Unable to Open Outlook 2003 .msg files with Outlook 2002

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Bill

I have discovered that if I drag an Outlook 2003 message out of a mailbox
folder onto a file system folder I cannot open this msg file with Outlook
2002. I get an error message telling me that the message was created with a
later version of Outlook (2003) and that I can go bite my bum. What's the
deal? Is there a work-around or do I have to shell out for Oultook
upgrades? Cheers, Bill.
 
V

Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]

The message is probably saved in Unicode format so OL2002 and below can't
read it.
 
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Diane Poremsky [MVP]

it sounds like it should take care of it.

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