OL2003 Question(s)

[Exitao]

I was reading the EULA and it seems to allow for the installation on a PC
and a mobile. This is rather nice (considering the price).

Now, if I am allowed to install it on my PC and my notebook, are there
provisions for sharing a PST file between them?
I don't belong to an Exchange server and I'm not about to set one up for the
sake of sharing a PST. However I am on a network.

What are my options and your recommendations?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

You can use the free PST Backup tool from Microsoft to copy the PST file from one machine to the other. Or use the Windows Briefcase. Or a USB keychain drive. Other ideas at http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Exitao]

It seems to me that this is something that should already be included with
Outlook especially as the license allows for two installations.
The backup tool is a poor solution and I have an aversion to paying for 3rd
party solutions for problems that should have been seen to by the developer.

If anyone has experince with such applications, I'd still like to hear their
reviews.
TIA


You can use the free PST Backup tool from Microsoft to copy the PST file
from one machine to the other. Or use the Windows Briefcase. Or a USB
keychain drive. Other ideas at http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/sync.htm
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

FWIW, Windows Briefcase *is* built into Windows and works quite well if you're on a network.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Exitao]

I have tried to read the documentation, but it seems to me that use of the
Briefcase requires that I save to and import from the Briefcase as opposed
to a simple synchronization between PDA and Outlook.



FWIW, Windows Briefcase *is* built into Windows and works quite well if
you're on a network.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

No importing or saving is involved. If the PST file's main location is on Machine A, you create a Briefcase on Machine B and, with Outlook not running on Machine A, drag the PST file into the briefcase and set Outlook to use that PST file. When you need to run Outlook on Machine B, you update the briefcase to get the latest copy of the PST file. --
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers