I really don't know much about Outlook - especially the older versions - but is it possible your addresses are stored in a .pst file? I kinda recall that at some point Outlook switched from a 'personal address book' to a 'contacts' list. Maybe the PAB is just a pointer to your contacts list, which is stored in a .pst file. Try copying your old .pst files into the new Outlook folders and see what happens.
Good luck, Donk On 9/28/2011 12:05 PM, E-Groups (All) wrote: > Hi Again Everyone... > > I have a new, and very significant issue with my Outlook 2000 program. Sorry > to be such a pain to the group, but my expertise in Computer > Software/Hardware is only enough to be dangerous. > > I just had a motherboard failure in my main computer which rendered the > computer useless. Lucky for me I had just done a system backup earlier in > the week. So, had to go out and get a new motherboard, install it and > restore from my backup. Backup was made by Retrospect HD. Came to find out > that the restore would not work because it was made on a different hardware > configuration. Wonderful! Ok, so I set about re-installing all of my > required programs. QuickBooks 2000 Pro didn't re-install because it needed > an activation number. So called Intuit Support, somewhere in India, and > basically got laughed at and told to buy new version, but new version would > not import data from my older version. After passing on my displeasure I > hung up. I then remembered that I had this problem once before, and thanks > to Donk, was able to get to get an older restore to work. > > Now, for my latest catastrophe. I can't seem to be able to restore my > Address Book in Outlook. I was able to restore the emails and rules feature > however. I have tried to copy various files from a duplicate C-Drive folder > to the Outlook Directory found under the Old Admin account, docs and > settings, admin, app data, Microsoft, outlook file to no avail. I have been > told that the address book is a (User).PAB file. I have copied the one found > into the new user account file with the other files. I renamed the original > file (User)-PAB.Bak. Nothing works. Went to the Microsoft website, searched > and found an article about copying an address book, but many of the paths > indicated do not appear in my installation. The technical info is... > > O/S: XP Home, SP3 > PROGRAM: Office 2000 > > Anyone offer some direction before I loose all of my hair and have a stroke? > > Thanks... > > Mark > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
