Outlook 2000 and 2002 pst file corruption

[George r]

I "used to " synchronize my laptop and desktop by simply
copying the the outlook.pst file from one computer to the
other since my laptop was primary. However I bought
another laptop that had 2002 Outlook installed and I
copied my Outlook 2000 pst file to the Outlook 2002
version. I now have problems with downloading mail and
other minor weird things happening. Is it because I
goofed and copied over the 2002 pst file? Unfortunately
I don't have a copy of 2002 to reload as the used
computer came with no discs but will purchase if that's
the source of the problem.

Regards, George

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You mean you tried to overwrite a PST file? Overwriting a PST file is just
asking for trouble. It will corrupt your profile every time.
Create a new profile and set it to use the PST file you want Outlook to use.