Trouble with reminders after pst import

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Mike

I am hoping for assistance...I recently imported my old outlookk97 pst from a
cd into my new outlook 2003...when the data imported it went into "personal
folder" i.e. Calendar in Personal Folders or Contacts in Personal Folders.
Now, none of my reminders on appointments or tasks will not pop-up or sound
when the time arrives. Also, if I open an existing appointment or taks then
attempt to save it, an outlook warning message appears stating "The reminder
for "title" will not appear because the item is not in your calendar or
taskss folder. Is this OK? If I answer No I am unable to close the
appointment or task window, If I answer Yes, the appointment or tasks window
will close, but the reminder never sounds. The same situation occurs if I
attempt to create a new appointment or task with a reminder.
I've set my reminders to on and there is a .wav file assigned to it, but no
luck. Any suggestions?
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

1. NEVER import a .pst file - copy it to your hard drive (do not overwrite
your new .pst file) and then in Outlook, use File->Open->Outlook Data File.
Make it your default and close the new one you just created.

You have probably corrupted your profile by importing. As I said, copy the
..pst to your hard drive, remove the read-only attribute, remember the
location. Then create a new mail profile using Control Panel->Mail
Icon->Profiles->New. Configure the new profile to use your old .pst file
and you are good to go.


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After furious head scratching, Mike asked:

| I am hoping for assistance...I recently imported my old outlookk97
| pst from a cd into my new outlook 2003...when the data imported it
| went into "personal folder" i.e. Calendar in Personal Folders or
| Contacts in Personal Folders. Now, none of my reminders on
| appointments or tasks will not pop-up or sound when the time arrives.
| Also, if I open an existing appointment or taks then attempt to save
| it, an outlook warning message appears stating "The reminder for
| "title" will not appear because the item is not in your calendar or
| taskss folder. Is this OK? If I answer No I am unable to close the
| appointment or task window, If I answer Yes, the appointment or tasks
| window will close, but the reminder never sounds. The same situation
| occurs if I attempt to create a new appointment or task with a
| reminder.
| I've set my reminders to on and there is a .wav file assigned to it,
| but no luck. Any suggestions?
 
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