Can Import Email Data Filed from Office XP to Office 2003

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My HD failed but I had a backup of my Office XP Pro personal file folder
with a lot of emails I needed. The file is about 128MB in size. I put a new
HD in and installed Office 2003 Pro. When I go to open the old file Outlook
2003 says that the file "is not a personal folders file". (It was backed up
to a CD ROM prior to the crash so the source file should be good.) I really
don't want to uninstall Office 2003 and put back Office XP. Any idea why
2003 won't open the file and how to work around that? Many thanks in advance
to anyone who knows the solution. Alan.
 
The only problem I have seen with this would be caused if the .PST file has
the Read Only attribute set. This is normally set when a .PST file is put
on a CD. Right click on the file and go to Properties and remove the Read
Only attribute if it is checked. Outlook 2003 is capable of opening a .PST
file from previous versions. A second thing you may want to try if that
does not work is to try importing the old .PST file.
1. Open Outlook.
2. Go to File -> Import and Export.
3. Select Import from another program or file and Click Next.
4. Select Personal Folder File (.pst) and Click Next.
5. Click the Browse button and browse to the old .PST file and Click Open
and then click Next
6. Select Import items into the same folder in: and use the drop-down arrow
to select the current .PST file and Click Finish.

I hope this information is helpful.

Robert Findlay
Partner Technical Lead -- Outlook/Office Setup
Microsoft Technical Support for Platforms and Business Applications


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