Outlook 2003 pst to Outlook 2002

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bfm

PST import function does not work, get incompatibility message, see
administrator. Is there another way to import the pst file?
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Create a new .pst file in Outlook 2003 - type, personal folders 97-2002.
Copy your items from your current .pst file in Outlook to the new one you
created. Completely close Outlook. Copy that .pst file to the 2002
installation. Use File->Open->Outlook Data File to access this data.

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After furious head scratching, bfm asked:

| PST import function does not work, get incompatibility message, see
| administrator. Is there another way to import the pst file?
 
G

Gordon

bfm said:
PST import function does not work, get incompatibility message, see
administrator. Is there another way to import the pst file?


In addition to what Milly says, when you copy the pst file to Outlook 2002,
do NOT overwrite the existing pst file - you will corrupt your mail profile.
Put it somewhere else.
 
B

bfm

Thank you both! Do you know how to make the same transfer with a Contact
List..ie from 2003 to 2002?
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

All of your data is in the .pst file - you will find it when you open your
..pst file.

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After furious head scratching, bfm asked:

| Thank you both! Do you know how to make the same transfer with a
| Contact List..ie from 2003 to 2002?
|
|| ||| PST import function does not work, get incompatibility message, see
||| administrator. Is there another way to import the pst file?
||| --
||| bfm
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||
|| In addition to what Milly says, when you copy the pst file to
|| Outlook 2002, do NOT overwrite the existing pst file - you will
|| corrupt your mail profile. Put it somewhere else.
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Thanks for the catch, Gordon. I usually miss that step.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Gordon asked:

| || PST import function does not work, get incompatibility message, see
|| administrator. Is there another way to import the pst file?
|| --
|| bfm
|
|
| In addition to what Milly says, when you copy the pst file to Outlook
| 2002, do NOT overwrite the existing pst file - you will corrupt your
| mail profile. Put it somewhere else.
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Unfortunately, the best teacher available!

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
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After furious head scratching, Gordon asked:

| || Thanks for the catch, Gordon. I usually miss that step.
||
|
| From bitter experience... ;-)
 
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