Accessing Outlook via a network

[Bagwash]

I have a standalone PC using XPHome and MS Office 2000, including Outlook
2000. I've now also have a laptop and have networked it via a Netgear
wireless router. I've transferred all my PC drives into Shared folders.
On my laptop I can successfully access the internet and all documents etc
that are on my PC, but not Outlook (and, I suppose, possibly other programs
which I haven't attempted to access).
I get the message (on the laptop) < Program Files are not accessible. You
might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the
administrator of the server to find out if you have access permission.
Access is denied. >
MS Help tells me < The sharing option is not available for the Documents and
Settings, Program Files, and Windows system folders. >
So how can I enable my laptop to "see" my Outlook folders? (That happens to
be the major reason for setting up the network!).
Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have a standalone PC using XPHome and MS Office 2000, including
Outlook 2000. I've now also have a laptop and have networked it via a
Netgear wireless router. I've transferred all my PC drives into
Shared folders. On my laptop I can successfully access the internet and
all documents
etc that are on my PC, but not Outlook (and, I suppose, possibly
other programs which I haven't attempted to access).
I get the message (on the laptop) < Program Files are not accessible.
You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact
the administrator of the server to find out if you have access
permission. Access is denied. >
MS Help tells me < The sharing option is not available for the
Documents and Settings, Program Files, and Windows system folders. >
So how can I enable my laptop to "see" my Outlook folders? (That
happens to be the major reason for setting up the network!).
Any advice greatly appreciated.

Did you move your PST to the network share? Is the desktop Outlook closed
when you try to access the PST from the laptop? Are you running Vista on
the laptop? Have you tried creating a new folder outside of the "Documents
and Settings" tree on a drive and then shared that folder?

 

[DL]

MS Does not support the use of the OL data file, pst, over a network/lan it
can lead to corruption.

You would need outlook installed on all PC's and accessing the same pst,
data file, only a single instance of OL can be open at any one time

 

[Bagwash]

Did you move your PST to the network share? Is the desktop Outlook closed
when you try to access the PST from the laptop? Are you running Vista on
the laptop? Have you tried creating a new folder outside of the
"Documents and Settings" tree on a drive and then shared that folder?

Starting here ...
Did you move your PST to the network share? Um, er, no. Forgive my
ignorance, but what's a PST and where do I find it? Then I'll try moving it.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Starting here ...
Did you move your PST to the network share? Um, er, no. Forgive my
ignorance, but what's a PST and where do I find it? Then I'll try
moving it.

Your "Personal Folders" file is a PST. Click File>Data File Management and
see where it resides.

 

[DL]

That's immaterial, unless you have two licences for Outlook you cannot
install outlook on your second PC

 

[Brian Tillman]

That's immaterial, unless you have two licences for Outlook you cannot
install outlook on your second PC

In general, a retail license for Outlook allows installing it on a desktop
and a laptop, provided the licensee is the primary user of each.

 

[Gordon]

In general, a retail license for Outlook allows installing it on a desktop
and a laptop, provided the licensee is the primary user of each.

and also doesn't use both at the same time AFAIK....

 

[Bagwash]

and also doesn't use both at the same time AFAIK....

Just to assure everyone that, as a law-abiding citizen (and member of the
judiciary), software on my PC and on my laptop is independently licensed -
whether it needs to be or not!

I'm still working on the substantive issue, though as I have a remote access
facility I can in fact use that to access everything. It just seems a very
circuitous route to access the PC on my home network.

Thanks for your various thoughts. I shall keep trying.