You are not reading Hal's post, or paying attention to what you have been
told - read it again!


"PeterU" wrote in message
...
I actually moved ahead a little. Instead of File - Import and Export... I
tried New - Outlook Data File and added the PST mentioned below and it
took
it. I can not see current Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, etc. It still does
not
recognize it when I try hitting Send/Receive. It tells me "Outlook cannot
becasue a data file to send and receive mail cannot be found. To add a
data
file, such as a personal foler file, double-click the Mail icon in Windows
Control Panel". Have done this and appears what is needed is there, but
does
not recognize it.

Peter

"PeterU" wrote:

Ok, I have searched and found one more PST file that was not
automatically
used in Outlook 2007. It resides under c:\documents and
settings\owner\local
settings\application data\microsoft\Outlook\outlook.pst and when I try to
do
a file - Import and Export... Import from another program or file,
personal
foler file (pst) and choose that file it tells me it cannot be opened.

Is there other steps to add this if this is my default? None of the
others
have folders with In box, sent, etc.

Peter

"Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]" wrote:

Unless you're connecting to an Exchange Server or your EarthLink
account is
an IMAP account, you won't have an .OST file, only .PST files (these
are the
containers for Inbox, Sent Items, Contacts, etc.). One of the .PST
files
you found should be your old data repository; you can open them from
Outlook
using 'File|Open|Outlook Data File' and check their contents. For
future
reference, it's better to uninstall an older version of Outlook prior
to
installing a newer one; In-place upgrades sometimes corrupts your
Outlook
profile. In this case, it created a new, blank, default .PST file
which you
shouldn't have to use, if you don't want to.

Hal
--
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Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
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"PeterU" wrote in message
...
Today I installed Office 2007 over Office 2003 and now having problem
with
Outlook 2007. I can get in a see my pst files, but cannot see OST or
whatever the file the file that has inbox, sent mail, contact, etc.
I use
earthlink and looks like all set up up. Even contacted them and they
made
some changes, but no success. Looks to be an Office 2007 problem.

What steps do I need to take to "import" existing Outlook 2003 in to
2007?

Peter