moving contacts between laptop and pc

[bgitter]

I run Outlook 2000 on my laptop and Outlook 2002 on my PC. I am having a
problem getting the contacts pst backup file onto my PC. My PC tells me I am
not authorized to change the file before transfer, because it is "read only".
I cant import it. I cant even change it once it is on the cd before trying to
import. Nothing I do seems to work. I tried to export out of the laptop using
a CSV file, but the Outlook 2000 says the engine for Import/Export isnt
running/installed. If I try to open/read the pst file on the cd from the PC,
it tells me I "dont have permisson - access denied." (I didnt know my wife
worked for Microsoft). I dont know any other way to get this done. I tried
coming here before for an answer, maybe I just didnt understand what was
advised. There has to be a simple way to do this. every search I made comes
up with 3rd party software, which I know isnt necessary for this operation.

Pls help. Thank you,

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook must have read/write access to any PST file. Move the file to a hard
drive and remove the read only attribute. Then open it in Outlook. Never
import or export to transfer Outlook data.

 

[bgitter]

So Russ, If I shouldnt use the export command, how will I "move the pst file
to the cd? Also, Am I moving just the contacts folder or the entire personal
file?
--
bg

Outlook must have read/write access to any PST file. Move the file to a hard
drive and remove the read only attribute. Then open it in Outlook. Never
import or export to transfer Outlook data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I run Outlook 2000 on my laptop and Outlook 2002 on my PC. I am having a
problem getting the contacts pst backup file onto my PC. My PC tells me I
am
not authorized to change the file before transfer, because it is "read
only".
I cant import it. I cant even change it once it is on the cd before trying
to
import. Nothing I do seems to work. I tried to export out of the laptop
using
a CSV file, but the Outlook 2000 says the engine for Import/Export isnt
running/installed. If I try to open/read the pst file on the cd from the
PC,
it tells me I "dont have permisson - access denied." (I didnt know my wife
worked for Microsoft). I dont know any other way to get this done. I tried
coming here before for an answer, maybe I just didnt understand what was
advised. There has to be a simple way to do this. every search I made
comes
up with 3rd party software, which I know isnt necessary for this
operation.

Pls help. Thank you,

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You burn the PST file onto a CD the same way you would any other file, but
only when Outlook is completely closed. Exporting to a CD will corrupt the
file beyond repair.
You can burn either the entire Outlook Data file or if you only want
Contacts, create a second PST file with only your Contacts and copy that.
All copy operations must be done with Outlook completely closed.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

So Russ, If I shouldnt use the export command, how will I "move the pst
file
to the cd? Also, Am I moving just the contacts folder or the entire
personal
file?
--
bg

Outlook must have read/write access to any PST file. Move the file to a
hard
drive and remove the read only attribute. Then open it in Outlook. Never
import or export to transfer Outlook data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I run Outlook 2000 on my laptop and Outlook 2002 on my PC. I am having a
problem getting the contacts pst backup file onto my PC. My PC tells me
I
am
not authorized to change the file before transfer, because it is "read
only".
I cant import it. I cant even change it once it is on the cd before
trying
to
import. Nothing I do seems to work. I tried to export out of the laptop
using
a CSV file, but the Outlook 2000 says the engine for Import/Export isnt
running/installed. If I try to open/read the pst file on the cd from
the
PC,
it tells me I "dont have permisson - access denied." (I didnt know my
wife
worked for Microsoft). I dont know any other way to get this done. I
tried
coming here before for an answer, maybe I just didnt understand what
was
advised. There has to be a simple way to do this. every search I made
comes
up with 3rd party software, which I know isnt necessary for this
operation.

Pls help. Thank you,

 

[bgitter]

Russ, I just got it into the outlook, but it now shows up as a different
contact folder. I have two now, and would like them appended to one. How can
I go about doing that? (when I dragged the new one into the old, it just
shows it as a sub now.)
Thanks.
--
bg

So Russ, If I shouldnt use the export command, how will I "move the pst file
to the cd? Also, Am I moving just the contacts folder or the entire personal
file?
--
bg

Outlook must have read/write access to any PST file. Move the file to a hard
drive and remove the read only attribute. Then open it in Outlook. Never
import or export to transfer Outlook data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I run Outlook 2000 on my laptop and Outlook 2002 on my PC. I am having a
problem getting the contacts pst backup file onto my PC. My PC tells me I
am
not authorized to change the file before transfer, because it is "read
only".
I cant import it. I cant even change it once it is on the cd before trying
to
import. Nothing I do seems to work. I tried to export out of the laptop
using
a CSV file, but the Outlook 2000 says the engine for Import/Export isnt
running/installed. If I try to open/read the pst file on the cd from the
PC,
it tells me I "dont have permisson - access denied." (I didnt know my wife
worked for Microsoft). I dont know any other way to get this done. I tried
coming here before for an answer, maybe I just didnt understand what was
advised. There has to be a simple way to do this. every search I made
comes
up with 3rd party software, which I know isnt necessary for this
operation.

Pls help. Thank you,

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Please try to clarify your question. You're there, we're not. We can't see
what you're talking about, so your descriptions will need to be more
detailed and more accurate.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ, I just got it into the outlook, but it now shows up as a different
contact folder. I have two now, and would like them appended to one. How
can
I go about doing that? (when I dragged the new one into the old, it just
shows it as a sub now.)
Thanks.
--
bg

So Russ, If I shouldnt use the export command, how will I "move the pst
file
to the cd? Also, Am I moving just the contacts folder or the entire
personal
file?
--
bg

Outlook must have read/write access to any PST file. Move the file to a
hard
drive and remove the read only attribute. Then open it in Outlook.
Never
import or export to transfer Outlook data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I run Outlook 2000 on my laptop and Outlook 2002 on my PC. I am having
a
problem getting the contacts pst backup file onto my PC. My PC tells
me I
am
not authorized to change the file before transfer, because it is
"read
only".
I cant import it. I cant even change it once it is on the cd before
trying
to
import. Nothing I do seems to work. I tried to export out of the
laptop
using
a CSV file, but the Outlook 2000 says the engine for Import/Export
isnt
running/installed. If I try to open/read the pst file on the cd from
the
PC,
it tells me I "dont have permisson - access denied." (I didnt know my
wife
worked for Microsoft). I dont know any other way to get this done. I
tried
coming here before for an answer, maybe I just didnt understand what
was
advised. There has to be a simple way to do this. every search I made
comes
up with 3rd party software, which I know isnt necessary for this
operation.

Pls help. Thank you,

 

[Mittu]

Hi

Just try selecting all the contacts using 'Ctrl' + 'A' and drag them over to
the main Contacts folder.
That should do the trick.

Mittu

Russ, I just got it into the outlook, but it now shows up as a different
contact folder. I have two now, and would like them appended to one. How can
I go about doing that? (when I dragged the new one into the old, it just
shows it as a sub now.)
Thanks.
--
bg

So Russ, If I shouldnt use the export command, how will I "move the pst file
to the cd? Also, Am I moving just the contacts folder or the entire personal
file?
--
bg

Outlook must have read/write access to any PST file. Move the file to a hard
drive and remove the read only attribute. Then open it in Outlook. Never
import or export to transfer Outlook data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I run Outlook 2000 on my laptop and Outlook 2002 on my PC. I am having a
problem getting the contacts pst backup file onto my PC. My PC tells me I
am
not authorized to change the file before transfer, because it is "read
only".
I cant import it. I cant even change it once it is on the cd before trying
to
import. Nothing I do seems to work. I tried to export out of the laptop
using
a CSV file, but the Outlook 2000 says the engine for Import/Export isnt
running/installed. If I try to open/read the pst file on the cd from the
PC,
it tells me I "dont have permisson - access denied." (I didnt know my wife
worked for Microsoft). I dont know any other way to get this done. I tried
coming here before for an answer, maybe I just didnt understand what was
advised. There has to be a simple way to do this. every search I made
comes
up with 3rd party software, which I know isnt necessary for this
operation.

Pls help. Thank you,