Outlook address book and rules lost

[Nick Logan]

I got a brand new machine and took the harddrive out of my old machine. I
cannot find the address book and rules file on the old hard drive. I located
the .pst file but I need to locate the addressbook. This is in Outlook 2003.
Is there a secret location for these files? Are they in another file?
thanks...
nick

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook does not have or use an address book. The PST file has everything
you need. Explain in detail why you think it does not so we can clear up
your obvious confusion.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
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[Nick Logan]

Thanks for your reply, Russ. I believe Outlook 2003 use files to store the
addressbook and the rules:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HP030822101033.aspx?pid=CH063564641033

However, if the .pst file has all that I need, how do I get that info out of
the .pst file and into the addressbook and rules?

[Nick Logan]

I get this message when I attempt to open the addressbook: The address list
could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated with this addres list
could not be opened... I do have my contacts though....

[Nick Logan]

I have a few rules from the old install, but not all and they don't work....

[Brian Tillman]

Nick Logan <Nick...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I get this message when I attempt to open the addressbook: The
> address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated
> with this addres list could not be opened... I do have my contacts
> though....

You have not added the PST to the mail profile correctly or the mail profile
is corrupt. Start with a new one.
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

[Nick Logan]

If I create a new profile it won't affect the pst? If the pst is corrupt is
there a way to recover it?

[Nick Logan]

I followed the instructions and created a new profile with 1 email address.
When I open outlook I have no mail in the inbox and the addressbook and the
rules are empty. When I switch back to the old profile, I get the same
message.

What exactly does creating a new profile do?

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Again, there is no address book in Outlook. All your data is in your
Contacts Folder. You simply need to configure the address book view in your
current Outlook profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

Whether rules transfer with the PST will depend on in which version your PST
file was originally created. If they transfer, you will still need to reset
them to your new profile. It is always safer to export your rules to a RWZ
file and transfer them separately to make sure they make it.

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
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[Brian Tillman]

Nick Logan <Nick...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I followed the instructions and created a new profile with 1 email
> address. When I open outlook I have no mail in the inbox and the
> addressbook and the rules are empty. When I switch back to the old
> profile, I get the same message.

Now add the old PST to the new profile using the Data Files button in the
Mail applet. After that, use the E-mail Accounts button to choose the old
PST as the delivery location. Then, use the Data Files button once more to
remove the empty PST that was created. Start Outlook and tell us what
happens.

> What exactly does creating a new profile do?

It creates a new mail profile in the registry. The mail profile associates
your mail accounts and personal folders with an instance of Outlook. It can
also create a new PST for some versions of Outlook, 2003 being one of them,
I believe.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]