trouble importing .pst

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Leslie B

I've installed Outlook 2000 on a new computer - during
the setup, it would not create a "service" because there
were no pre-existing Personal Folders. So I had to
create a service with the Personal Folder from my
archived .pst file, then created my mail account. The
Inbox and Contacts are all imported intact. However, the
contact folder doesn't seem to be referenced internally.
When I search for contacts, there is no contact folder,
and I can't ctrl-k to auto-complete an email address from
the contacts list.

When I look at Tools -> Services, there is my Internet E-
mail account, and Personal Folders. The properties for
Personal Folders shows the path to the .pst file.

Anyone have advice?
Thanks,
- Leslie
 
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Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]

First off, is there a reason you have set up Outlook 2000 in
Corporate/Workgroup mode instead of Internet Mail Only mode? Just asking
because if you're a standalone user you may prefer to use IMO mode. See the
following page for a description of the two modes, to help you decide which
one is right for you:

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/choosingmode.htm

That said, importing from a .PST should never be necessary since .PST is
Outlook's native file format -- just like you wouldn't import from a Word
document into Word; you'd simply open the file. You can open your .PST file
in Outlook by going to the File menu and clicking Open | Personal Folders
File.

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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Leslie B

Thanks - switching modes worked. I was unaware that I
was installing in a different mode.
 
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