Exporting outlook data from a different harddrive

[mdesjard]

Hi,

My motherboard has died so I will need to re-install windows with a
new motherboard. I have a backup of my old drive, which includes my
outlook 2000 directory. Once outlook is installed on the new drive, how
can copy the old data in the new installation? Normally I would export
as a pst, but since the directory is on a different hard disk, I'm not
sure I will be able to actually run outlook on that drive to do the
export.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks in advance

 

[mdesjard]

Thanks a lot!

That makes things much simpler

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Normally, you should never export to a PST to back up data.
Just copy and use your existing PST file.
Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx