Opening an Existing .pst file from a new login domain

[Craig]

I have historically run Outlook (and all of my other
program activities) using the Administrator login. As I
operated from a home office with no network requirements
(simply using general internet hookup via cable modem),
this worked just fine.

I now work for a company where I go to the office twice a
week and need to access their internal LAN. I now have a
separate login to access that network. However, all of my
program settings and data from the Administrator login are
no longer active. As an example, when I open Outlook in
the new domain, it opens to a blank Outlook database.

My initial thought was to create the ability to "share" my
Administrator Outlook .pst file and then simply open that
file using Outlook from the new company domain.
Unfortunately, that hastn't worked. I can locate the file
using the "File/Open" process, but Outlook doesn't load
the .pst file.

Since I will continue to work from home, I would ideally
like both domains to utilize the same core data. Any
thoughts on how I can access my existing Outlook database
from the Administrator login using Outlook in the new
company login will be appreciated?

Craig

 

[Frits]

Craig I had a si milar situation and I resloved it by
simply moving the pst file to a area where any user will
be able to acess and read it. Typically create a folder
C:\outlook and move it there.
When you open outlook thereafter, outlook will tell you
that it cannot find the file. All yo have to do is to
browse to the file and there you are. The second user that
needs to access the same pst file (Remember only one user
can access the file at any given point in time. This
should not be a prob in win2k) Delete or rename the
mailbox.pst file that was created, the one that is blank,
and when you open outlook follow same steps by browsing to
the file and there you are. PST file is usually stored in:
C:\Documents and Settings\<user that is logged on>\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Good Luck

 

[Craig]

Thanks for the idea Frits. Unfortunately, it didn't
work. I still cannot get Outlook to open the file. It
sees the file, it allows me to click OK when attempting to
open the file, but it doesn't load. What's frustrating is
that I don't even get an error message.

I know I must be missing something in the process but I
can't seem to identify what it is.

Craig