Outlook XP PST Migration to Outlook 2003 Beta

Adding XP pst files to Outlook 2003 Beta doesn't work from
any of the menu paths: File Open, File Import or Data
Management Add. They act more like File New with a empty
main folder named ofer the import pst file and two empty
sub-folders: Deleted Items and Search Folders. Is this
functionally not complete?

Wrong in which manner?

>-----Original Message-----
>It's complete, and I use it all the time. Perhaps you're
adding the wrong pst file?
>--
>Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
>Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
>Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
> for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.slipstick.com/books/jumpstart.htm
>
>
>"Marc" <mwg@thoughts.net> wrote in message
news:088001c3408b$076afdf0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Adding XP pst files to Outlook 2003 Beta doesn't work
from
>> any of the menu paths: File Open, File Import or Data
>> Management Add. They act more like File New with a
empty
>> main folder named ofer the import pst file and two
empty
>> sub-folders: Deleted Items and Search Folders. Is this
>> functionally not complete?
>.
>

Wrong, as in you have other PST files on your system and didn't pick the one that actually has all your data in it.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.slipstick.com/books/jumpstart.htm


"Marc" <mwg@thoughts.net> wrote in message news:01df01c340d2$093e6620$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Wrong in which manner?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >It's complete, and I use it all the time. Perhaps you're
> adding the wrong pst file?
> >
> >"Marc" <mwg@thoughts.net> wrote in message
> news:088001c3408b$076afdf0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Adding XP pst files to Outlook 2003 Beta doesn't work
> from
> >> any of the menu paths: File Open, File Import or Data
> >> Management Add. They act more like File New with a
> empty
> >> main folder named ofer the import pst file and two
> empty
> >> sub-folders: Deleted Items and Search Folders. Is this
> >> functionally not complete?
> >.
> >

Outlook 2003 can open any PST file. Outlook 2002 and earlier versions cannot open a Unicode-compatible file created with Outlook 2003.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.slipstick.com/books/jumpstart.htm

"Marc" <mwg@thoughts.net> wrote in message news:492a01c34147$44d48e10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Could there be an issue if these were actually Outlook
> 2000 pst files? Can they be differented?

If you're experiencing this with several files, perhaps the problem is the underlying disk. Try alternating Scandisk.exe (or another disk utility) with Scanpst.exe.

"Marc" <mwg@thoughts.net> wrote in message news:48fc01c340ee$361b0380$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I normally create a PST for each client or subject area.
> This particular file is 14,476,288 bytes. If I use notepad
> to review, I see the messages with the routing info,
> attachments, etc.
>
> If I use scanpst, it reports 6 folders but 0 items and
> suggest repair. Repair results in a larger file of
> 14,483,456 bytes. The log show this:
>
> I am experiencing the same problem with several files but
> not all.

Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote:
> Outlook 2003 can open any PST file. Outlook 2002 and earlier versions
> cannot open a Unicode-compatible file created with Outlook 2003.
>
> "Marc" <mwg@thoughts.net> wrote in message
> news:492a01c34147$44d48e10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Could there be an issue if these were actually Outlook
>> 2000 pst files? Can they be differented?

How do we save a .pst file in Outlook97-2002 format from within Outlook2003?

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You cannot convert an existing file from one type to another. If you have data in a Unicode-compatible PST file and want to get it into the older file type, you can add a new PST file to the profile (File | New | Outlook Data File) then copy or move items into it. I haven't checked what file type the export feature creates -- it might be Unicode by default -- but that would also be worth trying.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.slipstick.com/books/jumpstart.htm

"Donald McDaniel" <donaldmcdaniel@cablespeed.com> wrote in message news:vgchibh5l49s0f@corp.supernews.com...
> Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote:
> > Outlook 2003 can open any PST file. Outlook 2002 and earlier versions
> > cannot open a Unicode-compatible file created with Outlook 2003.
> >
> > "Marc" <mwg@thoughts.net> wrote in message
> > news:492a01c34147$44d48e10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Could there be an issue if these were actually Outlook
> >> 2000 pst files? Can they be differented?
>
> How do we save a .pst file in Outlook97-2002 format from within Outlook2003?