Import Outlook 2003 pst file to Outlook 2000

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When trying to copy contacts and emails from new version
on one machine to older version on a different machine I
get the following two error messages. Is what I want to
do not allowed and is there a solution. Thanks, Tlm

Properties for this information service must be defined
first.

The file xxx.pst is not a personal folders file.
 
tlm said:
When trying to copy contacts and emails from new version
on one machine to older version on a different machine I
get the following two error messages. Is what I want to
do not allowed and is there a solution. Thanks, Tlm

Properties for this information service must be defined
first.

The file xxx.pst is not a personal folders file.
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the 2003 pst format is not dierctly backwards compatible. I think what you
have to do, is in outlook 2003, export your pst to 2000/2002 format.
Then you should be able to open it in the prior version.

HTH
 
Are you copying the .pst file from a CD? Try copying the .pst file to the
hard drive and remove the read-only tick mark. Also, ensure that you are
not using the new unicode format for the 2003 .pst file.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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tlm <[email protected]> asked:
| When trying to copy contacts and emails from new version
| on one machine to older version on a different machine I
| get the following two error messages. Is what I want to
| do not allowed and is there a solution. Thanks, Tlm
|
| Properties for this information service must be defined
| first.
|
| The file xxx.pst is not a personal folders file.
 
-----Original Message-----
Are you copying the .pst file from a CD? Try copying the .pst file to the
hard drive and remove the read-only tick mark. Also, ensure that you are
not using the new unicode format for the 2003 .pst file.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.


After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer:
tlm <[email protected]> asked:
| When trying to copy contacts and emails from new version
| on one machine to older version on a different machine I
| get the following two error messages. Is what I want to
| do not allowed and is there a solution. Thanks, Tlm
|
| Properties for this information service must be defined
| first.
|
| The file xxx.pst is not a personal folders file.


.
Trying to import from hard drive after copying file over
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from cd and unchecking read only attribute.

One posted message said when exporting form 2003 you have
to tell it to export for Outlook version 2000.

Also mention of unicode is unfamiliar. I didn't see
anything about that in the export process. Can you please
explain what it is. Thanks, Tlm
 
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