Russ
Wed Mar 19 13:01:14 PDT 2008
Glad it worked, and thanks for letting us know.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"sparklinbluiz" <sparklinbluiz@donotspam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:82766C6E-A1D9-4014-AAFE-F1E7C2456135@microsoft.com...
> Russ,
>
> THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'm really sorry for all the questions, but
> I
> have to say that I worked for a company for 7 1/2 years and we had 4
> different IT people/companies in there (all paid) and since we started
> using
> Server 2003 there were ALWAYS ghost profiles, multiple contact lists,
> etc...They were never able to fix it! When I ended up with the ghost I
> wanted
> to be sure to correct it early! Thank you for your patience, I can tell by
> some of the comments I read that you get tired of the same old questions
> and
> I can certainly understand and appreciate that! But please know that your
> help IS greatly appreciated! I now have everything working properly, the
> correct profile opens when I open Outlook, the files back up to the
> correct
> PST file and I have backed that up! I've saved the websites you posted in
> case I ever need them again as well.
> Thanks also to Brian for your input as well.
> sparklinbluiz
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> I don't understand what you're saying. All you needed to do is open your
>> old
>> file in Outlook, set it as the default, restart Outlook, then close the
>> new
>> file. None of that would trigger the behavior you seem to be trying to
>> describe. Detailed instructions can be found here:
>>
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]
>> "sparklinbluiz" <sparklinbluiz@donotspam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:81FCF8F8-8E02-4523-ADFF-B339625330AF@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok, I'm really sorry for all these posts but I just went and re-opened
>> > Outlook using the original file called "outlook" and as soon as I
>> > opened
>> > it,
>> > all of the test emails from setting everything up again downloaded.
>> > This
>> > tells me that no matter what I did to set the mail settings to come to
>> > the
>> > NEW profile, I failed and this profile is still the operating one. I'm
>> > really
>> > trying here!
>> > Thanks in advance for your patience!
>> >
>> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Importing PST files will create a ghost. Your only fix is to create a
>> >> new
>> >> profile and migrate the data properly: Open your previous PST file and
>> >> set
>> >> it as your default. Documented in countless posts here.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> "sparklinbluiz" <sparklinbluiz@donotspam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A91C3F12-D6CC-4FB7-B689-B41D18A7ADA2@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hmmm..honestly, I can't remember if I used the "import pst" or if I
>> >> > just
>> >> > placed the .pst from my old computer into the outlook folder where
>> >> > it
>> >> > usually
>> >> > resides. Hadn't thought about it until your post, could that be it?
>> >> > The
>> >> > only
>> >> > thing I did from Outlook Express was to export the emails that were
>> >> > addressed
>> >> > to my business email address and put them into Outlook. I've set up
>> >> > some
>> >> > new
>> >> > folders in my contacts recently but I have them in business
>> >> > categories
>> >> > so
>> >> > they are found easily. Do you think that is why I have 2 folders
>> >> > both
>> >> > identical and called Personal folders, because I may have just
>> >> > placed
>> >> > my
>> >> > old
>> >> > .pst file into the folder without actually importing it? If so, how
>> >> > would
>> >> > I
>> >> > correct that while not losing my new contacts entered since? Thanks!
>> >> >
>> >> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> These are the symptoms of an Outlook profile that has been
>> >> >> corrupted
>> >> >> by
>> >> >> migrating the data file incorrectly. State what you did so someone
>> >> >> can
>> >> >> tell
>> >> >> you where you missed the mark.
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> >> "sparklinbluiz" <sparklinbluiz@donotspam.hotmail.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:E443F744-5B5B-4CCD-8B42-AD1918683232@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I have had been using Outlook Express for many years and now have
>> >> >> >started
>> >> >> > using Outlook 2003 for just my business emails. I have 2
>> >> >> > questions
>> >> >> > here.
>> >> >> > First, in the "folder list", why do I have 2 folders called
>> >> >> > "Personal
>> >> >> > Folders", both with the identical folders underneath? When I
>> >> >> > click
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > "contact" in either of these trees, it seems they are identical.
>> >> >> > When I
>> >> >> > click
>> >> >> > on the "Contact" button in my shortcut list, there are 2 items
>> >> >> > listed
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > "my
>> >> >> > contacts" favorites: One is called "Contacts" the other "Contacts
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > Personal
>> >> >> > Folders". I'm confused why this is duplicated.
>> >> >> > This may have something to do with the next problem. When I open
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > new
>> >> >> > email
>> >> >> > window and click "To:", I get the following error message: The
>> >> >> > address
>> >> >> > list
>> >> >> > could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated with this
>> >> >> > address
>> >> >> > list
>> >> >> > could not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you do
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > permission...." (I am not working on a server, it is my personal
>> >> >> > computer
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > I have Windows XP Media Edition. ) However, if I click "ok", it
>> >> >> > brings
>> >> >> > up
>> >> >> > an
>> >> >> > empty Address Book and if I click on "Show Names from the:" I get
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > drop-down
>> >> >> > menu that allows me to choose from: Outlook Address Book,
>> >> >> > Contacts
>> >> >> > or
>> >> >> > again,
>> >> >> > Contacts! It is defaulted to one called Contacts so if I click on
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > other
>> >> >> > it then brings up the list of all my contacts correctly!
>> >> >> > I would appreciate any help, this is driving me crazy. I do have
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > different
>> >> >> > list of contacts in Outlook vs Outlook Express and I would like
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > keep
>> >> >> > my
>> >> >> > personal separate from my business.
>> >> >> > Thank you in advance for your help.
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>