Outlook 2003 Compatible w/ Outlook 2002

[Guest]

I have outlook 2003 on my laptop. I want to export my contact files from Outlook 2003. Then I want to import this file into my desktop which has Outlook 2002 version. When I do this I get the following:
The file c:\ .pst is not compatible with this version of the Personal Folders information service. Contact your Administrator.

I thought importing & exporting would be compatible between the two versions of outlook. Please HELP!!

 

[Patricia Cardoza - [MVP Outlook]]

First create a new PST in Outlook 2003. Make sure that you choose the option
to create a file of type 97-2002 compatible personal folders file.

Also, if you're transferring via a CD, you must copy the PST from the CD to
the hard drive of the destination computer then right click to go to
properties and clear the read only flag.

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Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
www.cardozasolutions.com

Author, Special Edition Using Microsoft Outlook 2003

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I have outlook 2003 on my laptop. I want to export my contact files from

Outlook 2003. Then I want to import this file into my desktop which has
Outlook 2002 version. When I do this I get the following:

The file c:\ .pst is not compatible with this version of the Personal

Folders information service. Contact your Administrator.

I thought importing & exporting would be compatible between the two

versions of outlook. Please HELP!!

 

[Guest]

I created the new .pst compatible w/ 07-2002. I copied my old pst to this newly created file .pst. I then tried to export the contacts and then import them to my old computer which has the 2002 outlook version. I get the same error! Please help.

 

[Patricia Cardoza - [MVP Outlook]]

How did you copy? Did you copy items? If you're copying, why did you export
and import? Pick one or the other. Either copy the items to the old format
PST and open that PST on your old computer or export the items to the old
format PST and open that PST on your old computer.

--
Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
www.cardozasolutions.com

Author, Special Edition Using Microsoft Outlook 2003

***Please post all replies to the newsgroups***

I created the new .pst compatible w/ 07-2002. I copied my old pst to this

newly created file .pst. I then tried to export the contacts and then
import them to my old computer which has the 2002 outlook version. I get
the same error! Please help.

 

[Guest]

I set up the 2002 compatible .pst. Then I dragged the contacts over. I copied the .pst to the other computer. When I tried to open it up the File Data managagement - Add (then I select that .pst file) I get an error. Any ideas? The other computer is windows 2000. Mine in windows xp. Any issues with this?