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I had to use the PC Recovery feature in Media Center (F10) after my PC
stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's not
computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched my
entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm the
President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of emails
pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.
stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's not
computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched my
entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm the
President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of emails
pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.
Did you tell the restoration program to just restore programs, or did you
tell it to put the PC back to its "out of box" condition? If the latter,
it formatted your drive and your old files are gone.
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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tell it to put the PC back to its "out of box" condition? If the latter,
it formatted your drive and your old files are gone.
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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I wasn't given the opportunity to just restore programs. It told me that it
would restore the PC to it's "out of the box" condition. It also said that I
would need to reload any software programs that I had loaded on my own, but
that any data files that had been created, would not be affected. None of
the other data files that I've accessed were affected by this, only my .pst
file.
"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
would restore the PC to it's "out of the box" condition. It also said that I
would need to reload any software programs that I had loaded on my own, but
that any data files that had been created, would not be affected. None of
the other data files that I've accessed were affected by this, only my .pst
file.
"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
> Did you tell the restoration program to just restore programs, or did you
> tell it to put the PC back to its "out of box" condition? If the latter,
> it formatted your drive and your old files are gone.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> tell it to put the PC back to its "out of box" condition? If the latter,
> it formatted your drive and your old files are gone.
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
> Display\Security
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
> --------------------------------
> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
> --------------------------------
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
> >I had to use the PC Recovery feature in Media Center (F10) after my PC
> > stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's
> > not
> > computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
> > Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched my
> > entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
> > How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm the
> > President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of
> > emails
> > pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.
> > stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's
> > not
> > computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
> > Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched my
> > entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
> > How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm the
> > President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of
> > emails
> > pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.
>
Unfortunately, I don't remember what the default location is for the PST
file. I only run Outlook on my work computer, and they move the user
profile. I believe the default is C:\Documents and
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
file. I only run Outlook on my work computer, and they move the user
profile. I believe the default is C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>I wasn't given the opportunity to just restore programs. It told me that
>it
> would restore the PC to it's "out of the box" condition. It also said
> that I
> would need to reload any software programs that I had loaded on my own,
> but
> that any data files that had been created, would not be affected. None of
> the other data files that I've accessed were affected by this, only my
> .pst
> file.
> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>it
> would restore the PC to it's "out of the box" condition. It also said
> that I
> would need to reload any software programs that I had loaded on my own,
> but
> that any data files that had been created, would not be affected. None of
> the other data files that I've accessed were affected by this, only my
> .pst
> file.
> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>> Did you tell the restoration program to just restore programs, or did you
>> tell it to put the PC back to its "out of box" condition? If the
>> latter,
>> it formatted your drive and your old files are gone.
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> tell it to put the PC back to its "out of box" condition? If the
>> latter,
>> it formatted your drive and your old files are gone.
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> >I had to use the PC Recovery feature in Media Center (F10) after my PC
>> > stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's
>> > not
>> > computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
>> > Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched
>> > my
>> > entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
>> > How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm
>> > the
>> > President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of
>> > emails
>> > pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.
>> > stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's
>> > not
>> > computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
>> > Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched
>> > my
>> > entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
>> > How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm
>> > the
>> > President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of
>> > emails
>> > pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.
>>
The restore function isn't a part of Media Center, it is something written
and placed on the PC by the manufacturer, not MS. Many restore programs do
wipe out the entire drive as Doug mentioned, apparently yours just
reinstalled Windows and the apps that came with the system.
If you have other docs and data files, then you probably still have the
PST's. Try using Search to find any *.pst files on the entire system, make
sure under "Advanced Options", you have checked "Hidden Files and Folders"
and "Sytem Folders". If you find any, just open it in Outlook to check it.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), Florida
and placed on the PC by the manufacturer, not MS. Many restore programs do
wipe out the entire drive as Doug mentioned, apparently yours just
reinstalled Windows and the apps that came with the system.
If you have other docs and data files, then you probably still have the
PST's. Try using Search to find any *.pst files on the entire system, make
sure under "Advanced Options", you have checked "Hidden Files and Folders"
and "Sytem Folders". If you find any, just open it in Outlook to check it.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), Florida
>I wasn't given the opportunity to just restore programs. It told me that
>it
> would restore the PC to it's "out of the box" condition. It also said
> that I
> would need to reload any software programs that I had loaded on my own,
> but
> that any data files that had been created, would not be affected. None of
> the other data files that I've accessed were affected by this, only my
> .pst
> file.
> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>it
> would restore the PC to it's "out of the box" condition. It also said
> that I
> would need to reload any software programs that I had loaded on my own,
> but
> that any data files that had been created, would not be affected. None of
> the other data files that I've accessed were affected by this, only my
> .pst
> file.
> "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>> Did you tell the restoration program to just restore programs, or did you
>> tell it to put the PC back to its "out of box" condition? If the
>> latter,
>> it formatted your drive and your old files are gone.
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> tell it to put the PC back to its "out of box" condition? If the
>> latter,
>> it formatted your drive and your old files are gone.
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> >I had to use the PC Recovery feature in Media Center (F10) after my PC
>> > stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's
>> > not
>> > computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
>> > Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched
>> > my
>> > entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
>> > How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm
>> > the
>> > President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of
>> > emails
>> > pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.
>> > stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's
>> > not
>> > computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
>> > Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched
>> > my
>> > entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
>> > How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm
>> > the
>> > President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of
>> > emails
>> > pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.
>>
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> stopped booting up (While my Wife was using it, first problem... She's
> not
> computer literate...) However, after doing so and reloading Microsoft
> Office, I can't find my old Outlook PST file, anywhere. I've searched my
> entire computer and it does not show up in any search.
> How can I find it, so I can import it into the reloaded software? I'm the
> President of a local Baseball Association, and I've got thousands of
> emails
> pertaining to the League, that I truly don't want to lose.