I need to get OUTLOOK to look at my old pst files. In the past I could hjave
them saved anywhere. The last time I put my saved file with old email &
contacts it in the Outlook file found in Local Settings\application
data\outlook. Then I would delete the new file that was opened on the
reinstall. This time Outlook won't recognize my saved file as a .pst file.

Anybody have any ideas on how I can get outlook to recognize my old file?

I have done this 3 or 4 times with this same version (2003) with no problems
until now.