Moving 2000 to 2003

[cooleydd]

I have just changed from Outlook 2000 on one computer to
2003 on another computer. Copied the pst file across -
was very slow. Asked Woody Leonhard and he said to copy
the folders and posts over to a newly created outlook.pst
in 2003. This would make the program work much better.
Took 1 1/2 hours to copy over about 1GB of email and some
50 folders. This is what I did:

1. Renamed the old outlook.pst file in 2003 to
outlook1.pst
2. Open Outlook 2003 and let it create a new outlook.pst.
3. In Outlook 2003 - File/Open/DataFile and open
outlook1.pst.
4. Now I have both files open on Outlook 2003 and moved
folders and email from one to the other.

Worked well but had to transfer the emails from the Inbox
and similar folders already created by the new
outlook.pst.

BUT:
1. I lost all the rules - maybe 60 of them. Gave me a
chance to recreate and clean up. Took awhile
2. I lost the Address book (Contacts) and have no idea
how to get it back.

Any help on getting the address book would be appreciated.

The new folder was about 5% larger than the old folder
but the program worked much smoother and faster. Worth
the extra work (if I can find my address book).

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

All you had to do was copy the ,pst file to the new machine, Delete the new
,pst created by Outlook. Open Outlook and when it complains, point it to
the .pst file you copied.

Your rules are in a .rwz file on the old computer.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer:
cooleydd <[email protected]> asked:
| I have just changed from Outlook 2000 on one computer to
| 2003 on another computer. Copied the pst file across -
| was very slow. Asked Woody Leonhard and he said to copy
| the folders and posts over to a newly created outlook.pst
| in 2003. This would make the program work much better.
| Took 1 1/2 hours to copy over about 1GB of email and some
| 50 folders. This is what I did:
|
| 1. Renamed the old outlook.pst file in 2003 to
| outlook1.pst
| 2. Open Outlook 2003 and let it create a new outlook.pst.
| 3. In Outlook 2003 - File/Open/DataFile and open
| outlook1.pst.
| 4. Now I have both files open on Outlook 2003 and moved
| folders and email from one to the other.
|
| Worked well but had to transfer the emails from the Inbox
| and similar folders already created by the new
| outlook.pst.
|
| BUT:
| 1. I lost all the rules - maybe 60 of them. Gave me a
| chance to recreate and clean up. Took awhile
| 2. I lost the Address book (Contacts) and have no idea
| how to get it back.
|
| Any help on getting the address book would be appreciated.
|
| The new folder was about 5% larger than the old folder
| but the program worked much smoother and faster. Worth
| the extra work (if I can find my address book).

 

[Bobby]

Your rules are in a .rwz file on the old computer.

Milly - I thought OL 2002 and beyond stored rules in the PST?

 

[Bobby]

All you had to do was copy the ,pst file to the new machine, Delete the
new

,pst created by Outlook. Open Outlook and when it complains, point it to
the .pst file you copied.

Sometimes. And sometimes not. This (simple) procedure didn't work for me.
OL2K3 complained that my PST file was not a PST file. But an *identical*
file (created at the same time but stored on a (HD) diskette) worked OK.

Really, MS should provide a conversion facility. This must be a pretty
common procedure.

Bobby

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

All you had to do was copy the ,pst file to the new machine, Delete the new
,pst created by Outlook. Open Outlook and when it complains, point it to
the .pst file you copied.

Your rules are in a .rwz file on the old computer.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.


After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer:
cooleydd <[email protected]> asked:
| I have just changed from Outlook 2000 on one computer to
| 2003 on another computer. Copied the pst file across -
| was very slow. Asked Woody Leonhard and he said to copy
| the folders and posts over to a newly created outlook.pst
| in 2003. This would make the program work much better.
| Took 1 1/2 hours to copy over about 1GB of email and some
| 50 folders. This is what I did:
|
| 1. Renamed the old outlook.pst file in 2003 to
| outlook1.pst
| 2. Open Outlook 2003 and let it create a new outlook.pst.
| 3. In Outlook 2003 - File/Open/DataFile and open
| outlook1.pst.
| 4. Now I have both files open on Outlook 2003 and moved
| folders and email from one to the other.
|
| Worked well but had to transfer the emails from the Inbox
| and similar folders already created by the new
| outlook.pst.
|
| BUT:
| 1. I lost all the rules - maybe 60 of them. Gave me a
| chance to recreate and clean up. Took awhile
| 2. I lost the Address book (Contacts) and have no idea
| how to get it back.
|
| Any help on getting the address book would be appreciated.
|
| The new folder was about 5% larger than the old folder
| but the program worked much smoother and faster. Worth
| the extra work (if I can find my address book).

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Yes, however the question is about moving from *2000* to 2003, not from
2002.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer:
Bobby <[email protected]> asked:
|| Your rules are in a .rwz file on the old computer.
|
| Milly - I thought OL 2002 and beyond stored rules in the PST?