" outlook:Contacts\Contacts" one too many

M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New.

--
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, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| ||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New.

--
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, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| ||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New.

--
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, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| ||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New.

--
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, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| ||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New.

--
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, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| ||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New.

--
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, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| ||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New.

--
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, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| ||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?
 
M

Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Try a new mail profile as yours is obviously corrupted. Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New.

--
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, Gary Gromet asked:

| Thank you for your effort.
| Outlook 2002
| I have no corruption in the contacts. No pre-existing *.pst files were
| overwritten.
| I reinstalled Outlook 2002, restore my pst file from Acronis True
| image and inserted it into the contacts file landing up with the
| subfolder contacts listed under contacts as in "
| outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
|
| "DL" wrote:
|
|| OL stores all data in *.pst files
|| If in the restore you overwrote any existing pst files you may have
|| corrupted them and possibly your profile.
|| The prefered way to recover a pst is to copy it to your HD, then
|| open OL and File/Open/Personal Folders (wording depends on version,
|| which you dont give) and browse to the pst. You can then close the
|| other pst, and ensure this pst is set as default for mail etc.
||
|| As it is copy your contacts to the correct folder
|| PS Upgrading an App or o/s is not a cure for a problem, unless you
|| know specifically that it is causing the prob. - unlikely
||
||
|| ||| I changed from Windows98 to WindowsXP.
||| My Windows98 was defective.
||| I backed up my data files with Acronis True Image.
||| I restored my Outlook Contacts but landed up with a Contacts folder
||| containing only one folder labeled "outlook:Contacts". It
||| contained one subfolder
||| " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| which contains my 1000+ contacts each in the appropriate category.
||| I would like to merge the subfolder " outlook:Contacts\Contacts"
||| into the folder "outlook:Contacts".
||| Any suggestions?
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
D

DL

If you, "restore my pst file from Acronis True image and inserted it into
the contacts file"
That makes no sense, the contacts are within the pst file.
Perhaps explain 'exactly' how you restored
 
G

Gary Gromet

I restored my contacts folder using Acronis, then I copied it to my contacts
file.
 
G

Gary Gromet

I restored my contacts folder using Acronis, then I copied it to my contacts
file.
 
G

Gary Gromet

I restored my contacts folder using Acronis, then I copied it to my contacts
file.
 

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