try running the Inbox Repair Tool against the
Click to expand...
..PST
to
see if it finds any errors. Search your drive for a file called scanpst.exe
and run it. Make sure you allow the repair program to make a copy of your
.PST file before it repairs anything (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
John said:
The Folder List from the original file is not visible. There's a
Folder List on the left side of the monitor but all folders (Inbox,
Calenadar, Contact, etc.) are sterile; void of any information. I
pulled another copy of an older .pst from the WIN98SE machine onto
the XP and tried opening it. Same results. I must be doing something
wrong but I sure can't think of what that might be.


message No, it's always better to simply open the .PST file, so that part of
your process sounds fine. But you didn't answer my question about
whether or not the Folder List is visible. The old .PST with its
original folder "tree" structure should appear in your Folder List
when you open the .PST. Is that not what you're seeing?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

Sorry for the delay, Jocelyn. Let's review:

I reported earlier..."File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File
(.pst). Then I clicked on the copy
but got what appeared to be a fresh blank." Then you asked me what I
meant by "clicked on the copy".

I simply highlighted therenamed .pst on the new machine then pressed
"Enter". It just dawned on me. Should I be Importing this file
instead of simply trying to make it active by pressing Enter?


in message What do you mean when you say you "clicked on the copy"? Where
exactly did you click? Is the Folder List visible?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then I clicked on
the copy but got what appeared to be a fresh blank.

"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message No, you can put it anywhere that's accessible to you...but what
method did you use to try to open the file?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

I copied the .pst file to a folder in My Documents on another
machine. Both use Outlook 2000 (one is a WIN98SE machine and the
other a WINDOWS XP Home Ed.) I renamed the file but left the
extension ".pst" then tried to open it fron the XP machine. A
pst screen displayed ...but it was blank. I thought perhaps I
included ".pst" as part of the file name in error so I dropped
it and tried accessing again. This time the file couldn't even
be seen.

Does the .pst file have to be placed in a specific location in
order for it to function properly?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I'll reply to that post, then.

--
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
John said:
I'm wrong Jocelyn! I wasn't looking at the Folder List. The file DID
open. And now I have the same issue with the
calendar/contacts/recurring events that I reported in 2/12 post of
2:01PM. Please see that one. Id appreciate comments please.


Jocelyn Fiorello said:
There would only be one Folder List, but it should show the "tree"
folder structures for all .PST files you have open, and clicking on
a folder name should show you the contents of that folder. You're
sure you are looking at the Folder List and not just the Outlook
Bar, right?

If you are indeed looking at the Folder List but all folders are
apparently empty, you may want to try running the Inbox Repair Tool
against the .PST to see if it finds any errors. Search your drive
for a file called scanpst.exe and run it. Make sure you allow the
repair program to make a copy of your .PST file before it repairs
anything (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
John said:
The Folder List from the original file is not visible. There's a
Folder List on the left side of the monitor but all folders (Inbox,
Calenadar, Contact, etc.) are sterile; void of any information. I
pulled another copy of an older .pst from the WIN98SE machine onto
the XP and tried opening it. Same results. I must be doing something
wrong but I sure can't think of what that might be.


in message No, it's always better to simply open the .PST file, so that part
of your process sounds fine. But you didn't answer my question
about whether or not the Folder List is visible. The old .PST
with its original folder "tree" structure should appear in your
Folder List when you open the .PST. Is that not what you're
seeing?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

Sorry for the delay, Jocelyn. Let's review:

I reported earlier..."File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File
(.pst). Then I clicked on the copy
but got what appeared to be a fresh blank." Then you asked me
what I meant by "clicked on the copy".

I simply highlighted therenamed .pst on the new machine then
pressed "Enter". It just dawned on me. Should I be Importing this
file instead of simply trying to make it active by pressing Enter?


"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message What do you mean when you say you "clicked on the copy"? Where
exactly did you click? Is the Folder List visible?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then I clicked
on the copy but got what appeared to be a fresh blank.

"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message No, you can put it anywhere that's accessible to you...but what
method did you use to try to open the file?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

I copied the .pst file to a folder in My Documents on another
machine. Both use Outlook 2000 (one is a WIN98SE machine and
the other a WINDOWS XP Home Ed.) I renamed the file but left
the extension ".pst" then tried to open it fron the XP
machine. A pst screen displayed ...but it was blank. I
thought perhaps I included ".pst" as part of the file name in
error so I dropped it and tried accessing again. This time
the file couldn't even be seen.

Does the .pst file have to be placed in a specific location in
order for it to function properly?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
As far as I know, the only way to get that icon back in each contact would
be to:

1) Delete the currently entered birthday data from the contact form, along
with any old icons pointing to nonexistent appointment/event items, and save
the contact

2) Re-enter the birthday data in the contact and save the contact again

Now a new event and icon should be created.

--
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
John said:
Unable to get that file to open on the XP machine, I exported the
entire .pst from the 98SE machine to the XP, then imported it. Though
the file isn't were I would ultimate like to story it (it's under My
Documents/Projects/Outlook 2000 Sharing) I "played" with it a tad and
found something encouraging... and something puzzling. The old
problem I mentioned in passing earlier appears to be gone. When I
type a name on the task bar to find the contact of an individual, I
get only one listing. Used to get two.... although there was always
one record.

Problem now seems to involve the calendar and recurring events
(birthdays) recorded from individual contact records. An icon
signifying a recurring event was always found in the contact files
involved. Some of those actiopns, however, never executed. When I
investigated, I found the reason given by message windows always to
the effect a file couldn't be found - spoecifically the calander.
However, the calendar always showed the event scheduled; it just
wouldn't trigger.

I attributed this to my having moved that original .pst file around
so many times - trying to get rid of that duplicate listing - that
all of the old records made after the move simply pointed ot an old
location and I wasn't smart enough to realize that might happen. So,
in an attemot to correct things on what now appears to be a very
promissing copy of my .pst file, I pulled a record that I know
doesn't trigger, confirmed it was listed on the calendar, deleted it
from the calendar and the record, then created a new recurring event
from the contact record. The event appeared on the calendar but this
time left no icon in the contact record indicating an event is tied
to that name. The question is.... should there be such an icon
appearing in the record or was that a product of the double listing
issue (whatevr that was)... or possibly something even worse yet to
be told. :-). I kow of ghost writers but THIS.... this is rediculous.

Any help would be appreciated. I seem to be so close... yet so far.
When I get this cleared up to a reasonible level of satisfaction, I
think I'll attempt to share this .pst as a net folder. I can see lots
of potential problems with trying to use one copy for two machines;
making sure only one is running at all times,
Jocelyn Fiorello said:
No, it's always better to simply open the .PST file, so that part of
your process sounds fine. But you didn't answer my question about
whether or not the Folder List is visible. The old .PST with its
original folder "tree" structure should appear in your Folder List
when you open the .PST. Is that not what you're seeing?

--
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
John said:
Sorry for the delay, Jocelyn. Let's review:

I reported earlier..."File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File
(.pst). Then I clicked on the copy
but got what appeared to be a fresh blank." Then you asked me what I
meant by "clicked on the copy".

I simply highlighted therenamed .pst on the new machine then pressed
"Enter". It just dawned on me. Should I be Importing this file
instead of simply trying to make it active by pressing Enter?


in message What do you mean when you say you "clicked on the copy"? Where
exactly did you click? Is the Folder List visible?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then I clicked on
the copy but got what appeared to be a fresh blank.

"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message No, you can put it anywhere that's accessible to you...but what
method did you use to try to open the file?

--
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 John Gregory wrote:

I copied the .pst file to a folder in My Documents on another
machine. Both use Outlook 2000 (one is a WIN98SE machine and the
other a WINDOWS XP Home Ed.) I renamed the file but left the
extension ".pst" then tried to open it fron the XP machine. A
pst screen displayed ...but it was blank. I thought perhaps I
included ".pst" as part of the file name in error so I dropped
it and tried accessing again. This time the file couldn't even
be seen.

Does the .pst file have to be placed in a specific location in
order for it to function properly?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I had to do some cleaning up (some of the files started with "Ms" "Mr" or
"Mrs" for some reason; probably from years earlier.) but after I did,
everything seems to have fallen into place. I'll finish the job maybe
tomorrow then try to make a net folder.Before I do, however, I'll uninstall
Outlook from my original machine (something in that program caused the
duplicate listing of names in the Contact folder) then reinstall and do
what's necessary to put a coppy of the cleaned up .pst file into the net
folder. I'll let you know what happens. I appreciate the help.

Jocelyn Fiorello said:
As far as I know, the only way to get that icon back in each contact would
be to:

1) Delete the currently entered birthday data from the contact form, along
with any old icons pointing to nonexistent appointment/event items, and save
the contact

2) Re-enter the birthday data in the contact and save the contact again

Now a new event and icon should be created.

--
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
John said:
Unable to get that file to open on the XP machine, I exported the
entire .pst from the 98SE machine to the XP, then imported it. Though
the file isn't were I would ultimate like to story it (it's under My
Documents/Projects/Outlook 2000 Sharing) I "played" with it a tad and
found something encouraging... and something puzzling. The old
problem I mentioned in passing earlier appears to be gone. When I
type a name on the task bar to find the contact of an individual, I
get only one listing. Used to get two.... although there was always
one record.

Problem now seems to involve the calendar and recurring events
(birthdays) recorded from individual contact records. An icon
signifying a recurring event was always found in the contact files
involved. Some of those actiopns, however, never executed. When I
investigated, I found the reason given by message windows always to
the effect a file couldn't be found - spoecifically the calander.
However, the calendar always showed the event scheduled; it just
wouldn't trigger.

I attributed this to my having moved that original .pst file around
so many times - trying to get rid of that duplicate listing - that
all of the old records made after the move simply pointed ot an old
location and I wasn't smart enough to realize that might happen. So,
in an attemot to correct things on what now appears to be a very
promissing copy of my .pst file, I pulled a record that I know
doesn't trigger, confirmed it was listed on the calendar, deleted it
from the calendar and the record, then created a new recurring event
from the contact record. The event appeared on the calendar but this
time left no icon in the contact record indicating an event is tied
to that name. The question is.... should there be such an icon
appearing in the record or was that a product of the double listing
issue (whatevr that was)... or possibly something even worse yet to
be told. :-). I kow of ghost writers but THIS.... this is rediculous.

Any help would be appreciated. I seem to be so close... yet so far.
When I get this cleared up to a reasonible level of satisfaction, I
think I'll attempt to share this .pst as a net folder. I can see lots
of potential problems with trying to use one copy for two machines;
making sure only one is running at all times,
Jocelyn Fiorello said:
No, it's always better to simply open the .PST file, so that part of
your process sounds fine. But you didn't answer my question about
whether or not the Folder List is visible. The old .PST with its
original folder "tree" structure should appear in your Folder List
when you open the .PST. Is that not what you're seeing?

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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In John Gregory wrote:

Sorry for the delay, Jocelyn. Let's review:

I reported earlier..."File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File
(.pst). Then I clicked on the copy
but got what appeared to be a fresh blank." Then you asked me what I
meant by "clicked on the copy".

I simply highlighted therenamed .pst on the new machine then pressed
"Enter". It just dawned on me. Should I be Importing this file
instead of simply trying to make it active by pressing Enter?


in message What do you mean when you say you "clicked on the copy"? Where
exactly did you click? Is the Folder List visible?

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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In John Gregory wrote:

File/Open/Personal/Personal Folders File (.pst). Then I clicked on
the copy but got what appeared to be a fresh blank.

"Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote in message No, you can put it anywhere that's accessible to you...but what
method did you use to try to open the file?

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In John Gregory wrote:

I copied the .pst file to a folder in My Documents on another
machine. Both use Outlook 2000 (one is a WIN98SE machine and the
other a WINDOWS XP Home Ed.) I renamed the file but left the
extension ".pst" then tried to open it fron the XP machine. A
pst screen displayed ...but it was blank. I thought perhaps I
included ".pst" as part of the file name in error so I dropped
it and tried accessing again. This time the file couldn't even
be seen.

Does the .pst file have to be placed in a specific location in
order for it to function properly?
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