Outlook 2007 .pst file size set wrong

[Dave]

I upgraded from OE to Outlook 2003 to 2007. Now the 2007 .pst file size
seems to be limiting us at the 2GB size. I followed the Microsoft Knowledge
Base article saying to change the registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.
0\Outlook\PST
MaxLargeFileSize
WarnLargeFileSize
MaxFileSize, and
WarnFileSize

The problem is that the registry key I have only goes up to the following:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft

The article says that you "may have to create" some of the keys if they are
missing. Is there a better way to get the .pst file set to the larger
UNICODE setting? Am I looking at this correctly? I was thinking that
perhaps I need to simply create a new .pst file and then archive all emails
and folders into that file - hoping it would be set to the UNICODE file
settings.

Anyone have any input on this for me? I would appreciate it!

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[Oliver Vukovics [Public Shareware]]

Hi Dave,

please open in Outlook "File/Datafilemanagement" => Doubleclick on your
"Personal Folder" (Outlook.pst)

Have a look into "Format". Which format has your PST file?

- Personal Folder-file (97-2002) or
- Personal Folder-file

A "Personal Folder-file (97-2002)" is limited to 2GB, only the "Personal
Folder-file" is limited to 3.9TB and has a regular size of 20GB

Which format has your PST.

How to "Convert an old PST to a Unicode PST":
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ansi-to-unicode.asp

Maybe it helps.

 

[DL]

Do you actually mean you converted from Outllook Express to, in the first
instance, Outlook 2003?
Where / how are you getting the information that there is a size limitation?
Within Outlook, if you select Properties of the Personal Folder, under
Advanced Tab, what does it say for Format?