.pst files (97-2002) and 2003

[Guest]

I have Office 2003 loaded on my desktop so my .pst file is a Personal Folders
File format. I just loaded exactly the same version on my new laptop and the
..pst file shows up with a Personal Folders File (97-2002) format which makes
getting my info from my desktop to the laptop confusing. Why and what can I
do about this besides pretending that my laptop has an older version of
Outlook?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP Outlook]]

Why do you think this is a problem? It isn't.
Both file types are perfectly compatible with Outlook 2003. Apparently you
did an upgrade installation on your laptop, so it will continue to use the
older file type.

 

[Guest]

Create a new PST file and import the old PST file to the new one.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP Outlook]]

Bad advice.
Never import PST files.

 

[DL]

Never Import, period - nor for that matter overwrite, as in a copy/paste.
In OL simply open the pst

Clarification please. By "never import PST files" do you actually mean not
to overwrite a PST file?

Another thread had that advice, therefore you would import to a different
PST filename and set that one to the current. Of course, my memory could be
faulty on this.

Bad advice.
Never import PST files.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Create a new PST file and import the old PST file to the new one.

:

I have Office 2003 loaded on my desktop so my .pst file is a Personal
Folders
File format. I just loaded exactly the same version on my new laptop and
the
.pst file shows up with a Personal Folders File (97-2002) format which
makes
getting my info from my desktop to the laptop confusing. Why and what can
I
do about this besides pretending that my laptop has an older version of
Outlook?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Clarification please. By "never import PST files" do you actually
mean not to overwrite a PST file?

No. It means "do not use FIle>Import and Export" for a PST. However, never
overwriting one is a good practice as well.

Another thread had that advice, therefore you would import to a
different PST filename and set that one to the current. Of course,
my memory could be faulty on this.

It is faulty.

 

[Pat Willener]

Import & Export is meant to import or export data from/to non-Outlook
applications such as Excel, Outlook Express, or simple CSV files.
Importing a PST file into a PST file is pure nonsense, and there is a
proven chance for data loss or corruption.

PST files should either be directly opened with Outlook, or copied using
Windows functions (drag and drop).

Clarification please. By "never import PST files" do you actually mean not
to overwrite a PST file?

Another thread had that advice, therefore you would import to a different
PST filename and set that one to the current. Of course, my memory could be
faulty on this.

Bad advice.
Never import PST files.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Create a new PST file and import the old PST file to the new one.

:

I have Office 2003 loaded on my desktop so my .pst file is a Personal
Folders
File format. I just loaded exactly the same version on my new laptop and
the
.pst file shows up with a Personal Folders File (97-2002) format which
makes
getting my info from my desktop to the laptop confusing. Why and what can
I
do about this besides pretending that my laptop has an older version of
Outlook?

 

[Brian Tillman]

PST files should either be directly opened with Outlook, or copied
using Windows functions (drag and drop).

And added to that stipilation, add "and while Outlook is completely closed"
as well.