Importing outlook data from outlook 2003?

[Eazy]

Hi,
can anyone please help me with importing oulook.pst from outlook 2003 to
windows mail, everytime I try it writted me ''Messages cannot be imported
from MAPI client''- General error has occurred.

THX

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Hi,
can anyone please help me with importing oulook.pst from outlook 2003 to
windows mail, everytime I try it writted me ''Messages cannot be imported
from MAPI client''- General error has occurred.

Outlook must be installed to import from a PST file.

 

[Dave Griffiths]

A fix is, if you still have access to a Win XP machine is to import the
mail from Outlook 2003 to Outlook Express. Then copy the "Outlook Express"
mail folder to the Vista machine and import the mail from the "Outlook
Express" folder. You can take in the "address book" the same way. Import to
"Outlook Express" copy the WAB import into Windows Mail.

HTH
Dave

 

[Dave]

Copy the .pst file from the XP computer to the Vista computer, and open it.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA012328051033.aspx

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

My situation is this --
I've just made the transition from XP to Vista
I really like to use Outlook for it's contacts, calendar, tasks, etc
So I've reloaded the Outlook on my PC, but cannot figure out how
to open my data file (Outlook.pst) file with the Outlook program
running
in Vista.
I've got a tremendous amount of material in Outlook Tasks, Contacts,
Calendar I need to get to.

You'll get more knowledgeable help for Outlook in an Outlook newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Calendaring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.General
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_AddIns
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.Program_VBA
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.ThirdPartyUtil
On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us

 

[Dave Griffiths]

Make sure you know where the .pst file is you wish to open.
1. File -> Import Export
2. Import from another program or file -> next
3. Select "Personal Folder File (.pst) -> next
4. Find the file
5. Import it

HTH
Dave

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

No, Dave, that will NOT help! If he does this, it will cost him plenty:

A. He will lose the following information:

1. Custom Forms
2. Custom Views
3. Connections between contacts and activities
4. Received dates on mail
5. Birthdays and anniversaries in calendar
6. Journal connections
7. Distribution Lists

B. He will probably corrupt the Outlook profile in use

To do it correctly:

1. With Outlook closed, make a COPY of the .PST file in the old Outlook
installation.
2. Take this copy to the new installation and put it in a folder where it
will NOT overwrite any existing .PST files (overwriting a .PST also causes
profile corruption).
4. Open Outlook and then open the copied .PST file using 'File|Open|Outlook
Data File'
5. Drag and drop the contents of the old .PST file into the new .PST file
created with the new Outlook profile, or set this copy as the default .PST
and continue to use it.

Hal
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