PST files in Outlook 2003

[paul]

I see that the PST file structure in OL 2003 has changed and is not
backwards compatible.

When i create a new profile in OL2003 as part of upgrading from OL XP, does
OL2003 create a PST with the NEW or OLD structure. And HOW does one tell
new from old structure since they both have the same Extension?

And finally, once I create a new Profile and hence a new PST file, and then
open outlook and add in my OLD pst file, what is the BEST way to migrate my
old data to the new PST file so that the data integrity is preserved:
email, contact, task etc all have the original dates (not new creation
dates), the links between contacts and journal, task and email entries
remain connected; calendar entries transfer correctly to the new calendar;
set reminders remain; etc. Someone told me to simply drag the "contents" of
the old folders to the New folders, not to export/import.

thanks for the help in advance

 

[Brian Tillman]

When i create a new profile in OL2003 as part of upgrading from OL
XP, does OL2003 create a PST with the NEW or OLD structure.

All new PSTs will have the new structure unless you explicitly instruct
Outlook to open it in 97-2002 format.

And HOW
does one tell new from old structure since they both have the same
Extension?

While I don't know for sure, perhaps something on the PST's Propertiy page
in Outlook.

And finally, once I create a new Profile and hence a new PST file,
and then open outlook and add in my OLD pst file, what is the BEST
way to migrate my old data to the new PST file so that the data
integrity is preserved: email, contact, task etc all have the
original dates (not new creation dates), the links between contacts
and journal, task and email entries remain connected; calendar
entries transfer correctly to the new calendar; set reminders remain;
etc. Someone told me to simply drag the "contents" of the old
folders to the New folders, not to export/import.

That is exactly how you do it. You open the old PST with Outlook and drag
your old data to the new PST. If you right-click and drag, you can COPY
instead of MOVE, preserving your old PST intact.
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Smiths Aerospace
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Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
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[Harvey Yancey [MSFT]]

BTW - The new structure is Unicode and you can have a PST up to 16GB.

Regards,

Harvey Yancey [MSFT]
Exchange Client/Server Infrastructure
(e-mail address removed)

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Brian Tillman]

BTW - The new structure is Unicode and you can have a PST up to 16GB.

Microsoft's Knowledge Base says 30
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Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.