Hello,

My computer crashed, and I had to take it to someone to get it fixed.
I had to re-setup and reconfigure Outlook. 
The computer man was able to recover my files, but he renamed them. 
How do I get the old files to open up in the current configuration of 
Outlook? 

Candy

Outlook 2007
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
Windows XP

Depends what he did with them, Generally within Outlook, File>Open>Data File

"Candy" <Candy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:C6F49C46-9AA5-44FB-B62D-D33C3CE11815@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> My computer crashed, and I had to take it to someone to get it fixed.
> I had to re-setup and reconfigure Outlook.
> The computer man was able to recover my files, but he renamed them.
> How do I get the old files to open up in the current configuration of
> Outlook?
>
> Candy
>
> Outlook 2007
> Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
> Windows XP 

O.K.  Thanks.  I see that.  
I guess my next question is: How do I copy/combine  the old file into the 
current one?  I want all my data (ie emails) in the same file so I can open 
them at the same time. Do you understand what I'm trying to ask, and is that 
even possible? 

Thanks,
Candy

"DL" wrote:

> Depends what he did with them, Generally within Outlook, File>Open>Data File
> 
> "Candy" <Candy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:C6F49C46-9AA5-44FB-B62D-D33C3CE11815@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > My computer crashed, and I had to take it to someone to get it fixed.
> > I had to re-setup and reconfigure Outlook.
> > The computer man was able to recover my files, but he renamed them.
> > How do I get the old files to open up in the current configuration of
> > Outlook?
> >
> > Candy
> >
> > Outlook 2007
> > Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
> > Windows XP 
> 
> .
> 

Create a new personal folder file, then drag in everything from the old file
into the new one.

-- 

Kathleen Orland


"Candy" <Candy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5378DF5A-9A92-470E-A798-38975F4ACF11@microsoft.com...
> O.K.  Thanks.  I see that.
> I guess my next question is: How do I copy/combine  the old file into the
> current one?  I want all my data (ie emails) in the same file so I can
open
> them at the same time. Do you understand what I'm trying to ask, and is
that
> even possible?
>
> Thanks,
> Candy
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
> > Depends what he did with them, Generally within Outlook, File>Open>Data
File
> >
> > "Candy" <Candy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C6F49C46-9AA5-44FB-B62D-D33C3CE11815@microsoft.com...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > My computer crashed, and I had to take it to someone to get it fixed.
> > > I had to re-setup and reconfigure Outlook.
> > > The computer man was able to recover my files, but he renamed them.
> > > How do I get the old files to open up in the current configuration of
> > > Outlook?
> > >
> > > Candy
> > >
> > > Outlook 2007
> > > Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
> > > Windows XP
> >
> > .
> >

"Candy" <Candy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5378DF5A-9A92-470E-A798-38975F4ACF11@microsoft.com...

> I guess my next question is: How do I copy/combine  the old file into the
> current one?  I want all my data (ie emails) in the same file so I can open
> them at the same time. Do you understand what I'm trying to ask, and is that
> even possible?

Why not just reuse the old file?  Open the Mail applet in Contrrol Panel and 
click the Data Files button.  If the old data file is not in the current mail 
profile, add it on this tab.  If it is in the profile, make it the default.
-- 
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] 

Thanks, DL, Kathleen, and Brian.  

I did a search for all my pst files.  He had backed up and renamed them.  I 
had also found some I had backed up.  There were also archived files.  

I added them all to my Outlook.  Then I set the most recent one to default.  
Then I copied what I wanted out of the other pst files.  Then I removed them 
from Outlook (I still have them on my computer, though).  I will keep them 
until I am sure I will not need something from them anymore.  Then I will 
delete them.  

Thanks again for your help.  

Candy