Outlook 2003 pst to Outlook 2002

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

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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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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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?

"bfm" <yourdisplayname@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:59251DAB-244E-4888-A6B0-3CAC3C2FDEDE@microsoft.com...
> 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.

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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bfm


"Gordon" wrote:

> "bfm" <yourdisplayname@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:59251DAB-244E-4888-A6B0-3CAC3C2FDEDE@microsoft.com...
> > 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.
>
>

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

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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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?
|
|| "bfm" <yourdisplayname@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|| news:59251DAB-244E-4888-A6B0-3CAC3C2FDEDE@microsoft.com...
||| 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.

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:

| "bfm" <yourdisplayname@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:59251DAB-244E-4888-A6B0-3CAC3C2FDEDE@microsoft.com...
|| 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.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" <what@ever> wrote in message
news:%23R6%23iZV6IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the catch, Gordon. I usually miss that step.
>

From bitter experience... ;-)

Unfortunately, the best teacher available!

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Gordon asked:

| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" <what@ever> wrote in message
| news:%23R6%23iZV6IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
|| Thanks for the catch, Gordon. I usually miss that step.
||
|
| From bitter experience... ;-)