Networking Outlook

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I use Outlook 2002 and just upgraded my computer from a
laptop to a desktop. My laptop is running Win 2000 and my
desktop is running XP. I copied my PST file over to my
desktop and everything is running fine. I want to use my
old laptop to access my email on my wireless network using
the pst on my desktop. I want just one email file. I
tried opening it from my desktop through Network Places and
accessing the computer. I got to c:>Documents and
Settings>Personal Settings but I could not open the
settings remotely. It says that either I need a password
(no password) or the path is wrong. Do I need to move my
pst out of this directory to access it or is there another
way? I am new to networking but are you blocked from
accessing the personal settings of another computer?

Thanks
 
There are couple of things you need to check. The first is to check the
Sharing permissions of the folder you are sharing to allow access to the
personal folder file (.pst). Then you need to check the Security
permissions if the drive is formatted NTFS. If you right click on the .pst
file and go to Properties and you will see a Security tab and make sure
there are permissions for Everyone or your particular account.

One thing to make sure if you are going to setup your .pst file to be used
this way is that you keep a regular backup of it and that you dont have it
open on both machines at the same time. This can cause corruption on the
.pst file and possible loss of data. Microsoft does not recommend accessing
a .pst file over a network or sharing a .pst file between computers.

I hope this information is helpful.

Robert Findlay
Partner Technical Lead -- Outlook/Office Setup
Microsoft Technical Support for Platforms and Business Applications


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