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Charles L. Cotton wrote:

uthornsfan wrote:It might work on Windows 7. Just boot up the laptop with the external monitor connected. Give it enough time to full boot, then hit Windows + P. There are multiple options Extend, Duplicate, External only. So hit the P, 1/2/3 times and see if anything happens.

FYI, if you use Outlook for your email, you don't have to export the pst. Outlook by default stores all the info in a PST unless you are connected to an exchange server, but you wouldn't be worried about your email if you had Exchange. You just need to go to where your .pst is stored, should be here

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C:\users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

Thanks. If I don't have to export a pst, then just using the hard drive will be the easiest day.

Thanks,
Chas.

That's what I was trying to explain, its a basic file that can accessed and moved with ease.
Remove your old HD, put in enclosure. Plug into new computer, then using the new computer
Follow this process
https://www.screencast.com/t/ox7XXvSRDAX

Charles L. Cotton wrote:My laptop display is toast. Actually, the plug for the monitor is damaged, so I can't install a new internal monitor. Most of my files and data are on DropBox, so that's not a problem. However, it's been too long since I exported a pst file, so I've lost a lot of emails and contacts. I tried connecting to an external monitor, but without an internal monitor, I can't navigate to it.

Is there a way for me to get an external monitor to work so I can export a pst file? I've bought a new laptop, so even a temporary fix will be fine. I can remove the harddrive, but I don't see how that would help get Outlook emails and contacts.

Thanks,
Chas.

Or just pull the hard drive, install in a external hard drive box, and you now have a plug and play USB hard drive you can access on any computer as you would any USB drive.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZC303G/re ... 2525347315

I do this with all my old lap top HD's, as portable external HD use, and its also done when its time for a new lap top.. Try as I might, I always seem to miss a file or pic, folder, or something that was not stored in a location on the drive I copied to the new laptop.. Having the old HD in a enclosure for a few months allows me to access it anytime needed and retrieve the forgotten file. A external hard drive enclosure is under $20 and if you were able to reach the lap top monitor plug, you have the skills and tools to remove the hard drive and slid it in a plastic box with a interface plug.

Erik

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but I don't see how that would help get Outlook emails and contacts.

the .pst file is not hidden in the program. A simply search of the HD after you install it in a box and plug it in will find your .pst file. At that point, using outlook, import and add the "old" pst file to the new outlook.
Just did that exact thing last week after I had a corrupted MS Outlook profile and pst file. Recovery program fixed the pst file so it was useable.