Outlook 2000. After a hard disk crash, I have re-installed the software and
imported my pst files. All well until I needed to assign a category. The
categories that I had set up on the master list are on the individual contact
details but they are not in the category list to assign to contacts. Is
there any way I can recover them other than the labour intensive way of
re-entering each one? If it helps I do have a complete backup of my old hard
drive but have set up the software as new from windows up. I have only
reinstated data.

jemimapd

Categories are stored in the registry.
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm

You should never import PST files. Just open them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"jemimapd" wrote in message
...
Outlook 2000. After a hard disk crash, I have re-installed the software
and
imported my pst files. All well until I needed to assign a category. The
categories that I had set up on the master list are on the individual
contact
details but they are not in the category list to assign to contacts. Is
there any way I can recover them other than the labour intensive way of
re-entering each one? If it helps I do have a complete backup of my old
hard
drive but have set up the software as new from windows up. I have only
reinstated data.

jemimapd

Thank you Russ but I'm not sure I undersatnd the significance of slipstick.
I will look at 'slipstick'. What is it supposed to do?
I have already been told that I should not import PST files when I had a
problem with sub-directories. I did because nothing told me I shouldn't.
The pst files were stored on an external drive and I needed them on the main
pc. Also before importing I had already received and dealt with emails held
up by the three days my system was down and I saw import as a merge. The
help facility does not make this clear. I have over two thousand contacts
and many stored emails.
--
jemimapd


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Categories are stored in the registry.
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm

You should never import PST files. Just open them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"jemimapd" wrote in message
...
Outlook 2000. After a hard disk crash, I have re-installed the software
and
imported my pst files. All well until I needed to assign a category. The
categories that I had set up on the master list are on the individual
contact
details but they are not in the category list to assign to contacts. Is
there any way I can recover them other than the labour intensive way of
re-entering each one? If it helps I do have a complete backup of my old
hard
drive but have set up the software as new from windows up. I have only
reinstated data.

jemimapd

Slipstick is a website. I pointed you to an article there that tells you how
to migrate categories.
This has nothing to do with importing. If you've already done the import and
it worked, you have nothing to worry about. Next time, just open the PST
file and copy what you need from it. You lose less data that way.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"jemimapd" wrote in message
...
Thank you Russ but I'm not sure I undersatnd the significance of
slipstick.
I will look at 'slipstick'. What is it supposed to do?
I have already been told that I should not import PST files when I had a
problem with sub-directories. I did because nothing told me I shouldn't.
The pst files were stored on an external drive and I needed them on the
main
pc. Also before importing I had already received and dealt with emails
held
up by the three days my system was down and I saw import as a merge. The
help facility does not make this clear. I have over two thousand contacts
and many stored emails.
--
jemimapd


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Categories are stored in the registry.
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm

You should never import PST files. Just open them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"jemimapd" wrote in message
...
Outlook 2000. After a hard disk crash, I have re-installed the
software
and
imported my pst files. All well until I needed to assign a category.
The
categories that I had set up on the master list are on the individual
contact
details but they are not in the category list to assign to contacts.
Is
there any way I can recover them other than the labour intensive way of
re-entering each one? If it helps I do have a complete backup of my
old
hard
drive but have set up the software as new from windows up. I have only
reinstated data.

jemimapd