I have just had to format my hard disk and rebuild my laptop after spyware
problems. The machine is 100% up to date with XP Home Edition and Office 2003
updates.

I saved all the files I found in the Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
folder before formatting my hard disk and have since returned them to the
same location. Now want to open them. However, when I try to open them in
Outlook (File, Open,Oultook Data File), the old files do not even appear in
the window to be selected. Only the newly created files appear, however I
know the other files are there. Can anyone help with this please?

Thanks in anticipation.

Dear Mark,

have a look on this site where Outlook store the PST files and how to search
for PST files:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm

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Oliver Vukovics
Outlook Network without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
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"MarkC" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I have just had to format my hard disk and rebuild my laptop after spyware
problems. The machine is 100% up to date with XP Home Edition and Office
2003
updates.

I saved all the files I found in the Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
folder before formatting my hard disk and have since returned them to the
same location. Now want to open them. However, when I try to open them in
Outlook (File, Open,Oultook Data File), the old files do not even appear
in
the window to be selected. Only the newly created files appear, however I
know the other files are there. Can anyone help with this please?

Thanks in anticipation.

Hi Oliver,

Thanks for the links. They explain the process I was following, but for some
reason I have a problem when trying to reconnect the data file. When Outlook
displays the folder, the files I want to connect are not displayed (even if I
view all file types, not just .pst), but I am 100% certain that they are
there because I can navigate to them from the start menu.

Do you have any other ideas?

Thanks,

Mark

"Oliver Vukovics" wrote:

Dear Mark,

have a look on this site where Outlook store the PST files and how to search
for PST files:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm

--
Oliver Vukovics
Outlook Network without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Awarded by ZDNet UK and ZDNet DE with the "Editors Choice".
http://www.publicshareware.com

"MarkC" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
I have just had to format my hard disk and rebuild my laptop after spyware
problems. The machine is 100% up to date with XP Home Edition and Office
2003
updates.

I saved all the files I found in the Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
folder before formatting my hard disk and have since returned them to the
same location. Now want to open them. However, when I try to open them in
Outlook (File, Open,Oultook Data File), the old files do not even appear
in
the window to be selected. Only the newly created files appear, however I
know the other files are there. Can anyone help with this please?

Thanks in anticipation.

MarkC wrote:

I have just had to format my hard disk and rebuild my laptop after
spyware problems. The machine is 100% up to date with XP Home Edition
and Office 2003 updates.

I saved all the files I found in the Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder before formatting my hard disk and have
since returned them to the same location.

However, that's not the folder where PSTs are kept by default. If you did
not explicitly keep your PSTs (usually in %UserProfile%\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook), then you no longer have them.

See if this helps: http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
--
Brian Tillman