Exporting from Outlook 2003 to Outlook XP

[Guest]

I have Outlook 2003 on my office computer and want to export this data in a pst format that can be opened on my home computer that is running Outlook XP. When I try the this, upon importing into Outlook XP it tells me that the file "is not compatible with this version of the Personal Folders information service. Contact your administrator." Any suggestions on going from 2003 to XP
Thanks
Stev

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Sure.
Do not export.
Instead, create a new PST file in the old format and copy the data into it.
As has always been the case, exporting is a poor choice for transferring
data from one installation of Outlook to another--so much so that Microsoft
chose not to support it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have Outlook 2003 on my office computer and want to export this data in

a pst format that can be opened on my home computer that is running Outlook
XP. When I try the this, upon importing into Outlook XP it tells me that
the file "is not compatible with this version of the Personal Folders
information service. Contact your administrator." Any suggestions on going
from 2003 to XP?

 

[Guest]

Could you explain how to create a new PST file in the old format? And once created, how do I copy the data into it? Thanks for your patience
--S

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

Sure
Do not export
Instead, create a new PST file in the old format and copy the data into it
As has always been the case, exporting is a poor choice for transferrin
data from one installation of Outlook to another--so much so that Microsof
chose not to support it
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I have Outlook 2003 on my office computer and want to export this data i

a pst format that can be opened on my home computer that is running Outloo
XP. When I try the this, upon importing into Outlook XP it tells me tha
the file "is not compatible with this version of the Personal Folder
information service. Contact your administrator." Any suggestions on goin
from 2003 to XP

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

File > New > Outlook Data File... Your choice should then be obvious.
Copy and paste data from one data file into the other.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Sure.
Do not export.
Instead, create a new PST file in the old format and copy the data into it.
As has always been the case, exporting is a poor choice for transferring
data from one installation of Outlook to another--so much so that Microsoft
chose not to support it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have Outlook 2003 on my office computer and want to export this data

in
a pst format that can be opened on my home computer that is running Outlook
XP. When I try the this, upon importing into Outlook XP it tells me that
the file "is not compatible with this version of the Personal Folders
information service. Contact your administrator." Any suggestions on going
from 2003 to XP?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Guest]

One last question...it's not clear to me where to copy the data from in order to paste it into this new data file. Pls explain. Thanks for bearing with me
--S

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

File > New > Outlook Data File... Your choice should then be obvious
Copy and paste data from one data file into the other
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

Sure
Do not export
Instead, create a new PST file in the old format and copy the data int it
As has always been the case, exporting is a poor choice for transferrin
data from one installation of Outlook to another--so much so tha Microsof
chose not to support it
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

I have Outlook 2003 on my office computer and want to export this dat

i
a pst format that can be opened on my home computer that is runnin Outloo
XP. When I try the this, upon importing into Outlook XP it tells me tha
the file "is not compatible with this version of the Personal Folder
information service. Contact your administrator." Any suggestions o goin
from 2003 to XP

Thanks
Stev

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Once you create a new PST file, you will have two Personal Folders files
open.
R click and drag the Folder you want to copy from the old file to the new
one. Select "Copy" from the Context menu.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

One last question...it's not clear to me where to copy the data from in

order to paste it into this new data file. Pls explain. Thanks for bearing
with me.

--SD

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

File > New > Outlook Data File... Your choice should then be obvious.
Copy and paste data from one data file into the other.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Sure.
Do not export.
Instead, create a new PST file in the old format and copy the data

into

it.
As has always been the case, exporting is a poor choice for transferring
data from one installation of Outlook to another--so much so that Microsoft
chose not to support it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have Outlook 2003 on my office computer and want to export this

data

in
a pst format that can be opened on my home computer that is running Outlook
XP. When I try the this, upon importing into Outlook XP it tells me that
the file "is not compatible with this version of the Personal Folders
information service. Contact your administrator." Any suggestions

on

going
from 2003 to XP?