Outlook 2007 Win 7 created new pst file

[SamStamport]

I created a new Win 7 partition on my computer, then copied my old .pst files (one was the archive file) to Win 7 Outlook 2007 made me create a new email account to access my Gmail account. Apparently this information was not stored in the old Outlook.pst file or made a mistake somewhere. Anyway, I can now access my gmail, but Outlook created a new pst file for all my email. How can I convince Outlook 2007 to use the old .pst files instead?

Thanks!

[JoeP517]

It is easier to use the import function and "merge" the old .pst file with the new one.

Joe

[SamStamport]

The odd thing about this new .pst file is that Outlook named it Outlsam.stamport@gmal.com-00000005.pst and created folders in it with the same names as those in my gmail account. I've never seen such odd behavior by Outlook before.

I want Outlook to look and behave the way it did before. When I started it the first time under Win 7 I went to Account Settings and told it where my Outlook.pst and Archive.pst files were located. It found them just fine. I guess the email settings are stored somewhere in Win 7's registry rather than the .pst file since I had to go through the email account set up wizard. Once the wizard finished I got this new, weird email pst.

I don't want the new folders (from gmail) merged into my old pst file. I want it to work the way it did under Vista. I fear that if I merge the old with the new I'll wind up with a mess.

[jwitalka]

Try renaming your old Outlook.pst file to something else. (Old.pst ?). Then do a File | Open| Outlook Data file and browse to your old file. Then go to tools | Account settings. Click on the Data Files Tab. Highlight your old file and click on set as default. You should now be operating with your old file as it was before but you will have the new file displayed as well. After verifying its working the way you want, you can go back into Tools | Account Settings | Data Files and highlight the new file and click delete if you no longer want it.

Jerry

[jscher2000]

The odd thing about this new .pst file is that Outlook named it Outlsam.stamport@gmal.com-00000005.pst and created folders in it with the same names as those in my gmail account. I've never seen such odd behavior by Outlook before.

That sounds like an IMAP setup. Were you previously using Outlook 2007 on Windows XP/Vista, or were you using an earlier version of Outlook?

[SamStamport]

Thanks so much for the IMAP clue. Outlook is now behaving the way I want it to.

In my haste to get Outlook up and running yesterday, I searched the web for setup instructions for Gmail and clicked the wrong link. I found the correct instructions this morning and followed them. As they say, "Haste makes waste!"