outlook operator error!

i wanted to change some setting in my outlook....2003 professional account. i
clicked on help then detect and repair. i checked discard my customized
setting and restore defaults thinking i would get options to choose from. it
totally removed my outlook account! everything was gone. can it be restored?
i tried system restore and it said my system had not been changed..?? any
suggestions on getting it back?

thanks

William
Tue Jul 01 21:33:46 PDT 2008

Can't you just recreate your account? The data is still there.

"oakley" <oakley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BE1AD1BB-50F8-41E4-96C8-6997DC26E3E8@microsoft.com...
>i wanted to change some setting in my outlook....2003 professional account.
>i
> clicked on help then detect and repair. i checked discard my customized
> setting and restore defaults thinking i would get options to choose from.
> it
> totally removed my outlook account! everything was gone. can it be
> restored?
> i tried system restore and it said my system had not been changed..?? any
> suggestions on getting it back?
>
> thanks

oakley
Wed Jul 02 01:52:04 PDT 2008

where? when i go into outlook by clicking the icon, it wants to create a
totally new account..? if i start over, won't i have to recreate everything?

thanks

"William Lefkovics [MVP]" wrote:

> Can't you just recreate your account? The data is still there.
>
> "oakley" <oakley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BE1AD1BB-50F8-41E4-96C8-6997DC26E3E8@microsoft.com...
> >i wanted to change some setting in my outlook....2003 professional account.
> >i
> > clicked on help then detect and repair. i checked discard my customized
> > setting and restore defaults thinking i would get options to choose from.
> > it
> > totally removed my outlook account! everything was gone. can it be
> > restored?
> > i tried system restore and it said my system had not been changed..?? any
> > suggestions on getting it back?
> >
> > thanks
>
>

Brian
Wed Jul 02 07:47:51 PDT 2008

oakley <oakley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> i wanted to change some setting in my outlook....2003 professional
> account. i clicked on help then detect and repair. i checked discard
> my customized setting and restore defaults thinking i would get
> options to choose from. it totally removed my outlook account!
> everything was gone. can it be restored? i tried system restore and
> it said my system had not been changed..?? any suggestions on getting
> it back?

Were I you, I'd use the Mail applet in Control Panel to configure Outlook to
either prompt for the profile or use the old profile that still contains
your account and data file settings.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]