The is no Account Settings > Data Files under Tools in Outlook 2003. I
stated previously that I am using 2003.
From an earlier posting I stated: "I originally set up Outlook on my
new
Vista machine while logged in as Admin. I set up a new non-admin user
and
moved the .pst file to that new user's folder. " Additionally it may
be
helpful to know that when I set up Outlook as Admin, I had moved my
.pst
file
from my old machine. I added my two email accounts and was able to
send
and
recieve. After moving (not copying) the .pst file to the non-Admin
user
folder, I also made sure I was able to access my two emails two. The
.pst
file no longer exists in the Admin folder.
From Mail:
Tool > Email Account > View or change existing email accounts...
displays
that I have two email accounts. If I remove the non-Default account,
it
does
not correct the problem. Under 'Deliver new email to the following
location'
drop-down, there are two entries, both being 'Personal Folders'.
Tool > Email Account > View or change existing directories or address
books... displays 'Outlook Address Book / MAPI'. Removing this
disables
my
Contacts when using the 'To' and 'Cc' buttons.
Right mousing one either 'Personal Folders' and selecting Properties >
Advanced... displays: Filenames point to the same .pst file AND Format
is
'Personal Folders File (97-2002)'. Changing the Properties of one of
these,
such as 'Automatically generate Microsoft Exchange views', affects the
other.
From Contacts:
Under Contacts / My Contacts there are two contact icons. The first
one
is
'Contacts' and the second one is 'Contacts in Person Folders'. When
right
mousing over these, the first one has 'Remove From My Contacts'
disabled.
For the second icon it is enabled. I've been reticent able doing
anything
distructive such as remove.
:
Tools > Account Settings > Data Files
Set the appropriate file as your default.
Restart Outlook
R click the other file and then "Close"
It doesn't tell us anything to know that you've tried "everything you
can
think of." Exactly what you tried and what happened would tell us
something.
If you've corrupted your profile beyond repair, then you'll need to
create a
new one. If you do, then you'll need to make sure you migrate your
data
correctly. We can't figure out what you did wrong the first time
without
knowing what you did.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How do you:
set the one you want to use as the default in your profile
close the empty one
Remember, I've already tried everything I can think of many times
over
to
remove this folder. I'll need specific instructions.
:
How did you migrate your data? Must have done something wrong.
Assuming you do not wish to have 2 data files, set the one you want
to
use
as the default in your profile, restart Outlook, then close the
empty
one.
At that point you should be able to display your Contacts Folder in
the
address book view:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
Under 'My Contacts' in Contacts, I have two contacts folders:
'Contacts'
and
'Contacts in Personal Folders'. The first appears to be empty,
whereas
the
second has all my contacts/addresses. When I use the 'To' button
in
a
new
email, a message box is displayed saying that 'The address list
could
not
be
displayed...'. Upon clicking OK, I can select the 'Contacts in
Personal
Folders' which has my data. Selecting 'Contacts' or 'Outlook
Address
Book'
does not display anything. I rescently moved my PST file to a
new
computer
and apparently, in the process, created this problem. When right
clicking
the first 'Contact', removing is disabled. How do I correct this
so
that
my
'To' button brings up my contacts directly?
