On 11/3/02 2:01 pm, "Fon" wrote:
>> From: Barry Wainwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:08:40 +0000
>> Subject: Re: Saved Microsoft User Data for Entourage won't come up on
>> Entourage 2001
>>
>> On 10/3/02 2:33 pm, "Fon" wrote:
>>
>>> To Everyone:
>>> I lost all my messages and addresses. I am sure this must have been
>>> addressed
>>> before, but I must not have seen it. I saved all my Microsoft User Data for
>>> Entourage on two different disks as well as my entire hard drive system
>>> with
>>> everything on it (9.2.1). However when I was ready to put the information
>>> back into a new zeroed out partition, Entourage came up as a new one with
>>> the
>>> welcome message. I have tried everything I can think of and still don�t
>>> have
>>> my old database back on it. Can you please tell me how to do this as I am
>>> in
>>> a mess without all that information.
>>
>> Make sure that the previous data (the entire folder containing your
>> identity) is put in the "Office 2001Identites" folder in the "Microsoft User
>> Data" folder. Then, start up Entourage and select "Change Identity" from the
>> file menu (it may be called something slightly different - I'm running vX
>> and typing form memory!)
>>
>> You old identity should be listed there for you to select.
>>
>> --
>> Barry Wainwright
>> <http://www.barryw.net>
>>
> Barry,
> I tried what you said but the information still did not come up. I think
> it�s because of what I did when I partitioned my hard drive. I saved my
> entire hard drive with Entourage and everything on it (OS 9.2.1) and then
> simply put the whole thing back on the new partition. I only had one identity
> which was �Main Identity� for Entourage in the saved data. It is called the
> same thing in this one that came up like a new installation, although I did
> not install Entourage new, just put the saved version with everything (all
> data) in the new partition. Everything else I saved to my peripheral hard
> drive and then put back on works fine. Only Entourage acts as if it is new.
> I even had the welcome message, but no old data! Should I maybe reinstall
> Entourage completely and then replace the new main identity folder with the
> saved Main Identity folder???
> Thanks for your help, Fontaine: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
So, when you put it back on the hew partition, is this the startup
partition?
The only valid Microsoft User Data folder is the one in your Documents
Folder on the Startup Drive (although you can position the folder elsewhere
and point to it with aliases in the correct place).
You should have the following structure (note: some of these items may not
appear on your system, and you may have others I haven't shown):
<Startup Disk>
|
+- Applications
| |
| +- Microsoft Office 2001
|
+- Documents
| |
| +- Microsoft User Data
| | |
| | +- Entourage Script Menu Items
| | |
| | +- Entourage Sound Sets
| | |
| | +- Entourage Temp
| | |
| | +- Office 2001 Identities
| | | |
| | | +- Main Identity
| | | |
| | | +- Another Identity
| | | |
| | | +- Newsgroup Cache
You should take your original 'Main Identity' folder, rename it to something
like 'Original Identity' and drop it into the Office 2001 Identities folder
which is situated on the startup drive. Leave your newly created 'Main
Identity' folder in place so the data that has been put in there since you
re-installed is not lost. Restart Entourage and it should then be available
from the identities listing when you select 'change identity' from the file
menu.
--
Barry Wainwright
<http://www.barryw.net>
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