Hal
Mon Apr 28 10:00:31 PDT 2008
Ah, but the "new OL2003.pst" WILL be open and active; both can be attached,
open, and active, but only one can be the default delivery location. You've
got Outlook 2000 now and are moving to Outlook 2003; it should go something
like this:
1. Uninstall Outlook 2000. Your data files and profile information will
remain untouched by this. To be absolutely safe, you can make a copy (with
Outlook closed) of your .PST file and place it in a different folder
somewhere.
2. Install Outlook 2003. It should pick up your old profile information and
.PST file in the process. When finished, you should have Outlook 2003 with
profile, account, and data files (more or less) ready to go.
3. Use 'Tools|E-mail Accounts||View or change...' to create a new Outlook
data file in the new format and set it as default. Now, all new email will
go to this .PST file. You'll also see BOTH sets of folders in the folder
tree.
4. Drag stuff from the old folder set to the new folder set at your leisure.
Hal
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"JayD" <JayD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6EEC90DE-A2B0-4F10-A863-C51B977F99C0@microsoft.com...
> Hal,
>
> Thanks very much for your answers. I clearly understand the first part
of
> your answer but I'm not totally understanding the part about "drag and
drop
> the contents of the old file into a new file format file." If I have
> Outlook open with the data file "old OL2002.pst" open and active, how do I
> selectively choose 50-100-200 emails to drag and drop into "new
OL2003.pst"
> data file --- since it is not open and active? I'm not getting this part
> yet. Can you please clarify this procedure?
>
> Also, I enjoyed reading about the Bad News Blues Band. I'm sort of a
> closet Blues fan. What's your conection to the band? Looks like a fun
> group!
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Jay
>
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]" wrote:
>
> > You can certainly use the old .PST file, but it will still be limited in
> > size due to the format of the file - the old file is in ANSI format and
> > Outlook 2003 and later use Unicode format. There is no convenient way
to
> > convert an old format file into a new format file, so the simplest thing
to
> > do is drag and drop the contents of the old file into a new format file.
> > This wouldn't have to be done all at once because you can have more than
one
> > .PST file attached to your Outlook profile; create a new format file,
set it
> > as default, keep both files attached and move data at your leisure. You
can
> > use the old file as long as you like without trouble so long as you
don't
> > add data to it and run the risk of corrupting it
> >
> > Hal
> > --
> > Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> > Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> >
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> > KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> > Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
> >
> > "JayD" <JayD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:F4884EB2-834D-42AA-8FC3-E293970BF35A@microsoft.com...
> > > Thanks to this forum, I was finally able to get my Outlook 2002
> > > functioning
> > > again. I was stymied by the "The messaging interface has returned an
> > > unknown
> > > error" mystery ( 2GB limit). From help here, I was able to delete
about
> > > 1000
> > > emails to get my pst file down to about 1.3 GB after compacting. So
> > > that I
> > > can avoid this same problem in the future, I'd like to go with Outlook
> > > 2003
> > > that I understand has a 20 to 30 GB capacity. I want to use, if
> > > possible,
> > > this current .pst data file because I have created many subfolders of
my
> > > inbox that I use daily. Can I do it? What are the steps?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jay
> >