Diane Poremsky said:Which version of Exchange? *If* the ost will reconnect correctly and if you
use an older version of Exchange, probably not.
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Diamonds_Mine said:Is there any harm in copying a user's Outlook 2000 OST to 2003? We are
trying to mimimize the time it takes for Outlook to synchronize on the
very first exit.
FYI -- We are using Symantec Ghost to re-image the pc.
Thank you.
Diamonds_Mine said:Thank you Diane for your assistance. We're currently using Exchange 2000;
doesn't Outlook 2003 use Unicode format and previous versions use ANSI
which has a 2 gig size limit? Would the OST automatically be converted to
Unicode format?
Diane Poremsky said:Which version of Exchange? *If* the ost will reconnect correctly and if
you
use an older version of Exchange, probably not.
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Diamonds_Mine said:Is there any harm in copying a user's Outlook 2000 OST to 2003? We are
trying to mimimize the time it takes for Outlook to synchronize on the
very first exit.
FYI -- We are using Symantec Ghost to re-image the pc.
Thank you.
Diane Poremsky said:Outlook chooses the ost format based on the server and I don't think (but I
didn't try) the force Unicode key will work with older servers. I didn't
check cached mode against Ex2000 - in 5.5, you'll get an ANSI ost.
Assuming Outlook 2003/Exchange 2000 combination allows a Unicode ost, you'll
need to create a new one - Outlook2003 can't convert an ost created by an
older version of Outlook.
I thought there was something in the ORK or in one of the Exchange
whitepapers that had a way to do what you want to, avoid bandwidth issues.
It's possible it applied only to the offline address book though.
You might want to repost the question in an exchange newsgroup - they may
have some suggestions for you.
http://communities2.microsoft.com/c...efault.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.exchange.misc
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Diamonds_Mine said:Thank you Diane for your assistance. We're currently using Exchange 2000;
doesn't Outlook 2003 use Unicode format and previous versions use ANSI
which has a 2 gig size limit? Would the OST automatically be converted to
Unicode format?
Diane Poremsky said:Which version of Exchange? *If* the ost will reconnect correctly and if
you
use an older version of Exchange, probably not.
--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/
Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the
Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/
Is there any harm in copying a user's Outlook 2000 OST to 2003? We are
trying to mimimize the time it takes for Outlook to synchronize on the
very first exit.
FYI -- We are using Symantec Ghost to re-image the pc.
Thank you.
Jesslyn said:WHat I find interesting in the Resource kit is that you have the option to
set Outlook to force creation of a new ost file in Unicode if the old one
is
in ANSI. I am still attempting to make that work.
Check here:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2003/three/ch7/OutB06.htm#sub_3
Diane Poremsky said:Outlook chooses the ost format based on the server and I don't think (but I
didn't try) the force Unicode key will work with older servers. I didn't
check cached mode against Ex2000 - in 5.5, you'll get an ANSI ost.
Assuming Outlook 2003/Exchange 2000 combination allows a Unicode ost, you'll
need to create a new one - Outlook2003 can't convert an ost created by an
older version of Outlook.
I thought there was something in the ORK or in one of the Exchange
whitepapers that had a way to do what you want to, avoid bandwidth
issues.
It's possible it applied only to the offline address book though.
You might want to repost the question in an exchange newsgroup - they may
have some suggestions for you.
http://communities2.microsoft.com/c...efault.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.exchange.misc
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Diamonds_Mine said:Thank you Diane for your assistance. We're currently using Exchange 2000;
doesn't Outlook 2003 use Unicode format and previous versions use ANSI
which has a 2 gig size limit? Would the OST automatically be converted to
Unicode format?
:
Which version of Exchange? *If* the ost will reconnect correctly and
if
you
use an older version of Exchange, probably not.
--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/
Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the
Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/
Is there any harm in copying a user's Outlook 2000 OST to 2003? We are
trying to mimimize the time it takes for Outlook to synchronize on the
very first exit.
FYI -- We are using Symantec Ghost to re-image the pc.
Thank you.
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