opening pst file in Outlook 2003 in vista crashes program

[nicholas]

I have just installed outlook 2003 in vista RC2 (build 5744). It runs
alright, apart from one thing.
I have got an old PST file that has saved emails and such. I wanted to open
it in outlook and import the saved emails.
In XP I had no problems opening the PST file in outlook, but in Vista if I
do the same thing Outlook crashes?

I wondered if any one has experienced the same thing and whether they
managed to sort it out.

Any help or advice would be gratefully accepted.

NIK

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Have you tried setting up Outlook 2003 anyway, then copy the .PST file the
Outlook Local settings folder?

After that, turn on Show Hidden Files and Folders.

C:\Users\youraccountname\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook

 

[nicholas]

I can do that, I just can't open the files in outlook.

Some of the things I have saved (contacts, calendar) have been saved as a
pst file and as such I can not restore those things.

NIK

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Is the latest Service Pack for Outlook/Office 2003 installed?

You might want to use the following tool to check if the .PST file is
damaged:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.htm
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