William, you didn't say what version of Outlook - this is for 98 but I don't
suppose it has changed in later versions.

Your data will be in a .pst file somewhere on that drive. The one you've
found may well be it, but search for other files in case. If you a lot of
information it will be several MB in size.

Outlook doesn't normally associated .pst files with itself, or anything.
Instead you have to add the file as a personal folders service. In Outlook,
click on Tools - Services...; click the Add... button; select Personal
folders under 'Available information services' and click OK; enter the path
to the file. Then follow prompts - you may need to restart outlook.

Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> So close, yet so far.
>
> I had a Magitronic PC (100 or 133 mhz, 3 gig hard drive) that
> died quite
> awhile ago.  Finally installed the Western Digital as slave
> on 400 mhz HP
> 8380 because I (desperately) need some information out of
> Microsoft Outlook.
> I used it as an organizer, utilizing calendar and contacts
> functions, never
> for internet/email stuff.  (Not a clue.)
>
> Well, lo and behold, the program loaded up by just clicking D:program
> files/microsoft office/microsoft outlook, but no data was
> there . . . just a
> clean program.  I know the data's out there, but where?  And,
> how do I access
> it?  That the program loaded up stunned me.  How do I go that
> final yard and
> get the data?
>
> Please copy me offlist, as I am on digest, and desperately need this
> information.  (My son's custody may depend on this information.)
>

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