please help-need to change type of file-office data file

[dsignguy]

I got a new laptop. Arrived yesterday. It has office 2003 installed already
on it. I have plugin files in my illustaror plugin folder i just added. When
I bring the files onto the laptop, they are supposed to be .PST file types.
Somehow office is coverting them to "office data files" which they are not.
How do i get the files back to what the are supposed to be as they wont work
in illustrator as "office data files". I need to change the file type back to
what they were when i pasted them, but cant figure out how.....someone please
help me.

 

[Mary Sauer]

..pst files are Outlook Personal Folder files. Did you have this conflict on your
older computer? Can you copy them rather than paste?

 

[dsignguy]

I have xp on my other computer, but not office. They work fine on that
computer. When I bring the folder into the c: drive on my laptop, it converts
them to office data files. How can I copy and not paste? please explain???? I
drag the folder over and it converts em. I just dont want the file extension
associated with office, how do I fix this without uninstalling office?

 

[dsignguy]

its located in the plugin folder on the c: drive of both computers, works
fine on the pc, as it doesnt have office, the laptop automaticly converts
them because of office. I didnt put it on an adobe forum, cause I think its
either a windows, or office topic. I just to know how to unassociate this
file "type" from these files if possible.

 

[Echo S]

Which Illo plug-in is it?

I'm thinking you may want to check with whoever created the plug-in, as
they've probably run across this issue before.