Need to restore PST from a backup -- Where do I put it ?

I recently restored an image of a HD and without OE 6 setup on it, another
group setup OE6 on it and now I need to put the CONTACTS back in Outlook
Express. I have found the PST file on the old backup of the pc but don't
know how to use it recover the contacts. When I look on the pc I don't find
a PST file on it. The pc has XP Pro. Can someone tell me how to get the
contacts back into OE6 from the old PST file ?

PA
Wed May 07 16:18:23 PDT 2008

Outlook Express can't do anything with the (Outlook) PST file unless Outlook
is installed and using the file.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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allen1000 wrote:
> I recently restored an image of a HD and without OE 6 setup on it, another
> group setup OE6 on it and now I need to put the CONTACTS back in Outlook
> Express. I have found the PST file on the old backup of the pc but don't
> know how to use it recover the contacts. When I look on the pc I don't
> find
> a PST file on it. The pc has XP Pro. Can someone tell me how to get the
> contacts back into OE6 from the old PST file ?

Frank
Wed May 07 16:20:24 PDT 2008

"allen1000" <allen1000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D84DA00-66EC-4304-9A4E-E2F354310A48@microsoft.com...
>I recently restored an image of a HD and without OE 6 setup on it, another
> group setup OE6 on it and now I need to put the CONTACTS back in Outlook
> Express. I have found the PST file on the old backup of the pc but don't
> know how to use it recover the contacts. When I look on the pc I don't
> find
> a PST file on it. The pc has XP Pro. Can someone tell me how to get the
> contacts back into OE6 from the old PST file ?

OE doesn't use or read PST files; open Outlook, set your PST file as its
default and export the Contacts as a CSV file. OE's Address Book can import
from.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Reply in Newsgroup, not by email.

allen1000
Wed May 07 17:51:01 PDT 2008

I'm not real familiar with OE so can you tell me how to set OE to use my PST
file as it's default (you said it did not use PST files). Thank you for your
response, but can you give me a little more info.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "allen1000" <allen1000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8D84DA00-66EC-4304-9A4E-E2F354310A48@microsoft.com...
> >I recently restored an image of a HD and without OE 6 setup on it, another
> > group setup OE6 on it and now I need to put the CONTACTS back in Outlook
> > Express. I have found the PST file on the old backup of the pc but don't
> > know how to use it recover the contacts. When I look on the pc I don't
> > find
> > a PST file on it. The pc has XP Pro. Can someone tell me how to get the
> > contacts back into OE6 from the old PST file ?
>
> OE doesn't use or read PST files; open Outlook, set your PST file as its
> default and export the Contacts as a CSV file. OE's Address Book can import
> from.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> Reply in Newsgroup, not by email.
>
>
>
>

PA
Wed May 07 18:12:49 PDT 2008

OE cannot use the PST file at all.

If (1) Outlook was also installed on the machine running OE and (2) OL was
using this PST file, you could (3) export OL contacts to a CSV file which
you could then (4) import into Address Book via Address Book: File | Import
| Other Address Book.

Otherwise, you're SOL.
--
~PA Bear


allen1000 wrote:
> I'm not real familiar with OE so can you tell me how to set OE to use my
> PST
> file as it's default (you said it did not use PST files). Thank you for
> your response, but can you give me a little more info.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "allen1000" <allen1000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8D84DA00-66EC-4304-9A4E-E2F354310A48@microsoft.com...
>>> I recently restored an image of a HD and without OE 6 setup on it,
>>> another
>>> group setup OE6 on it and now I need to put the CONTACTS back in Outlook
>>> Express. I have found the PST file on the old backup of the pc but
>>> don't
>>> know how to use it recover the contacts. When I look on the pc I don't
>>> find
>>> a PST file on it. The pc has XP Pro. Can someone tell me how to get
>>> the
>>> contacts back into OE6 from the old PST file ?
>>
>> OE doesn't use or read PST files; open Outlook, set your PST file as its
>> default and export the Contacts as a CSV file. OE's Address Book can
>> import from.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> Reply in Newsgroup, not by email.

Michael
Wed May 07 18:43:08 PDT 2008

If you were previously using Outlook Express on the PC, then the
contacts should be in a WAB file, not the PST.

The Windows Address Book (WAB)
http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm

If you were really using the PST file, then you had to have been using
Office Outlook program, and will need to reinstall that program if not
installed.

Use the following newsgroups for questions or problems with Office
Outlook97/98/2000+
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_addIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.teamfolders
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.thirdpartyutil

You can also get to the Outlook97/98/2000+ newsgroups via this web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx
There select Desktop Applications then Outlook

For help with Outlook97/98/2000+ see:
Slipstick Systems Outlook and Exchange Solutions Center
http://www.slipstick.com/index.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"allen1000" <allen1000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:54129A0A-0730-4D8D-9C2B-DF9156C4DB2C@microsoft.com...
> I'm not real familiar with OE so can you tell me how to set OE to use
> my PST
> file as it's default (you said it did not use PST files). Thank you
> for your
> response, but can you give me a little more info.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "allen1000" <allen1000@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8D84DA00-66EC-4304-9A4E-E2F354310A48@microsoft.com...
>> >I recently restored an image of a HD and without OE 6 setup on it,
>> >another
>> > group setup OE6 on it and now I need to put the CONTACTS back in
>> > Outlook
>> > Express. I have found the PST file on the old backup of the pc but
>> > don't
>> > know how to use it recover the contacts. When I look on the pc I
>> > don't
>> > find
>> > a PST file on it. The pc has XP Pro. Can someone tell me how to
>> > get the
>> > contacts back into OE6 from the old PST file ?
>>
>> OE doesn't use or read PST files; open Outlook, set your PST file as
>> its
>> default and export the Contacts as a CSV file. OE's Address Book can
>> import
>> from.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> Reply in Newsgroup, not by email.
>>
>>
>>
>>