ChrisH Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 I have just had to reinstall windows but only the windows folder. I had outlook 2003 setup previously and at the moment have oulook 2000 setup. As far as I know my mail should all be held on the server and not some .pst file. When I look at my mail box in Exchange system manager there are 44 emails in my inbox but I only have recent mail in Outlook. How do I get hold of these?
tarquel Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 I have just had to reinstall windows but only the windows folder Hmmm.... I take it a "repair" of windows then? (i.e. reinstalling windows over itself that is lol) Never full proof unfortunately. I take it you are using exchange 200x? I'm getting worried about getting it now :S - seen so many probs on here alone lol I'll keep thinking Chris but it dont look good :S Regards Nath
ChrisH Posted August 31, 2005 Author Posted August 31, 2005 No windows installed to a new windows folder on the same partition.
Ric_ Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 @Chris: It should just work. Fscking OWA has given up on me again and I can't remember how I fixed this same problem last time! @Tarq: Exchange is good once it's running - it just has it's moments when you're configuring it. I definately wouldn't advise against buying it - it's very easy to administer on a day-to-day basis.
ChrisH Posted August 31, 2005 Author Posted August 31, 2005 Ric you reset the password for the IIS user didnt you?
ChrisH Posted August 31, 2005 Author Posted August 31, 2005 Hmm all the mail from the sent mail box is there. I did have a few folders under inbox as well if that makes a differnece?
Ric_ Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 @Chris: Try using Outlook 2003 - it's a bit more clever and I usually find that it solves the unexplained problems.
tarquel Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 Thanks Ric - my confidence in it is reinstated lol Chris - I see [different win folder ] but it may have been nasty to Documents and Settings :/ I'd have thought the files should still be there tho - in one of the usual places Outlook 2k3 rocks Later, N.
ChrisH Posted August 31, 2005 Author Posted August 31, 2005 Yeah for some reson the 2003 install keeps stopping so just to get things running I installed 2000. Guess I better fix that .
Ric_ Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 @Chris: I say wipe the puter and start again. Something seems royally screwed.
ChrisH Posted August 31, 2005 Author Posted August 31, 2005 Gah not again It's only office 2003 it doesnt like though!!! all other MSIs are fine. I need to wait until I get another disk in for the backups to run to before I reinstall again. The temporary measure of using my workstation disk wasnt a good idea as Im sure the 8 hour a day thrashing it was receiving was the cause of the corruption. Oh well .....
tarquel Posted August 31, 2005 Posted August 31, 2005 The temporary measure of using my workstation disk wasnt a good idea as Im sure the 8 hour a day thrashing it was receiving was the cause of the corruption. Oh well ..... Yep - lol - you dont have them on a seperate disk in your workstation then? I've got a disk "hanging" in the DC for the WSUS partiton and also for holding a few disk images. I need a bigger drive in it tho Regards Nath
ChrisH Posted September 1, 2005 Author Posted September 1, 2005 I just changed backup methods 2 weeks ago and im still waitng for the disk.
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