cannot open pst file from Outlook 2003

[Ealadi]

7 months ago I installed Office 2003 Beta. When the trail period expired
recently I removed Office 2003 and reinstalled Office 2002. Unfortunately I
did not make any backup of my Outlook files. Office 2002 could read only the
file (outlook.pst) that was made before the Office2003 trial period. The
file that was generated during the trial period (outlook1.pst) could not be
imported into Outlook 2002.I have now learned that Outlook 203 uses a file
format different from that of Outlook 2002, so I re-installed Outlook 2003,
but I still get an error message when trying to import outlook1.pst. (The
file C:\Documents and settings\xx\xx\outlook1.pst is not compatible with
this version of the personal information service. Contact your
administrator) I really hope to recover the mail from the 7 moths' period,
so any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you EaladiAalborg, Denmark

 

[Roady [MVP]]

If you upgraded the 2003 BETA with the Technical Refresh you'll also need
that in order to open the file. I believe the Outlook 2003 demo will also
enable you to open the file.

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[Ealadi]

To Roady

Thank you for this information
But what is the "Technical Refresh"? Do you know somewhere I download that
or the Outlook 2003 Demo?

Thanks again
Ealadi

 

[Roady [MVP]]

The Technical Refresh was an update and it's not available anymore for
download AFAIK
You can order the trial here;
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/trial.mspx

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