Are Outlook and Outlook Express the same programs?

In reading the various discussions, I find references to Outlook. I use
Outlook Express 6. Are these the same programs?

Reason for asking, I am trying to open/process an Outlook.pst file. I have
it copied onto my HDD, the read-only attribute has been turned off. But I
cannot get Outlook Express to "recognize" it as valid input. I am trying to
do an "import" because I created the files on another computer using the
"export" facility of Outlook Express 6.

One of the appends I read said don't try to import it, open it instead using
Outlook->file->open->. However in Outlook EXPRESS, file->open always opens
whatever you are looknig at in OE at the time. It doesn't seem to give you
an option to look at a file external to it.
--
Roger

No, they are completely different programs. Only Outlook, the program that is part of Microsoft Office, can open .pst files. OE can import it only if Outlook is present on the machine.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm
and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"Roger" <Roger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4EE6C57C-8C08-4407-B395-232858A21923@microsoft.com...
> In reading the various discussions, I find references to Outlook. I use
> Outlook Express 6. Are these the same programs?
>
> Reason for asking, I am trying to open/process an Outlook.pst file. I have
> it copied onto my HDD, the read-only attribute has been turned off. But I
> cannot get Outlook Express to "recognize" it as valid input. I am trying to
> do an "import" because I created the files on another computer using the
> "export" facility of Outlook Express 6.
>
> One of the appends I read said don't try to import it, open it instead using
> Outlook->file->open->. However in Outlook EXPRESS, file->open always opens
> whatever you are looknig at in OE at the time. It doesn't seem to give you
> an option to look at a file external to it.
> --
> Roger

You will also find no appointments and other additional stuff except
for mails and addresses in outlook express!