Due to a boot sector failure, I was forced to replace the
hard drive on my notebook computer. I'm able to use the
old hd by inserting into the cdrom bay. Here's my
problem: how can I look at all the email I saved in
various folders on my old hd (D:\) when I open Outlook
from the desktop of my new hd (C:\)? Where are the files
and folders that I see in my Outlook email program being
stored on the hd?

Thanks for any help you can offer

John,
Although you would be better server posting this question to the
Microsoft.public.outlook newsgroup, the answer is most likely very simple.
Look on you old hard drive (D:\) for a file or files with the extension .PST
(assuming that you are using Outlook and not Outlook Express). When you
find them, you can do one of two things to view them. The first is to
import them into your new installation of Outlook. You do that by going
to the File->Import and Export. Select the "import from another program or
file". Then select personal folder (.PST) and then locate the .pst that you
had found on the D:\. The seond way is to simply open the old message as a
second personal folder within Outlook. For that, go to File -> Open ->
Outlook Data File and then select the .pst you found on D:\. This method is
quicker to get to, but you end up with two folders (i.e. two inboxs, two
sent items, two deleted...), so for use, it is easier to just import.

If you have Outlook Express or if you were not using personal folders
(.pst), you have to go through a different procedure.

Good luck,

Regan


"John R" <jmreinholz@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:477601c37669$12fe3880$a001280a@phx.gbl...

John,
Although you would be better server posting this question to the
Microsoft.public.outlook newsgroup, the answer is most likely very simple.
Look on you old hard drive (D:\) for a file or files with the extension .PST
(assuming that you are using Outlook and not Outlook Express). When you
find them, you can do one of two things to view them. The first is to
import them into your new installation of Outlook. You do that by going
to the File->Import and Export. Select the "import from another program or
file". Then select personal folder (.PST) and then locate the .pst that you
had found on the D:\. The seond way is to simply open the old message as a
second personal folder within Outlook. For that, go to File -> Open ->
Outlook Data File and then select the .pst you found on D:\. This method is
quicker to get to, but you end up with two folders (i.e. two inboxs, two
sent items, two deleted...), so for use, it is easier to just import.

If you have Outlook Express or if you were not using personal folders
(.pst), you have to go through a different procedure.

Good luck,

Regan


"John R" <jmreinholz@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:477601c37669$12fe3880$a001280a@phx.gbl...

John,
Although you would be better server posting this question to the
Microsoft.public.outlook newsgroup, the answer is most likely very simple.
Look on you old hard drive (D:\) for a file or files with the extension .PST
(assuming that you are using Outlook and not Outlook Express). When you
find them, you can do one of two things to view them. The first is to
import them into your new installation of Outlook. You do that by going
to the File->Import and Export. Select the "import from another program or
file". Then select personal folder (.PST) and then locate the .pst that you
had found on the D:\. The seond way is to simply open the old message as a
second personal folder within Outlook. For that, go to File -> Open ->
Outlook Data File and then select the .pst you found on D:\. This method is
quicker to get to, but you end up with two folders (i.e. two inboxs, two
sent items, two deleted...), so for use, it is easier to just import.

If you have Outlook Express or if you were not using personal folders
(.pst), you have to go through a different procedure.

Good luck,

Regan


"John R" <jmreinholz@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:477601c37669$12fe3880$a001280a@phx.gbl...