Sorry for the off-topic.In earlier vesrions of MS Outlook, there's been a file named Outlook.PST, where all the mail, contacts. etc. are stored.This is on WinXP Home, and I can't find any .PST files at all, although MS Outlook 2000 is running on the system. Any ideas?Thanks,Bruce.

I think the *.pst file is used when you are using a corporate account and the main account stores all the address and groups. If you use Outlook in the Internet mode, I don't think it makes a *.pst file.

Its now stored in your "Documents and Settings" folder on XP. Look under your account name, Application Data then Microsoft and you should find it there. If you keep your documents and data in a different place normally (I have a separate "Documents" folder aside from MS's uses), you can move it there. When you restart Outlook, it'll complain and you'll be given the opportunity to select its new location.Good luck, http://members.rogers.com/eelvish/elrondlogo.gifhttp://members.rogers.com/eelvish/flyurl.gif

PST is a "personal" folder, and as such needs to be created. You can find your path in the "mail" tab in C.P.If you are using Outlook Express you would find your files here:C:Documents and SettingsBraun TaconApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook ExpressIf you're convinced you have a PST, do a search for it, *.pst.If you want to make a new one, here is the "official" MS method!http://support.microsoft.com/search/previe...b;en-us;Q195717And here is more than you ever wanted to know about offline fileshttp://support.microsoft.com/search/previe...b;en-us;Q195435Cheers,bt

Thanks Elrond,Found it- Docs and SettingsBruce KnightLocal SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook.The thing is, when XP does a search, it excludes all hidden files and folders by default, although if no results are found you get a chance to modify the search, one option being to show all those hidden files.Thanks again,Bruce.

Hi Braun,Outlook.PST is, as I understand, where Outlook (not Express) stores all of the mail and contacts.See below where it installs.Thanks, how's that .scr file issue going?Bruce.

Thanks Braun and Elrond for the refresher! Its only been a year and one-half since I retired and stopped using Outlook. I haven't looked back since and I wasn't about to setup Outlook to find the *.pst file so I took a shot in the dark.I use to use Outlook at work and on the road. Downloading the office directory was a pain until they allow us to attach the Laptop to the LAN vice using the phone connection.I'm just as happy with Outlook Express!:-roll

Hi Bruce,Ah yes... More fun with Microsoft. In XP, the search utility is damn near useless. Not only will it not search in hidden folders, it won't search for any filename (or within any files if doing a full text search) that has not been registered as "searchable" in the registry. That excludes almost all non-Microsoft files on your system! Of course, most people don't even know this and simply get horrible search returns. Lord Microsoft drives me insane.My advice is to drop using MS's search engine itself as its full near useless. Instead, I highly recommend Agent Ransack: its a free utility that is extremely powerful and it integrates itself within your Explorer context menu as well.http://www.agentransack.comGood luck,http://members.rogers.com/eelvish/elrondlogo.gifhttp://members.rogers.com/eelvish/flyurl.gif

>Outlook.PST is, as I understand, where Outlook (not Express) stores all of the mail and contacts.Sorry Bruce, but your understanding is incorrect. Outlook is a server based mail system, and all mail, contacts, etc are stored in the Exchange Datastore on your Exchange ServerThe only exception to this is when a client sets up Outlook to download mail for offline viewing. In this instance, the data is stored both on the Server and the client PC, and during connection, and logoff a syncing process occurs, which most of the time :) keeps things nice and tidy. The name of that file is *.OST, which by the way was the other Outlook file I mentioned in my previous response.No soap on the SS. :(Best,bt

Hi Braun,Actually, you are both correct. Outlook can indeed be setup to work as an Exchange Server client. But this is not the default - and most standard installation for home users. At the office it is of course.For "standard" users (which is just about anyone who installs MS Office at home), the .pst file is indeed the mail store for all mail, contacts, etc.Take care, http://members.rogers.com/eelvish/elrondlogo.gifhttp://members.rogers.com/eelvish/flyurl.gif

Duh...Thank you Elrond. I knew that of course, but I was letting my "obtuse Braun" blindside me. In reading Bruce's original email, I was sure he related to a "workgroup or corporate" install. Of course, he did not...where I got sidetracked was, I believe, the fact he specifically mentioned it was not Outlook Express.See the logic?Not Outlook Express = workgroup or corporate installDouble Duh!!! :(Thanks again,bt

:-lolHappens to the best of us Braun... Much more frequently for myself than I care to admit! :-)Take care, http://members.rogers.com/eelvish/elrondlogo.gifhttp://members.rogers.com/eelvish/flyurl.gif

"I wasn't about to setup Outlook to find the *.pst file"Neither would I my friend! :-)"Its only been a year and one-half since I retired"I dearly hope you are having as much fun and relaxation as you thought you might prior to retirement. Ah, I simply can't wait myself! :-)Take care, http://members.rogers.com/eelvish/elrondlogo.gifhttp://members.rogers.com/eelvish/flyurl.gif

Hey Elrond...since we are commiserating about both of us loosing our minds, why don't you apply some of that brainpower before its all gone, to my ScreenSaver Issue! :)TIA,bt

Thanks all, for all your help.Bruce.