Outlook 2003 purchase

[Duncan Findlay]

Hi:

I operate on Windows XP Home Edition.
I am considering the purchase of Outlook 2003 as a stand-alone program. I
now have MS Office Pro 2000 installed on my computer.
Are there any compatability problems between Outlook 2003 and the other MS
Office Pro 2000 programs, such as Word, Excel, etc?
If not, can I have Outlook 2003 use my existing .PST file correctly or are
there some technical matters that have to be dealt with first?
If I were to install Outlook 2003, do I need to uninstall Outlook 2000? When
I go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs, it appears I can only uninstall
all of Office 2000 and not the individual Outlook 2000. Is there a way to do
this? I presume I would have to retain a copy of the .PST file in any event.

Thanks for your help.

Duncan

 

[Roady [MVP]]

1) Outlook 2003 won't integrate with other Office 2000 applications. For
instance you cannot use Word as your e-mail editor or use Mail Merge.

2) Yes, you can use your existing pst-file but you might want to consider
copying it to the new Outlook 2003 pst format. The new pst fileformat
supports Unicode and allows you to store over 20GB in a single pst-file
(previous versions can be up to 2GB)

3) You can do an upgrade on it. The installer will automatically remove
Outlook 2000 for you. After upgrading you might need to recreate your mail
profile;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

4) making a copy of your pst-file is always good practise

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

-----
Hi:

I operate on Windows XP Home Edition.
I am considering the purchase of Outlook 2003 as a stand-alone program. I
now have MS Office Pro 2000 installed on my computer.
Are there any compatability problems between Outlook 2003 and the other MS
Office Pro 2000 programs, such as Word, Excel, etc?
If not, can I have Outlook 2003 use my existing .PST file correctly or are
there some technical matters that have to be dealt with first?
If I were to install Outlook 2003, do I need to uninstall Outlook 2000? When
I go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs, it appears I can only uninstall
all of Office 2000 and not the individual Outlook 2000. Is there a way to do
this? I presume I would have to retain a copy of the .PST file in any event.

Thanks for your help.

Duncan

 

[Alan]

From the newsgroup archives:
(ONLY a couple of weeks ago too.
If you check through the archives you should get answers to most of your
questions and answers to questions you havent thought of yet. It is worth
looking.)

[thanks to Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] for this]
You can't "convert" a PST file from an older format to the newer Unicode
format. You can create a new PST file in OL2003 and open up both at once,
copy & paste from old to new....

Then you can change the path for your archive file to the new one.

I recommend renaming default file names - as in, not outlook.pst for your
primary PST, but yourname.pst - and not archive.pst, but yourname
archive.pst.


Also, an attachment is just that. It is only attached to your mail by your
program so why would the version of the program have any affect on it?


But do remember- the newsgroup archives has a lot of information in it, it's
worth looking.

Thanks Robert for the thorough response.

In relation to your responses:
1) Would I be able to send MS Word or Excel 2000 documents to Outlook
2003 as an attachment to an e-mail?

2) How do you copy my existing pst-file to the Outlook 2003 format? The
current file is named "outlook.pst"; is the Outlook 2003 file named
dufferently?

3) I'm not sure what you mean by "doing an upgrade". Does this occur when
you install Outlook 2003 where a question of the following nature arises,
"Would you like to uninstall Outlook 2000?"

4) I downloaded a file from Microsoft named "PST file backup - Win32
Cabinet Self-Extractor" to assist in the regular backup of PST files from
Outlook.When I invoke the file now, it says I do not have Outlook 2000,
2002 or 2003 installed on my computer. Will I have the same problem if I
install Outlook 2003?

I presume the reason the download does not work currently is because of
the following background. I have not been able to obtain responses to my
problem so thought I would have to purchase an updated version of Outlook:
a) I purchased a new computer and went from Windows ME to Windows XP
Home. I had to reinstall the MS Office Professional 2000 including
Outlook. All other programs are working fine, but not Outlook. When I try
to open it, a message appears, "Operation failed".
b) Outlook Express is working fine, too, but I cannot locate any of my
previous "Contacts".
c) My ".PST file", which is over 74,000 KB is located in the directory
C:\Outlook and appears to have all my contacts, e-mails, e-mail addresses,
calendar, etc. in it.
d) In Control Panel>Mail, when I click it, it does not open. I wonder
if that has any bearing on my problem since "Mail" includes "Microsoft
Outlook Profiles"?

I'm not sure you can offer help on this latter problem, but I sure can use
some assistance. I prefer not to have to purchase an updated Outlook,
because I was quite satisfied with the previous one when it was working on
my old computer.

Thanks,

Duncan

1) Outlook 2003 won't integrate with other Office 2000 applications. For
instance you cannot use Word as your e-mail editor or use Mail Merge.

2) Yes, you can use your existing pst-file but you might want to consider
copying it to the new Outlook 2003 pst format. The new pst fileformat
supports Unicode and allows you to store over 20GB in a single pst-file
(previous versions can be up to 2GB)

3) You can do an upgrade on it. The installer will automatically remove
Outlook 2000 for you. After upgrading you might need to recreate your
mail
profile;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

4) making a copy of your pst-file is always good practise

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within
Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

-----
Hi:

I operate on Windows XP Home Edition.
I am considering the purchase of Outlook 2003 as a stand-alone program. I
now have MS Office Pro 2000 installed on my computer.
Are there any compatability problems between Outlook 2003 and the other
MS
Office Pro 2000 programs, such as Word, Excel, etc?
If not, can I have Outlook 2003 use my existing .PST file correctly or
are
there some technical matters that have to be dealt with first?
If I were to install Outlook 2003, do I need to uninstall Outlook 2000?
When
I go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs, it appears I can only
uninstall
all of Office 2000 and not the individual Outlook 2000. Is there a way to
do
this? I presume I would have to retain a copy of the .PST file in any
event.

Thanks for your help.

Duncan

 

[SgtRich]

1) Would I be able to send MS Word or Excel 2000 documents to Outlook 2003
as an attachment to an e-mail?
Yes.

2) How do you copy my existing pst-file to the Outlook 2003 format? The
current file is named "outlook.pst"; is the Outlook 2003 file named
dufferently?

Answered in another post.

3) I'm not sure what you mean by "doing an upgrade". Does this occur when
you install Outlook 2003 where a question of the following nature arises,
"Would you like to uninstall Outlook 2000?"

You will not have the option. Installing Outlook 2003 will
automatically uninstall Outlook 2000.

4) I downloaded a file from Microsoft named "PST file backup - Win32 Cabinet
Self-Extractor" to assist in the regular backup of PST files from
Outlook.When I invoke the file now, it says I do not have Outlook 2000, 2002
or 2003 installed on my computer. Will I have the same problem if I install
Outlook 2003?

Hopefully, this will be fixed with a new install of Outlook 2003.

 

[Duncan Findlay]

Thanks Roady:

I reviewed your recommendation to read
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm. But, while in Control
Panel>Mail, when I click it, it does not open. I wonder if that has any
bearing on my problem since "Mail" includes "Microsoft Outlook Profiles"?


Duncan

--
Duncan Findlay
72 Wynfield Lane
RR 41
London, ON
N6H 5L2

 

[Roady [MVP]]

If it doesn't open there is probably something wrong with your installation.
Are we still talking about Office 2000 here? Is Outlook set as your default
e-mail program in Control Panel-> Internet Options-> tab Programs? You can
try uninstalling Office 2000 and then reinstall it again including
additional Service Packs and hotfixes.

"View Profiles" is not available in Outlook 2000 when you install it in
Internet Mail Only (IMO) mode. That is not a problem since Outlook 2000 in
IMO works nicely on Windows XP as well. If the above doesn't fix your issue
just post back and we'll continue troubleshooting

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

-----
Thanks Roady:

I reviewed your recommendation to read
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm. But, while in Control
Panel>Mail, when I click it, it does not open. I wonder if that has any
bearing on my problem since "Mail" includes "Microsoft Outlook Profiles"?


Duncan

--
Duncan Findlay
72 Wynfield Lane
RR 41
London, ON
N6H 5L2

1) Outlook 2003 won't integrate with other Office 2000 applications. For
instance you cannot use Word as your e-mail editor or use Mail Merge.

2) Yes, you can use your existing pst-file but you might want to consider
copying it to the new Outlook 2003 pst format. The new pst fileformat
supports Unicode and allows you to store over 20GB in a single pst-file
(previous versions can be up to 2GB)

3) You can do an upgrade on it. The installer will automatically remove
Outlook 2000 for you. After upgrading you might need to recreate your mail
profile;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

4) making a copy of your pst-file is always good practise

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within
Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

-----
Hi:

I operate on Windows XP Home Edition.
I am considering the purchase of Outlook 2003 as a stand-alone program. I
now have MS Office Pro 2000 installed on my computer.
Are there any compatability problems between Outlook 2003 and the other MS
Office Pro 2000 programs, such as Word, Excel, etc?
If not, can I have Outlook 2003 use my existing .PST file correctly or are
there some technical matters that have to be dealt with first?
If I were to install Outlook 2003, do I need to uninstall Outlook 2000?
When
I go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs, it appears I can only uninstall
all of Office 2000 and not the individual Outlook 2000. Is there a way to
do
this? I presume I would have to retain a copy of the .PST file in any
event.

Thanks for your help.

Duncan

 

[Duncan Findlay]

Hi Roady:

Yes, Office 2000.

In Control Panel>Internet Options>tab Programs, Outlook is not one of the
options available. I mentioned in another posting that when I try to invoke
Outlook 2000, the message comes up "Operation failed", so I am assuming that
in the Programs options it believes Outlook 2000 is not installed.

By reinstalling Office again "including additional Service Packs and
hotfixes", I understand I can obtain downloads from MS for Service Packs not
yet installed, bu what do you mean by "hotfixes"?

Duncan

If it doesn't open there is probably something wrong with your
installation.
Are we still talking about Office 2000 here? Is Outlook set as your
default
e-mail program in Control Panel-> Internet Options-> tab Programs? You can
try uninstalling Office 2000 and then reinstall it again including
additional Service Packs and hotfixes.

"View Profiles" is not available in Outlook 2000 when you install it in
Internet Mail Only (IMO) mode. That is not a problem since Outlook 2000 in
IMO works nicely on Windows XP as well. If the above doesn't fix your
issue
just post back and we'll continue troubleshooting

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within
Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

-----
Thanks Roady:

I reviewed your recommendation to read
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm. But, while in Control
Panel>Mail, when I click it, it does not open. I wonder if that has any
bearing on my problem since "Mail" includes "Microsoft Outlook Profiles"?


Duncan

--
Duncan Findlay
72 Wynfield Lane
RR 41
London, ON
N6H 5L2
in
message news:[email protected]...

1) Outlook 2003 won't integrate with other Office 2000 applications. For
instance you cannot use Word as your e-mail editor or use Mail Merge.

2) Yes, you can use your existing pst-file but you might want to consider
copying it to the new Outlook 2003 pst format. The new pst fileformat
supports Unicode and allows you to store over 20GB in a single pst-file
(previous versions can be up to 2GB)

3) You can do an upgrade on it. The installer will automatically remove
Outlook 2000 for you. After upgrading you might need to recreate your
mail
profile;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/newprofile.htm

4) making a copy of your pst-file is always good practise

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-FREE tool; QuickMail. Create new Outlook items anywhere from within
Windows
-Properly back-up and restore your Outlook data

-----
Hi:

I operate on Windows XP Home Edition.
I am considering the purchase of Outlook 2003 as a stand-alone program. I
now have MS Office Pro 2000 installed on my computer.
Are there any compatability problems between Outlook 2003 and the other
MS
Office Pro 2000 programs, such as Word, Excel, etc?
If not, can I have Outlook 2003 use my existing .PST file correctly or
are
there some technical matters that have to be dealt with first?
If I were to install Outlook 2003, do I need to uninstall Outlook 2000?
When
I go to Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs, it appears I can only
uninstall
all of Office 2000 and not the individual Outlook 2000. Is there a way to
do
this? I presume I would have to retain a copy of the .PST file in any
event.

Thanks for your help.

Duncan

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am considering the purchase of Outlook 2003 as a stand-alone
program.

On top of what Robert said, you can often find a version of Office that's
not much more expensive than Outlook alone. If you fit any of the criteria
for the Student and Teacher's Edition, for example, you can find that
reasonably priced compared to Outlook alone.

 

[Brian Tillman]

By reinstalling Office again "including additional Service Packs and
hotfixes", I understand I can obtain downloads from MS for Service
Packs not yet installed, bu what do you mean by "hotfixes"?

You can find all the updates for Outlook 2000 here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/CD010225911033.aspx

 

[Duncan Findlay]

Unfortunately, Brian, I do not fit into these educational classes. "Upgrade"
is as good as I can do, probably.

Duncan

 

[Brian Tillman]

Unfortunately, Brian, I do not fit into these educational classes.
"Upgrade" is as good as I can do, probably.

Even so, licenses for Office generally are a better value and can be found
easily on eBay. Make sure you get a genuine retail license and not an OEM
license, no matter what product you acquire, as transferring the latter to a
system other than the original is illegal.

 

[Duncan Findlay]

Thanks, Brian, for that helpful advice.

Duncan

Even so, licenses for Office generally are a better value and can be found
easily on eBay. Make sure you get a genuine retail license and not an OEM
license, no matter what product you acquire, as transferring the latter to
a system other than the original is illegal.