[mso] Re: Outlook 2000 not opening
- From: Robert Carneal <carnealre@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:37:13 -0500
David-
Does this mean if I were to go to Office Depot (or whoever has the best
price) and purchase only Outlook 2007, and install it, I can then again
see my email?Will it work like that?
Thanks.
Robert
David Smart wrote:
> Did they remove the 2G limit in Outlook 2003 or 2007? It might be possible
> to attach your PST file to a friend or colleague's 2003/7 Outlook as an
> extra PST file and at least dump all the e-mail out of there to the normal
> file system. It might also be possible to shrink the PST file by deleting
> things that aren't wanted and it might shrink back below the 2G limit.
>
> Regards, Dave S
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:43 AM
> Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook 2000 not opening
>
>
>
>> If the pst file is over 2gig, there's not much you can do ... it's usually
>> toast. Reinstalling Outlook won't help and you don't lose your email by
>> doing that ... your email is in the pst file, which is not part of the
>> program, but instead a file created by the program. Search your hard
>> drive
>> for outlook.pst and you will find it (in Windows XP, it's a hidden file,
>> so
>> be sure hidden system files are included in your search) ... once you find
>> it, just copy it and paste it somewhere else and you will have a backup
>> copy
>> of it. Also, check the size ... is it 2gig or more? If so, uh oh ... but
>> you can search your hard drive for scanpst.exe ... that's your Inbox
>> Repair
>> Tool ... find that and open it, then run your pst file thru it ... it
>> MIGHT
>> fix the problem, but if it's 2gig or more, I doubt it.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Linda F. Johnson
>> Linda's Computer Stop
>> http://personal-computer-tutor.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Robert Carneal
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 9:03 PM
>> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [mso] Outlook 2000 not opening
>>
>> Lately, when I attempt to start Outlook 2000, it goes to the splash
>> screen and immediately hangs / freezes. I have to do a C-A-D to end it.
>>
>> I have tried the following:
>> System Restore, set back to eight weeks. (I am concerned to go back
>> further than that.)
>> Office Repair
>> Restore from backup.
>>
>> All three to no avail.
>>
>> I am willing to reinstall Outlook (but that kills the PST file, right? I
>> don't want to lose email), but can anyone tell me how to preserve the
>> email? They are largely research email, and some cannot be re-done.
>>
>> I am worried that my email reached the max size file. Wasn't it about 2G
>> for Outlook 2000? If that is the case, is there a way to open it, and
>> print what I definitely want, and then delete it? After doing that, I
>> can go through trimming it with a mean streak and pare things down.
>>
>> I would even be open to copying my PST file to another location, and use
>> a third party software to extract and save that to Access or Excel.
>>
>> Suggestions? I really don't want to lose three years of research since
>> some of it cannot be reproduced.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Robert
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