Outlook.

[Ben]

Hello Group,

| I got an OEM Version of Microsoft Office, Small Business Edition with a
new
| computer I| purchased 2 years ago.
|
| I just bought a new computer and loaded all my software on it including
the
| OEM version of Office that came with my old machine.
|
| I imported all my E-Mail into this copy of Office and deleted my e-mail
..pst
| files from my back-up hard drive.
|
| After finding out that I would be unable to use this software package
| (Office) on my new computer I bought a new version of Office on line to
| install on my new computer and I left the OEM Version on my computer
pending
| the arrival of the new copy of Office.
|
| Because I check my e-mail several times a day my OEM Version of Office
went
| into the reduced functionality mode, one of the functions removed was the
| ability to import and export my e-mail files.
|
| My question is, when I receive my new copy of Office will my e-mail files
be
| saved when I install the new copy of office on my computer and should I
| install the new Office over the old OEM version? I have some important
| e-mail I sure dont| want to loose.

I have searched for all occurances of .pst files but none exist on either
hadr drive although all my e-mail is in outlook, My E-Mail is stored
someplace but not as a .PST file.
|
| Thank you for any advice you may offer.
|
| Ben

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

In Windows XP, did you enable searching hidden and system folders? XP hides
the .pst file as a hidden file.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Ben asked:

| Hello Group,
|
|| I got an OEM Version of Microsoft Office, Small Business Edition
|| with a new computer I| purchased 2 years ago.
||
|| I just bought a new computer and loaded all my software on it
|| including the OEM version of Office that came with my old machine.
||
|| I imported all my E-Mail into this copy of Office and deleted my
|| e-mail .pst files from my back-up hard drive.
||
|| After finding out that I would be unable to use this software package
|| (Office) on my new computer I bought a new version of Office on line
|| to install on my new computer and I left the OEM Version on my
|| computer pending the arrival of the new copy of Office.
||
|| Because I check my e-mail several times a day my OEM Version of
|| Office went into the reduced functionality mode, one of the
|| functions removed was the ability to import and export my e-mail
|| files.
||
|| My question is, when I receive my new copy of Office will my e-mail
|| files be saved when I install the new copy of office on my computer
|| and should I install the new Office over the old OEM version? I have
|| some important e-mail I sure dont| want to loose.
|
| I have searched for all occurances of .pst files but none exist on
| either hadr drive although all my e-mail is in outlook, My E-Mail is
| stored someplace but not as a .PST file.
||
|| Thank you for any advice you may offer.
||
|| Ben