Can I switch from Outlook 2003 to 2007 without losing information

[greenbean0717]

I bought Microsoft Office 2007 for Small Business. I have an older version of
Office (2003 I think) on my desktop computer now. I have not installed the
2007 version yet because I don't want to lose all of the information in my
Outlook calendar (etc.). I have been searching online for information on
this, but have not found my answer.

Does anyone know how to transfer the information from one version of Outlook
to a newer version?

Thanks in advance for any help!!

 

[Brian Tillman]

I bought Microsoft Office 2007 for Small Business. I have an older
version of Office (2003 I think) on my desktop computer now. I have
not installed the 2007 version yet because I don't want to lose all
of the information in my Outlook calendar (etc.). I have been
searching online for information on this, but have not found my
answer.

Does anyone know how to transfer the information from one version of
Outlook to a newer version?

No transfer needed. Outlook 2007 will gladly use Outlook 2003 data, since
they both use the same format. You merely have to connect your existing PST
to the new mail profile.

Uninstall the old version, install the new and add your PST to the profile
you create. In fact, just install Office 2007. It should detect you have
the older version and ask if you wish to uninstall it. Make a backup of
your data first, though, just to be safe.
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

 

[john]

No transfer needed. Outlook 2007 will gladly use Outlook 2003 data, since
they both use the same format. You merely have to connect your existing
PST to the new mail profile.

Uninstall the old version, install the new and add your PST to the profile
you create. In fact, just install Office 2007. It should detect you have
the older version and ask if you wish to uninstall it. Make a backup of
your data first, though, just to be safe.
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

does this mean that if I upgrade to 2007, and it doesn't work out, I can
just save my outlook.PST file then go back and re-use it with a fresh
install of 2003?

 

[Brian Tillman]

does this mean that if I upgrade to 2007, and it doesn't work out, I
can just save my outlook.PST file then go back and re-use it with a
fresh install of 2003?

You bet.