Hi there,

We have upgraded a user from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 (the full Office
package was upgraded - Professional Plus 2007). When we import the PAB the
user had stored on the network, into a contacts folder in Outlook 2007, all
the contacts seem to import, but the distribution lists they set up are all
empty...

Is this by design or is there a way to get them back??? They previously
had over 100 entries in the distribution list they setup in the PAB... I've
tried importing it into Outlook 2003 and it's still empty.. We're using
exchange 2003 for mail...

Any help or insight would be helpful!!

Cheers!

The DL should be importable but I haven't tried it in years. Is an older
system available that you could try it?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/pabimport.htm

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"T. Smith" wrote in message
...
Hi there,

We have upgraded a user from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 (the full Office
package was upgraded - Professional Plus 2007). When we import the PAB
the user had stored on the network, into a contacts folder in Outlook
2007, all the contacts seem to import, but the distribution lists they set
up are all empty...

Is this by design or is there a way to get them back??? They previously
had over 100 entries in the distribution list they setup in the PAB...
I've tried importing it into Outlook 2003 and it's still empty.. We're
using exchange 2003 for mail...

Any help or insight would be helpful!!

Cheers!

T. Smith wrote:

We have upgraded a user from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 (the full
Office package was upgraded - Professional Plus 2007). When we
import the PAB the user had stored on the network, into a contacts
folder in Outlook 2007, all the contacts seem to import, but the
distribution lists they set up are all empty...

DLs and importing don't get along very well. Sometimes it works, but often
it doesn't. Do you have no other Outlook 2003 machine you can use to add
the PAB and then copy the contacts to a Contacts folder in a PST you can
then transfer to the OL 2007 system?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Hi there,

Yes, I tried that. It imports into a Contact folder in Outlook 2003, but
the DL's are empty in it as well...

Any other ideas?

I may try going to an older backup of the file to see if that helps?

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
T. Smith wrote:

We have upgraded a user from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 (the full
Office package was upgraded - Professional Plus 2007). When we
import the PAB the user had stored on the network, into a contacts
folder in Outlook 2007, all the contacts seem to import, but the
distribution lists they set up are all empty...

DLs and importing don't get along very well. Sometimes it works, but
often it doesn't. Do you have no other Outlook 2003 machine you can use
to add the PAB and then copy the contacts to a Contacts folder in a PST
you can then transfer to the OL 2007 system?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

T. Smith wrote:

Yes, I tried that. It imports into a Contact folder in Outlook 2003,
but the DL's are empty in it as well...

Any other ideas?

Try not using Import. That's where the problem lies. Can you add the PAB
to OL 2003 and copy the DLs to a Contacts folder? (I don't have a PAB with
which to test.)
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Ok, I'll try to add it (I'll look up how to do that, I've just been
importing), and report back if it works... Thanks Brian!!

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
T. Smith wrote:

Yes, I tried that. It imports into a Contact folder in Outlook 2003,
but the DL's are empty in it as well...

Any other ideas?

Try not using Import. That's where the problem lies. Can you add the PAB
to OL 2003 and copy the DLs to a Contacts folder? (I don't have a PAB
with which to test.)
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

I have a dist list or group list problem in OL2007 OLC uding MSN. I create a
DL and sync to MSn. Later when I look the list is empty. I am running OLC12.1
and OL2007 std. On XP PRO.
(Dave Heewlett)

"T. Smith" wrote:

Ok, I'll try to add it (I'll look up how to do that, I've just been
importing), and report back if it works... Thanks Brian!!

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
T. Smith wrote:

Yes, I tried that. It imports into a Contact folder in Outlook 2003,
but the DL's are empty in it as well...

Any other ideas?

Try not using Import. That's where the problem lies. Can you add the PAB
to OL 2003 and copy the DLs to a Contacts folder? (I don't have a PAB
with which to test.)
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Dave Hewlett wrote:

I have a dist list or group list problem in OL2007 OLC uding MSN. I
create a DL and sync to MSn. Later when I look the list is empty. I
am running OLC12.1 and OL2007 std. On XP PRO.
(Dave Heewlett)

Please start your own thread.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian, that did it!!! It also fixed another PAB problem I was having on
another machine by opening it this way!!! One PAB kept telling me it was
corrupted, and the other imported, but not everything. By doing it this way
I was able to get all contacts back from both PAB's... 2 birds with one
stone... ;o)

I was able to open the PAB in Outlook 2003, then transfer the contacts to my
contact folder, move to a new Contact folder, then export the PST with that
contact folder and give it to the user(s)...

Thanks for your help!!

"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
...
T. Smith wrote:

Yes, I tried that. It imports into a Contact folder in Outlook 2003,
but the DL's are empty in it as well...

Any other ideas?

Try not using Import. That's where the problem lies. Can you add the PAB
to OL 2003 and copy the DLs to a Contacts folder? (I don't have a PAB
with which to test.)
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"T. Smith" wrote in message
...

then export the PST

Sharp intake of breath......