outlook operator error!

[oakley]

i wanted to change some setting in my outlook....2003 professional account. i
clicked on help then detect and repair. i checked discard my customized
setting and restore defaults thinking i would get options to choose from. it
totally removed my outlook account! everything was gone. can it be restored?
i tried system restore and it said my system had not been changed..?? any
suggestions on getting it back?

thanks

 

[William Lefkovics [MVP]]

Can't you just recreate your account? The data is still there.

 

[oakley]

where? when i go into outlook by clicking the icon, it wants to create a
totally new account..? if i start over, won't i have to recreate everything?

thanks

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

No, just point Outlook at the existing .PST file on your system. That's
where all of your data (e-mails, calendar, contacts...) are stored. You
shouldn't have lost any data.

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[Brian Tillman]

i wanted to change some setting in my outlook....2003 professional
account. i clicked on help then detect and repair. i checked discard
my customized setting and restore defaults thinking i would get
options to choose from. it totally removed my outlook account!
everything was gone. can it be restored? i tried system restore and
it said my system had not been changed..?? any suggestions on getting
it back?

Were I you, I'd use the Mail applet in Control Panel to configure Outlook to
either prompt for the profile or use the old profile that still contains
your account and data file settings.