I did the office update and have lost all my contacts in Outlook

[Larry Thornton]

HELP!!! I just ran the office update on 3/22/05 and after I rebooted and went
to access my e-mail program I was asked to create a user profile. I typed in
my name and then when the program opened up all my saved mail, contacts and
calendar info was lost.... AAARGH!!! HELP PLEASE

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Hi, Larry,

What version of Office / Outlook are you using? What updates did you
install from Office Update? Did they appear to install successfully?

 

[Susan Ramlet]

You don't know what update(s) you applied?

Well, try this in Outlook:

File | Open | Outlook Data File and search your hard drive for a file called
outlook.pst, or "something".pst. Open that file within Outlook. It should
contain all your data. Using the Outlook Bar, you can then copy the items
from each folder over into your new Outlook folders.

This article may provide even more information:

Microsoft Office Assistance: Reconnect your old Outlook data file:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

 

[Larry Thornton]

Susan YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!! Thanks this worked!

Larry

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Thanks for posting back!