Computer Failure

14 Oct 2006 9:13 AM

will_s

Computer has failed so have transferred the hard drive to a new machine
which is running Microsoft Vista. Have installed Office XP on this and want
to get all my mail and contacts from the old hard drive ( have al;ready
transferred my pics and music ) but have no idea where it is

What is the best way to recover my email ?

thanks

14 Oct 2006 1:20 PM

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

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"will_s" <willsjunkrem***@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:eRaxNE37GHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Computer has failed so have transferred the hard drive to a new machine
> which is running Microsoft Vista. Have installed Office XP on this and
> want to get all my mail and contacts from the old hard drive ( have
> al;ready transferred my pics and music ) but have no idea where it is
>
> What is the best way to recover my email ?
>
>
> thanks

14 Oct 2006 11:00 PM

will_s

Actually I tried to cancel this message as I found a solution in a previous
posting but I had to enable view for hidden filesto do it.

Thanks anyway and I will keep those links for a rainy day :-)

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"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russ***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:18FB30B3-39AF-44CA-93C0-9D142CBD6244@microsoft.com...
> The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
> mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.
>
> Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
> http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx
>
>
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "will_s" <willsjunkrem***@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eRaxNE37GHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Computer has failed so have transferred the hard drive to a new machine
>> which is running Microsoft Vista. Have installed Office XP on this and
>> want to get all my mail and contacts from the old hard drive ( have
>> al;ready transferred my pics and music ) but have no idea where it is
>>
>> What is the best way to recover my email ?
>>
>>
>> thanks
>