How do I change my Outlook 2000 .pst file to work with Outlook 200

[Guest]

I can't seem to just transfer my .pst file into ../Application
Data/Microsoft/Outlook

The FAQ indicates that I need to make it binary for Outlook 2003 to use it.
How do I accomplish this?

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

What happens when you try to open it?

Also, what happens when you try to copy it into the folder you mentioned?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I can't seem to just transfer my .pst file into ../Application
Data/Microsoft/Outlook

There's no reason in the world to put it there. Outlook will open your PST
no matter where it is, as long as you have permission to view the folder
where it resides and read/write permission to the file itself.

It's already a binary file. What FAQ? State EXACTLY what you're doing and
what happens when you're doing it.

 

[Guest]

I have tried to import the 2000 .pst and it does not even see it as an option
to select.

I have also tried using Data File Management and selecting the 2000 .pst file.

I can't get it to "see" the 2000 files so I can get my old calendar,
contacts, and old emails into Outlook 2003.

Should I deinstall Outlook 2003 on my brand new desktop, and install Outlook
2000 with XP SP2 so I can retain all my email??

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have tried to import the 2000 .pst and it does not even see it as
an option to select.

I have also tried using Data File Management and selecting the 2000
.pst file.

I can't get it to "see" the 2000 files so I can get my old calendar,
contacts, and old emails into Outlook 2003.

Click File>Open>Outlook Data File. Browse to the old PST, select it, and
click OK. You should now see the PST and its folders in the Folder List
view of the Navigation Pane. For each of the non-default folders you may
have, right-click it and choose Copy. In the "Copy Folder" window you get,
slide the list until you see your primary PST and select the PST root (i.e.,
the one with the icon containing the house and clock) and click OK. You
must do this for each non-default folder individually.

For each default folder (i.e, Inbox, Calendar, Contacts, etc.) open the
folder and select all of the items it contains by selecting one and then
pressing CTRL-A to select all items. (For the Calendar folder, you'll have
to switch to a list view, like By Categories, to do this). Click Edit>Copy
to Folder and select in the primary PST the corresponding folder (i.e., for
Contact items, click the primary Contacts folder), and click OK. When
you're done with all the copying, your primary PST will contain all of the
information the old one did, but it will be a Unicode PST instead of an
old-style ANSI PST.

Finally, right-click the old PST's root (i.e., the name "Personal Folders",
or whatever you called it) and choose Close.

Should I deinstall Outlook 2003 on my brand new desktop, and install
Outlook 2000 with XP SP2 so I can retain all my email??

Certainly not.