My computer died, need help

[Heretic Apostate]

My computer died, went kaput, went to the silicon graveyard. (Windows ME managed to overwrite itself or something...)

Anyway, the tech managed to dump the entire contents of my hard drive onto the hard drive of my "new" computer.

So, how do I hook up my old MS Outlook files to MS Outlook, and how do I hook up my MS Internet Explorer favorites into my new MSIE?

 

[gariig]

I'm lazy so I'm not going to look up the Outlook..but Favorites are in C:\windows\favorites I believe.

 

[Haradim]

Just copy the files from your Favorites over to your new Favorites folder.

The Outlook thing may be a little trickier. Assuming it uses a similar method as Outlook Express, you should be able to copy the files to C(or wherever):\Windows\Application Data\Identities\big long string of letters and numbers\Microsoft\Outlook. I imagine this directory is created at Outlook installation, but you might consider running Outlook and connecting to a newsgroup or something to make sure that the folder is generated (if it is at all).

I will note that I have tried porting Outlook Express files between system hiccups as well, and have had only limited success. I once tried to transfer a rather large Outlook datafile, and it simply refused to open it. Could have been corruption, could have been version incompatibility, could have been size. I never found out.

Good luck either way. Be sure to keep your data backed up in case it doesn't work.

 

[Heretic Apostate]

I think I should mention I'm using Windows XP. Turns out that there's no Windows\Favorites or Windows\Application Data.

There IS a Documents and Settings\username\Favorites, however. And that worked, thanks a bunch guys!

So halfway done. Now I just have to get some final programs set up...

At the least, I didn't lose my downloaded ESDs. I'd hate to have lost all those Alternity stuff, especially if I'd have to buy them all over again!

 

[Piratecat]

I have to do this, too. Thanks, guys!

 

[2d6]

try this...

do a search for .pst files. note the path the file is stored in.

open outlook and click
"file"->"Import and Export"
select "import from another program or file"->"next"
scroll down to "personal file folder(pst)"->"next"
browse to the folder where you found the .pst file when you did the search above->"next"

pray.

that should do it.

 

[Heretic Apostate]

Too late for Outlook, I accidentally deleted it... Maybe I'll be able to get a burned copy from the hard drive, if the tech hasn't wiped it yet. (As well as all the non-bought PDFs... Ugh...)

Question: What is the optimal amount of RAM needed to run XP? I'm using 128 MB, and it's slower than molasses. As far as I can tell, XP is using all but about 17 MB. Or do y'all think something else is causing the problem?

All I can tell is, I can download things faster than I can click on the links, but once something gets on my hard drive, it takes forever to do anything...

 

[Heretic Apostate]

Gah!!!

What is Windows Messenger, and how do I disable it, delete it, or just get it to have HIGH security settings?

I'm getting SPAM through the dang thing, and it keeps logging me on to the Internet, whenever I turn on my computer. If that's not a security threat, I don't know what is!

 

[Haradim]

What is Windows Messenger, and how do I disable it, delete it, or just get it to have HIGH security settings?

Windows XP Home
Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
Click Performance and Maintenance
Click Administrative Tools
Double click Services
Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK

(as pilfered from http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/)

XP Pro is essentially the same process, BTW. It's all on the site.

 

[tburdett]

Too late for Outlook, I accidentally deleted it... Maybe I'll be able to get a burned copy from the hard drive, if the tech hasn't wiped it yet. (As well as all the non-bought PDFs... Ugh...)

Question: What is the optimal amount of RAM needed to run XP? I'm using 128 MB, and it's slower than molasses. As far as I can tell, XP is using all but about 17 MB. Or do y'all think something else is causing the problem?

All I can tell is, I can download things faster than I can click on the links, but once something gets on my hard drive, it takes forever to do anything...

256 MB is probably the minimum that you should have. 512 MB is probably optimal for most users. It all depends on what you use the computer for.