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madelonw · 08-13-2025, 03:16 PM

First it was OneNote - moving the search box to the stupidest place possible.

Now it's New Outlook total asinine stupidity there. I was having issues using Old Outlook (set up for POP) on my Windows 11 machine. (Yes, I am a dinosaur, but at least I can see what I'm doing on my fairly large monitor but I digress.) When migrating to New Outlook and setting up my Yahoo account as IMAP, I moved all my myriad folders up to the Yahoo server... so far, so good. After using this setup for several weeks, I discover that my Contacts and Calendar weren't migrated to New Outlook with its fat envelope opening. I have tried everything! Copilot was generally no help at all. I did find a piece of software called Outlook Viewer that could actually read my old PST file and display all my Contacts. Yay! The description of this product says free to use for all Windows users going on to tout all the things that it could do. LIARS! When I tried to export my Contact, I got hit with a paywall $39.99 for a year, $59.99 lifetime. All I wanted to do was get my contacts. I never expected to have to use this software again. 40 bucks is pretty steep for a one-time use. Well, turns out that didn't matter because the Buy Now buttons didn't work. When I went to the site, the prices quoted were $59.99 for a month. #%$@$%@% No way! I think I may have to put my old Windows 10 machine up on my desk and read the old PST file that way.

Seriously, Microsoft is making Windows more an more difficult to use. I've been at this thing as a support specialist since 1988 - yes, I did DOS, and Windows 95 and on, and on, and on. I'm retired now (77 years old, 78 in October) so I really don't need this crap!!!!

08-13-2025, 03:16 PM	#3119
madelonw Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Location: FL Device: Kindle 2, Kindle with Special Offers, iPad 2	Microsoft Has Lost Its Freakin' Mind! First it was OneNote - moving the search box to the stupidest place possible. Now it's New Outlook total asinine stupidity there. I was having issues using Old Outlook (set up for POP) on my Windows 11 machine. (Yes, I am a dinosaur, but at least I can see what I'm doing on my fairly large monitor but I digress.) When migrating to New Outlook and setting up my Yahoo account as IMAP, I moved all my myriad folders up to the Yahoo server... so far, so good. After using this setup for several weeks, I discover that my Contacts and Calendar weren't migrated to New Outlook with its fat envelope opening. I have tried everything! Copilot was generally no help at all. I did find a piece of software called Outlook Viewer that could actually read my old PST file and display all my Contacts. Yay! The description of this product says free to use for all Windows users going on to tout all the things that it could do. LIARS! When I tried to export my Contact, I got hit with a paywall $39.99 for a year, $59.99 lifetime. All I wanted to do was get my contacts. I never expected to have to use this software again. 40 bucks is pretty steep for a one-time use. Well, turns out that didn't matter because the Buy Now buttons didn't work. When I went to the site, the prices quoted were $59.99 for a month. #%$@$%@% No way! I think I may have to put my old Windows 10 machine up on my desk and read the old PST file that way. Seriously, Microsoft is making Windows more an more difficult to use. I've been at this thing as a support specialist since 1988 - yes, I did DOS, and Windows 95 and on, and on, and on. I'm retired now (77 years old, 78 in October) so I really don't need this crap!!!!