In current versions, importing an entire PST will corrupt the Outlook
profile by creating a ghost or duplicate PST file. In addition, importing
PST file contents will lose:
1. Custom Forms
2. Custom Views
3. Connections between contacts and activities
4. Received dates on mail
5. Birthdays and anniversaries in calendar
6. Journal connections
7. Distribution Lists
Opening a PST file will preserve all of these. That is why we do not advise
people to import a native file into Outlook. If none of these are relevant
to your situation, then by all means be my guest and import. Sometimes and
can and does work.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"PWLucido"
discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E03B4840-C62D-4D06-A159-5DD7A3AEA30B@microsoft.com...> Why is importing never the correct way to transfer Outlook data?
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Non-sequitur. There is no such thing as "importing Contacts properly."
>> Importing is never the correct way to transfer Outlook data. State what
>> you
>> did. We have no idea what you did wrong until you tell us.
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "PA Jim"
discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A5F50109-89D1-4283-B00F-DCAB04820FF4@microsoft.com...>>> I'm non-tech setting up new computer with Vista Home Prem and Outlook
>>> 2007.
>>> Contacts were imported and diplay properly but don't appear in the
>>> "Send
>>> to"
>>> popup when I create a new message. I reviewed and followed resolution
>>> in
>>> KB287563, but not completely. In the second item under Step 2, I cannot
>>> select (it's grayed out) the checkbox "Show this folder as an e-mail
>>> address
>>> book." Suggestions please.
>>> --
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> "Oliver Vukovics" wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I entered all necessary info in a Contact File. When I try to send a
>>>>>new
>>>>> email using this address information in the email name lookup this
>>>>> particular
>>>>> contact does not appear.
>>>>> Help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
