Importing .pst into exchange

[Wowbagger]

The office is installing an Exchange server, but will provide no support
beyond "here... this is your account. Use it." Everybody is currently
using Outlook (2000 and 2002) or Outlook Express. How does one go about
importing everything (tasks, messages, contacts) from the standalone into
the account on the server?

Thanks

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

My my my. I'd have a word with the management of the IT group if they're
leaving this up to you - this sounds pretty unprofessional of them....unless
the official policy is that you are not to have your old data in your new
mailbox.

Anyway - if they've set up your Outlook profile with the Exchange mailbox,
you can open it, go to file | import/export, find the PST file, and import
it. Note that if you have a large PST file, and the IT staff have set up
mailbox quotas, you may have problems. This is why they really ought to be
involved in this process.

Re OE - you'll need the users to export to Outlook, find the PST, and then
find that PST file and import it.

 

[Wowbagger]

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

My my my. I'd have a word with the management of the IT group if they're
leaving this up to you - this sounds pretty unprofessional of them....unless
the official policy is that you are not to have your old data in your new
mailbox.

The situation is that they provide a server and usernames/passwords,
everything else is up to everybody else.

Anyway - if they've set up your Outlook profile with the Exchange mailbox,
you can open it, go to file | import/export, find the PST file, and import
it. Note that if you have a large PST file, and the IT staff have set up
mailbox quotas, you may have problems. This is why they really ought to be
involved in this process.

Thanks for reminding me of that... it will be a problem.

Re OE - you'll need the users to export to Outlook, find the PST, and then
find that PST file and import it.

Thanks... that will help quite a bit. It also opens up some other issues,
but then again there are always other issues.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

What kind of IT staff do you have? Are these external consultants? Sounds
like you aren't getting much in the way of support - I'd be concerned about
that.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

My my my. I'd have a word with the management of the IT group if
they're leaving this up to you - this sounds pretty unprofessional
of them....unless the official policy is that you are not to have
your old data in your new mailbox.

The situation is that they provide a server and usernames/passwords,
everything else is up to everybody else.

Anyway - if they've set up your Outlook profile with the Exchange
mailbox, you can open it, go to file | import/export, find the PST
file, and import it. Note that if you have a large PST file, and the
IT staff have set up mailbox quotas, you may have problems. This is
why they really ought to be involved in this process.

Thanks for reminding me of that... it will be a problem.

Re OE - you'll need the users to export to Outlook, find the PST,
and then find that PST file and import it.

Thanks... that will help quite a bit. It also opens up some other
issues, but then again there are always other issues.

 

[Wowbagger]

Life isn't always perfect, I'm afraid. I work with what I have.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

What kind of IT staff do you have? Are these external consultants? Sounds
like you aren't getting much in the way of support - I'd be concerned about
that.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

My my my. I'd have a word with the management of the IT group if
they're leaving this up to you - this sounds pretty unprofessional
of them....unless the official policy is that you are not to have
your old data in your new mailbox.

The situation is that they provide a server and usernames/passwords,
everything else is up to everybody else.

Anyway - if they've set up your Outlook profile with the Exchange
mailbox, you can open it, go to file | import/export, find the PST
file, and import it. Note that if you have a large PST file, and the
IT staff have set up mailbox quotas, you may have problems. This is
why they really ought to be involved in this process.

Thanks for reminding me of that... it will be a problem.

Re OE - you'll need the users to export to Outlook, find the PST,
and then find that PST file and import it.

Thanks... that will help quite a bit. It also opens up some other
issues, but then again there are always other issues.

 

[BondG]

And these people get paid to pretend to be I.T?!

--
BondG

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

My my my. I'd have a word with the management of the IT group if they're
leaving this up to you - this sounds pretty unprofessional of them....unless
the official policy is that you are not to have your old data in your new
mailbox.

The situation is that they provide a server and usernames/passwords,
everything else is up to everybody else.

Anyway - if they've set up your Outlook profile with the Exchange mailbox,
you can open it, go to file | import/export, find the PST file, and import
it. Note that if you have a large PST file, and the IT staff have set up
mailbox quotas, you may have problems. This is why they really ought to be
involved in this process.

Thanks for reminding me of that... it will be a problem.

Re OE - you'll need the users to export to Outlook, find the PST, and then
find that PST file and import it.

Thanks... that will help quite a bit. It also opens up some other issues,
but then again there are always other issues.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I sympathize - but I'd have a word with management. This sounds pretty
egregious.

Life isn't always perfect, I'm afraid. I work with what I have.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

What kind of IT staff do you have? Are these external consultants?
Sounds like you aren't getting much in the way of support - I'd be
concerned about that.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message My my my. I'd have a word with the management of the IT group if
they're leaving this up to you - this sounds pretty unprofessional
of them....unless the official policy is that you are not to have
your old data in your new mailbox.

The situation is that they provide a server and usernames/passwords,
everything else is up to everybody else.

Anyway - if they've set up your Outlook profile with the Exchange
mailbox, you can open it, go to file | import/export, find the PST
file, and import it. Note that if you have a large PST file, and
the IT staff have set up mailbox quotas, you may have problems.
This is why they really ought to be involved in this process.

Thanks for reminding me of that... it will be a problem.

Re OE - you'll need the users to export to Outlook, find the PST,
and then find that PST file and import it.

Thanks... that will help quite a bit. It also opens up some other
issues, but then again there are always other issues.