How do I import an old 2003 outlook file into my new 2003 outlook.

[Guest]

I am trying to export my pst files from a computer that has outlook 2000 then
inport them into my new computer with outlook 2003. I can export them from
my old computer and reimport them into that same computer just fine. However
when I try and inport them into my new computer it tells me that the file is
not a pst file. I have tried using the scanpst.exe utility and that does not
help.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

This is a common occurance with Outlook 2003. While most windows and office
version are ok with going from an old version to a new, Outlook 2003 has been
a lot less forgiving in accepting old version files. The only thing I can
reccommend is getting the most recent SP upgrade and trying it again, but if
that doesn't work I don't know what else may work.

 

[Guest]

Use File, Open instead of Import. Set Outlook for Folder View and the old pst
file will be at the bottom of the folder list.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am trying to export my pst files from a computer that has outlook
2000 then inport them into my new computer with outlook 2003.

Absolutely no reason to use export/import. In fact, there's good reason NOT
to use them, since you can lose data that way.

I can
export them from my old computer and reimport them into that same
computer just fine. However when I try and inport them into my new
computer it tells me that the file is not a pst file. I have tried
using the scanpst.exe utility and that does not help.

Copy your OL 2000 PST (the original, not a copy) to the laptop, make sure
it's not read-only, and open in in Outlook with File>Open>Outlook Data File.
All done.