You have to enable ' view hidden files' in explorer folder options
To backup the data file, simply copy it to another location, with outlook
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"zaphod12" wrote in message
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DL -

thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a shot and let you know if it
works.. but perhaps you can answer one more question first....

I am on a Vista machine and have tried to find the .pst file. try as I
might, I can't find the c:\Users\name\AppData\Local\Outlook folder when
looking through the disk with explorer. If I use Outlook's Data
Management
selection tool, highlight outlook.pst and then click open folder, it is
there. how does one change permissions in Vista so that the entire
content
of a folder is displayed? this is extrememely annoying..

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many thanks....


"DL" wrote:

You have to uninstall OL2003, reboot prior to installing OL2007
You wont lose any data and in normal circumstances OL2007 should
reconnect
to the origonal Profile, but as in all PC use a data backup is wise

"zaphod12" wrote in message
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Greetings,

I'm having an issue and was wondering if anyone can help.

Background:
I had MS Office 2003 Professional installed on my computer. I then
installed MS Office 2007 Enterprise edition. at first, everything
worked..
by that, all components: word, excel, outlook, powerpoint, etc.. Then
i
used
a registry cleaner to try and speed up the system.. didn't work out too
well
and basically had to re-install MS Office 2007 enterprise edition.
except
for outlook 2007. outlook 2003 is still installed and operates just
fine.
BUT...

Issue: now when I try to install outlook 2007 from the DVD, it tells
me
that it is unavailable. i can't select any of the other installation
options.. i.e. run from disk, etc.


Any ideas on what the problem might be? If I uninstall Outlook 2003
and
then try to install 2007, will I lose all the files/folders and/or .pst
file?

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many thanks....




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