I'm running Outlook 2007 on XP. I saved all 4 of my old pst files before
reformatting the laptop, and afterwards copied them into the C:\Documents and
Settings\Steve\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder.
In Account Settings/Data Files, I can see all 4 files, and I can see all the
folders and subfolders in the left-hand-side 'mail folders' window.
The problem is that I cannot make Outlook use the existing Inbox for new
mail... it creates a new pst & inbox. Calendar, Contacts, & Tasks are all
fine... just the Inbox is the problem.
How do I force Outlook to use the existing Inbox in my pre-existing pst
instead of creating a new one?

In Data File Management you set the data file you want as the default msg
store, if thats what you mean. However if you restored old data files to the
default location you may have overwritten existing data files which may have
corrupted both the data files & the Outlook Profile

"Tech-Troubles-in-Tulsa"
wrote in message ...
I'm running Outlook 2007 on XP. I saved all 4 of my old pst files before
reformatting the laptop, and afterwards copied them into the C:\Documents
and
Settings\Steve\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder.
In Account Settings/Data Files, I can see all 4 files, and I can see all
the
folders and subfolders in the left-hand-side 'mail folders' window.
The problem is that I cannot make Outlook use the existing Inbox for new
mail... it creates a new pst & inbox. Calendar, Contacts, & Tasks are all
fine... just the Inbox is the problem.
How do I force Outlook to use the existing Inbox in my pre-existing pst
instead of creating a new one?

Thanks. I double-checked Data File Mgmt, and it has the
"Other-Personal-PST-folder.pst" as the default. When I send email, it appears
in that PST's Sent folder, also (perfect).
However, when I click on "Email Accounts" under Account Settings, it shows
only one account (my email address), and at the bottom of that E-mail
Accounts window it says: "Selected e-mail account delivers new e-mail
messages to the following location: "(my email address)\Inbox" in data file
C:\...\Outl(my email address)-00000009.pst"

How do I get it to change where new email is being delivered? I need it to
go into: Other-Personal-PST-folder.pst\Inbox

I don't think anything is corrupted, as I can work in all the email folders
that are displayed.

What can we do?

Thanks, Tech-Troubles-in-Tulsa

"DL" wrote:

In Data File Management you set the data file you want as the default msg
store, if thats what you mean. However if you restored old data files to the
default location you may have overwritten existing data files which may have
corrupted both the data files & the Outlook Profile

"Tech-Troubles-in-Tulsa"
wrote in message ...
I'm running Outlook 2007 on XP. I saved all 4 of my old pst files before
reformatting the laptop, and afterwards copied them into the C:\Documents
and
Settings\Steve\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder.
In Account Settings/Data Files, I can see all 4 files, and I can see all
the
folders and subfolders in the left-hand-side 'mail folders' window.
The problem is that I cannot make Outlook use the existing Inbox for new
mail... it creates a new pst & inbox. Calendar, Contacts, & Tasks are all
fine... just the Inbox is the problem.
How do I force Outlook to use the existing Inbox in my pre-existing pst
instead of creating a new one?

Is your mail account an Imap account? (the 00009.pst one) if it is it has
its own folder set

"Tech-Troubles-in-Tulsa"
wrote in message ...
Thanks. I double-checked Data File Mgmt, and it has the
"Other-Personal-PST-folder.pst" as the default. When I send email, it
appears
in that PST's Sent folder, also (perfect).
However, when I click on "Email Accounts" under Account Settings, it shows
only one account (my email address), and at the bottom of that E-mail
Accounts window it says: "Selected e-mail account delivers new e-mail
messages to the following location: "(my email address)\Inbox" in data
file
C:\...\Outl(my email address)-00000009.pst"

How do I get it to change where new email is being delivered? I need it to
go into: Other-Personal-PST-folder.pst\Inbox

I don't think anything is corrupted, as I can work in all the email
folders
that are displayed.

What can we do?

Thanks, Tech-Troubles-in-Tulsa

"DL" wrote:

In Data File Management you set the data file you want as the default msg
store, if thats what you mean. However if you restored old data files to
the
default location you may have overwritten existing data files which may
have
corrupted both the data files & the Outlook Profile

"Tech-Troubles-in-Tulsa"

wrote in message
...
I'm running Outlook 2007 on XP. I saved all 4 of my old pst files
before
reformatting the laptop, and afterwards copied them into the
C:\Documents
and
Settings\Steve\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
folder.
In Account Settings/Data Files, I can see all 4 files, and I can see
all
the
folders and subfolders in the left-hand-side 'mail folders' window.
The problem is that I cannot make Outlook use the existing Inbox for
new
mail... it creates a new pst & inbox. Calendar, Contacts, & Tasks are
all
fine... just the Inbox is the problem.
How do I force Outlook to use the existing Inbox in my pre-existing pst
instead of creating a new one?