Outlook 2003 backward compatability.....

[Bryan]

Outlook 2003 has an annoying bug.
When trying to import a .pst made in Outlook 2003 into
Outlook 2000, I get the message that it is not compatible.

This going to be serious problem in businesses where users
move from workstation to workstation. I wonder why
Microsoft didn't design Outlook 2003 to be backward
compatible....

 

[Conrad Pfleging]

They did. What you are describing is actually wanting Outlook 2000 to be
forward compatible. How can you design a product to be compatible with
something that hasn't been designed (invented) yet? Outlook 2003 can handle
any pst's created in earlier versions, and is therefore "backward
compatible". If you must have the forward compatibility, don't use the new
unicode format for your pst's in 2003, use the old standard.

 

[Iain Ambler]

From looking at the helpfile on Outlook 2003 Beta, I beleive you can export
the pst in an earlier format.

The issue of jumping from workstation to workstation is only a problem if
you are not using exchange. I can appreciate some people will not be doing
so.

IMHO I would recommend small organisations (who will more likely be affected
by this) to ensure all their PC's have the same version of Office.

Iain

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

You must explicitly create an ANSI PST file and move items into that
if you want to see the items using an earlier version of Outlook.
After this PST is created you can also make it your default PST.
Outlook 2003 creates its default PST files as Unicode PST files. Be
aware that if you do create an ANSI PST file you are subject to the
2GB size limitations.

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