Outlook 2003--How can I switch between unicode and non-unicode mode?

[Steve A.]

We are in the process of upgrading office 2002 to office
2003. We are running into the issue where we can't
archive to .pst files created in outlook 2002.

I understand the difference between the new unicode mode
and non-unicode mode. I have found that an upgraded
machine will run in non-unicode(older version of oultook)
as long as outlook 2002 was set to sync. offline.

But, if outlook 2002 was not set to sync offline, it will
run in the new unicode mode once upgraded to 2003. We
have several users already upgraded with several archive
files already existing. It would be much easier to be
able to switch back to non-unicode mode, rather than
setting up new archive files and importing the old file
into the new one.

Can anyone help with forcing outlook 2003 to run in non-
unicode mode?

Steve

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

there is a registry key you can use to force outlook to only use ansi format
psts, however you will need to move the data from unicode to the ansi pst -
there is no autoconversion utility you can use.

http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040610.htm#unicode

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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