Backup and append outlook files

K

Kevin

Hi all

I have outlook 2003 on my company laptop and outlook 2002 on my personal
desktop. I have to turn in my laptop and would like to transfer all mail and
contacts to the desktop pc, however, I don't want to lose any of the mail or
contact info already on the desktop machine.

Both machines can be conneceted via a network cable.

Is what I want to do possible, or must I have either laptop or desktop info,
but not both, by simpy copying the pst file created from the backup utility
in outlook 2003? Can I append information to that already contained on my
desktop pc?

Please help


thanks


Kevin
 
R

Roady [MVP]

Depends on what format your pst-file is on the Outlook 2003 machine. When
this is an Outlook 2003 pst-file you'll need to move it to an Outlook
97-2002 pst-file first or Outlook 2002 will not be able to read it. Then
close Outlook and move the pst-file to your other computer. To connect to it
use File-> Open-> Outlook Data File... Once opened you can either leave it
in the separate pst-file or move it to your main pst-file.

For detailed steps on moving it to an Outlook 97-2002 pst-file see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/downgradefromoutlook2003.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1
 
K

Kevin

thank you


Roady said:
Depends on what format your pst-file is on the Outlook 2003 machine. When
this is an Outlook 2003 pst-file you'll need to move it to an Outlook
97-2002 pst-file first or Outlook 2002 will not be able to read it. Then
close Outlook and move the pst-file to your other computer. To connect to
it use File-> Open-> Outlook Data File... Once opened you can either leave
it in the separate pst-file or move it to your main pst-file.

For detailed steps on moving it to an Outlook 97-2002 pst-file see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/downgradefromoutlook2003.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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Kevin said:
Hi all

I have outlook 2003 on my company laptop and outlook 2002 on my personal
desktop. I have to turn in my laptop and would like to transfer all mail
and contacts to the desktop pc, however, I don't want to lose any of the
mail or contact info already on the desktop machine.

Both machines can be conneceted via a network cable.

Is what I want to do possible, or must I have either laptop or desktop
info, but not both, by simpy copying the pst file created from the backup
utility in outlook 2003? Can I append information to that already
contained on my desktop pc?

Please help


thanks


Kevin
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