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MKstein

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Since: Aug 04, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:14 pm
Post subject: Outlook 2007 Contacts Issues
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Got new Dell. Imported Outllook 2003 contacts to Outlook 2007 using
Windows transfer utility that came with Dell. Contacts are visible but
are not searchable, do not show up in pull down address list. If I
open each contact and resave it, they are searchable, but I have too
many contacts to do that one by one. Any suggestions?
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outl

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Since: Mar 11, 2005
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Outlook 2007 Contacts Issues [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Yes, the Windows transfer does a lousy job with Outlook data. Copy your old .pst file from the old computer to the new. Put it in My Documents or a place that you regularly backup.

In Outlook, use File->Open->Outlook Data file and navigate to your copied .pst file. Open it and either use it as your default .pst file or copy the information you want from it to the new .pst file.

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After furious head scratching, MKstein.RemoveThis@gmail.com asked:

| Got new Dell. Imported Outllook 2003 contacts to Outlook 2007 using
| Windows transfer utility that came with Dell. Contacts are visible but
| are not searchable, do not show up in pull down address list. If I
| open each contact and resave it, they are searchable, but I have too
| many contacts to do that one by one. Any suggestions?
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Ron R.

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Since: Sep 16, 2004
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:54 pm
Post subject: Re: Outlook 2007 Contacts Issues [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hello Milly;

Wow, I have this same problem. I no longer have access to the old computer,
however all of my contact names are listed in the contacts section under "all
contacts" in the new HP computer. (I have tried all of the Microsoft fixes
and the arrows are grayed out or it will not allow removal of the address
book and all of the other goodies). Is there a way to locate the file that is
in the new computer?

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Yes, the Windows transfer does a lousy job with Outlook data. Copy your old .pst file from the old computer to the new. Put it in My Documents or a place that you regularly backup.
>
> In Outlook, use File->Open->Outlook Data file and navigate to your copied .pst file. Open it and either use it as your default .pst file or copy the information you want from it to the new .pst file.
>
> --
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
> reading.
>
> After furious head scratching, MKstein.TakeThisOut@gmail.com asked:
>
> | Got new Dell. Imported Outllook 2003 contacts to Outlook 2007 using
> | Windows transfer utility that came with Dell. Contacts are visible but
> | are not searchable, do not show up in pull down address list. If I
> | open each contact and resave it, they are searchable, but I have too
> | many contacts to do that one by one. Any suggestions?
>
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Ron R.

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Since: Sep 16, 2004
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Outlook 2007 Contacts Issues [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hello Milly (again);

Sorry to bother you. I have a back-up of the contacts file in my external HD
called contacts.pst. I am able to open it, however how do I copy it to use as
the default file. These are all of the areas that seem to be blacked out. In
Vista, do I need to turn-on the user control (I had to turn it off to enable
back-up to the external drive)?
Thank You;
Ron R.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> Yes, the Windows transfer does a lousy job with Outlook data. Copy your old .pst file from the old computer to the new. Put it in My Documents or a place that you regularly backup.
>
> In Outlook, use File->Open->Outlook Data file and navigate to your copied .pst file. Open it and either use it as your default .pst file or copy the information you want from it to the new .pst file.
>
> --
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
> unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
> reading.
>
> After furious head scratching, MKstein.TakeThisOut@gmail.com asked:
>
> | Got new Dell. Imported Outllook 2003 contacts to Outlook 2007 using
> | Windows transfer utility that came with Dell. Contacts are visible but
> | are not searchable, do not show up in pull down address list. If I
> | open each contact and resave it, they are searchable, but I have too
> | many contacts to do that one by one. Any suggestions?
>
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outl

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:42 pm
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Outlook versions are always in play.

Once you have opened the contacts.pst file, copy the contents from that ..pst to your new .pst file.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Ron R. asked:

| Hello Milly;
|
| Wow, I have this same problem. I no longer have access to the old
| computer, however all of my contact names are listed in the contacts
| section under "all contacts" in the new HP computer. (I have tried
| all of the Microsoft fixes and the arrows are grayed out or it will
| not allow removal of the address book and all of the other goodies).
| Is there a way to locate the file that is in the new computer?
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Yes, the Windows transfer does a lousy job with Outlook data. Copy
|| your old .pst file from the old computer to the new. Put it in My
|| Documents or a place that you regularly backup.
||
|| In Outlook, use File->Open->Outlook Data file and navigate to your
|| copied .pst file. Open it and either use it as your default .pst
|| file or copy the information you want from it to the new .pst file.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, MKstein RemoveThis @gmail.com asked:
||
||| Got new Dell. Imported Outllook 2003 contacts to Outlook 2007 using
||| Windows transfer utility that came with Dell. Contacts are visible
||| but are not searchable, do not show up in pull down address list.
||| If I open each contact and resave it, they are searchable, but I
||| have too many contacts to do that one by one. Any suggestions?
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