how retreive outlook contact and calander file from crashed PC?

[bogus name]

Hi,

WinXP home stopped loading this afternoon. I pulled the 2.5 " drive
and have it in an external bay and plugged it into a laptop via the
USB port. The drive is fine. I copied off most data files, but
can't get to the desktop. It tells me I don't have adm. permission.
There's one file there I want to get, but so far, no luck.

Is there a way to retrieve the files Outlook 2007 uses for the
calander and install/import them to a different Computer?
That's my main concern right now.

If so, is it as simple as copying a file and pasting it?
Any help much appriciate.

Mike

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Doesn't anyone bother to read the last couple of days of posts to see if the same question has been asked and answered? Answered here many times DAILY -

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.asp
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20040423.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP030822101033.aspx?pid=CH063564641033

Should I go on?

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After furious head scratching, bogus name asked:

| Hi,
|
| WinXP home stopped loading this afternoon. I pulled the 2.5 " drive
| and have it in an external bay and plugged it into a laptop via the
| USB port. The drive is fine. I copied off most data files, but
| can't get to the desktop. It tells me I don't have adm. permission.
| There's one file there I want to get, but so far, no luck.
|
| Is there a way to retrieve the files Outlook 2007 uses for the
| calander and install/import them to a different Computer?
| That's my main concern right now.
|
| If so, is it as simple as copying a file and pasting it?
| Any help much appriciate.
|
| Mike

 

[DL]

Also
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us

 

[bogus name]

Hi Milly,
sorry I didn't see previous answers to this. I just found the newsgroup
yesterday and only 2 days of headings came in.
thanks for taking the time to help me.
Mike

Doesn't anyone bother to read the last couple of days of posts to see if the
same question has been asked and answered? Answered here many times DAILY -

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.asp
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2004/20040423.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP030822101033.aspx?pid=CH063564641033

Should I go on?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, bogus name asked:

| Hi,
|
| WinXP home stopped loading this afternoon. I pulled the 2.5 " drive
| and have it in an external bay and plugged it into a laptop via the
| USB port. The drive is fine. I copied off most data files, but
| can't get to the desktop. It tells me I don't have adm. permission.
| There's one file there I want to get, but so far, no luck.
|
| Is there a way to retrieve the files Outlook 2007 uses for the
| calander and install/import them to a different Computer?
| That's my main concern right now.
|
| If so, is it as simple as copying a file and pasting it?
| Any help much appriciate.
|
| Mike

 

[Brian Tillman]

WinXP home stopped loading this afternoon. I pulled the 2.5 " drive
and have it in an external bay and plugged it into a laptop via the
USB port. The drive is fine. I copied off most data files, but
can't get to the desktop. It tells me I don't have adm. permission.
There's one file there I want to get, but so far, no luck.

Have you tried to recreate the master boot record? Try using the XP
recovery console and running the command FIXMBR. That may make your drive
bootable again.

 

[bogus name]

Hi Bri,
on FIXMBR, thanks for the idea.
XP loads halfway and hangs. Could FIXMBR fix that?
I thought FIXMBR was if the drive wouldn't boot, not
the OS hung during load.
Thanks,
Mike

 

[Brian Tillman]

on FIXMBR, thanks for the idea.
XP loads halfway and hangs. Could FIXMBR fix that?
I thought FIXMBR was if the drive wouldn't boot, not
the OS hung during load.

You're correct that FIXMBR probably won't help in your case, but you may be
able to do a restore install. Had you said originally that XP loads part
way and then stops, I wouldn't have suggested FIXMBR.