my .pst file not compatible with this version pf personal folders

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I had to format my PC, so I copied the 2 .pst files - outlook.pst and
archive.pst - on my pen drive in order not to lose my emails. After
installing outlook 2000, i tried in vain to load the .pst files. The
following error message pops up:

"The file e:\outlook\outlook.pst is not compatible with this version of the
personal folders information service. Contact your administrator.

These email are sooooo important, please help me open them.
 
Did you use Outlook 2000 before the format as well? Did you apply Service
Pack 3 + additional hotfixes already?
Did you configure Outlook in CW or IMO mode?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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I had to format my PC, so I copied the 2 .pst files - outlook.pst and
archive.pst - on my pen drive in order not to lose my emails. After
installing outlook 2000, i tried in vain to load the .pst files. The
following error message pops up:

"The file e:\outlook\outlook.pst is not compatible with this version of the
personal folders information service. Contact your administrator.

These email are sooooo important, please help me open them.
 
Also, were you using Outlook 2003 on the laptop before?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Ayoob asked:

| I had to format my PC, so I copied the 2 .pst files - outlook.pst and
| archive.pst - on my pen drive in order not to lose my emails. After
| installing outlook 2000, i tried in vain to load the .pst files. The
| following error message pops up:
|
| "The file e:\outlook\outlook.pst is not compatible with this version
| of the personal folders information service. Contact your
| administrator.
|
| These email are sooooo important, please help me open them.
 
What? Killing the suspense of my counter question on the same version? ;-)

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Also, were you using Outlook 2003 on the laptop before?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Ayoob asked:

| I had to format my PC, so I copied the 2 .pst files - outlook.pst and
| archive.pst - on my pen drive in order not to lose my emails. After
| installing outlook 2000, i tried in vain to load the .pst files. The
| following error message pops up:
|
| "The file e:\outlook\outlook.pst is not compatible with this version
| of the personal folders information service. Contact your
| administrator.
|
| These email are sooooo important, please help me open them.
 
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