Behavior of Outlook 2003 Assigned Tasks when Reinstalling Outlook

[mapaul]

Hi All,

I assign people tasks using Outlook 2003. (No exchange server, just a
personal copy of Outlook 2003 on my side and the task receiver's side.

A while back, I backed up everything from Outlook into a PST folder,
formatted my hard drive, reinstalled Windows and Office. When I
imported my PST folder back into Outlook, all the tasks I had
previously assigned to people were now showing that *I* was the owner,
and it seemed that Outlook retained no memory of the fact that the
tasks are assigned.

Why is this happening, and how do I prevent this from happening again?
This time, I want to be able to back up my entire Outlook and be
confident that when I import the stuff back in, the task ownership
remains. This is possible, right?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Importing and exporting is never the correct way to transfer Outlook data.
This is one of the many reason why.
Just copy and reuse your PST file.
The Help Files tell you how:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

 

[mapaul]

Russ,

If this works, you're the man. I'll report back when I do the
reinstall.

Thanks,

Mike