when is a pst folder not a personal file?

[Guest]

Outlook 2003 at work. XP at home.
1. File - exprot calendar (and separately for contacts) to pst fil
2. on CD to work
3. Copy files (ie calendar and contacts) to hard drive and make sure they are not read onl
4. check the properties of each file - if i right click on the file i get the info that they are "Office Data Files" which open with an unknown application. If i view details they are .pst files
5. Change the association to open these files with outloo

6 PROBLEM: no matter how i try to open the files, i get a message saying the file C:/.../.../.../.pst cannot be opened as it is not a personal folders file.........I have tried using the file - open way or the import - search for the folder wa

HELP please - going mad

 

[Roady]

This is because you used the new pst-file format from Outlook 2003 which is
not compatible with previous versions of Outlook.
For step by step instructions to get your data exported to Outlook 2002
http://www.sparnaaij.net/howto/downgradefromoutlook2003.htm

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Outlook 2003 at work. XP at home.
1. File - exprot calendar (and separately for contacts) to pst file
2. on CD to work
3. Copy files (ie calendar and contacts) to hard drive and make sure they are not read only
4. check the properties of each file - if i right click on the file i get

the info that they are "Office Data Files" which open with an unknown
application. If i view details they are .pst files.

5. Change the association to open these files with outlook

6 PROBLEM: no matter how i try to open the files, i get a message saying

the file C:/.../.../.../.pst cannot be opened as it is not a personal
folders file.........I have tried using the file - open way or the import -
search for the folder way

 

[Guest]

SOrry, i wasnt very clear. I am trying to get xp data to
2003, and not the other way around

Lorry

 

[Roady]

Try scanning the file for errors with scanpst.exe.

Try storing them in a different location like C:\Outlook instead and make
sure you've got full NTFS rights on the folder as well. Open the file from
within Outlook by using File-> Open-> Outlook Data File...
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