OUTLOOK 2000 COMPATIBILITY WITH 2007 PST file

[boomersb]

I upgraded to Outlook 2007, and have used my email there (thus the PST file
is Outlook 2007). I need to load Outlook 2000 for a number of reasons, and
am hoping I can load the PST file so I am current on email and email history.
When I attempt to load, it states that the "....Outlook.pst is not
compatible with this version of the personal Folders informaiton service.
Contact your administrator". Is anyone able to help? Much appreciated.
Steve

 

[DL]

Depends how you have tried to load.
If you mean you uninstalled OL2007 and installed OL2k then OL is trying to
open the 2007 data file.
There is no need to install OL2k
Within OL2007 File>Open>Data File........browse to the pst

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You were using the new unicode version of the .pst file which can only be read by Outlook 2003 and 2007. You need to open Outlook 2007 again and create a new Personal Folders File (97-2002) and drag and drop information from your 2007 file to the older version. You can then open that older version in Outlook 2000 and it should work fine.

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After furious head scratching, boomersb asked:

| I upgraded to Outlook 2007, and have used my email there (thus the
| PST file is Outlook 2007). I need to load Outlook 2000 for a number
| of reasons, and am hoping I can load the PST file so I am current on
| email and email history. When I attempt to load, it states that the
| "....Outlook.pst is not compatible with this version of the personal
| Folders informaiton service. Contact your administrator". Is anyone
| able to help? Much appreciated. Steve