How to use one PST file from multiple WinXP logins

[Mike S]

I use one domain at the office and another at home. TweakUI allows me
to easily share the settings for My Documents, Desktop, etc. no matter
which of the domains I'm connected to. But I'm having a tough time
figuring out how to do the same thing for the Outlook message store
(.pst) file. This is a computer that is only used by me. Actually my
logon id and password are even the same between the two domains. But
I haven't found a way to make the default store in Outlook point to
the same file. I can add a second store, but can't find how to make
an added store the default.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

The Outlook.pst file can only be accessed by one computer at a time. To use
the same .pst file, cut/paste it to a shared location that you can access
from both domains. Then, when you next open Outlook, and it asks for the
location of the .pst file, you can point it to the shared location.

I am not sure how this would work from 2 domains, however, unless you have a
shared drive that is domain independent.


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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Mike S asked:

| I use one domain at the office and another at home. TweakUI allows me
| to easily share the settings for My Documents, Desktop, etc. no matter
| which of the domains I'm connected to. But I'm having a tough time
| figuring out how to do the same thing for the Outlook message store
| (.pst) file. This is a computer that is only used by me. Actually my
| logon id and password are even the same between the two domains. But
| I haven't found a way to make the default store in Outlook point to
| the same file. I can add a second store, but can't find how to make
| an added store the default.
|
| Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Move the files to a location both accounts have access to. Now when you
start Outlook it asks for the pst-file location. Browse to the pst-file you
want to set as the default delivery folder. Then use File-> Open-> Outlook
Data File... to connect to the other pst-file. Do the same for the other
login account.

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Just curious - how are you connecting to two domains on one computer? Your
computer can belong to only one domain or workgroup at a time....are you
using NetSwitcher?