Outlook 2003 pst file not accepted by Outlook 2002

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We have just moved to Outlook 2003 at work. I export my calendar and then
import into Outlook 2002 at home. Today I received SP1 for Outlook 2003,
exported my calendar. When I tried to import it into Outlook 2002 I got the
following message:

The file xxxxx.pst is not compatible with this version of the Personal
Folders information service. Contact your administrator.

Help please so that I can import this (and subsequent files)
 
You can't.
Importing and exporting is not the correct way to transfer Outlook data.
In Outlook 2003 you must create an Outlook data file in "Outlook 97-2002"
format to have a file you can use in earlier versions. You must use the File
New > Outlook Data File to have that option. Exporting won't provide you
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that option. This was a huge oversight on Microsoft's part, but it's what
is.
 
Many thanks. Create the file and then save subsequent Exports to this file.

Russ Valentine said:
You can't.
Importing and exporting is not the correct way to transfer Outlook data.
In Outlook 2003 you must create an Outlook data file in "Outlook 97-2002"
format to have a file you can use in earlier versions. You must use the File
New > Outlook Data File to have that option. Exporting won't provide you
Click to expand...
that option. This was a huge oversight on Microsoft's part, but it's what
is.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Alexam35 said:
We have just moved to Outlook 2003 at work. I export my calendar and then
import into Outlook 2002 at home. Today I received SP1 for Outlook 2003,
exported my calendar. When I tried to import it into Outlook 2002 I got
the
following message:

The file xxxxx.pst is not compatible with this version of the Personal
Folders information service. Contact your administrator.

Help please so that I can import this (and subsequent files)
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You can, but there is really no reason to export data.
Just copy data into the file. You won't lose so much data that way.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Alexam35 said:
Many thanks. Create the file and then save subsequent Exports to this
file.

Russ Valentine said:
You can't.
Importing and exporting is not the correct way to transfer Outlook data.
In Outlook 2003 you must create an Outlook data file in "Outlook 97-2002"
format to have a file you can use in earlier versions. You must use the
File
New > Outlook Data File to have that option. Exporting won't provide
Click to expand...
you
that option. This was a huge oversight on Microsoft's part, but it's what
is.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Alexam35 said:
We have just moved to Outlook 2003 at work. I export my calendar and
then
import into Outlook 2002 at home. Today I received SP1 for Outlook
2003,
exported my calendar. When I tried to import it into Outlook 2002 I
got
the
following message:

The file xxxxx.pst is not compatible with this version of the Personal
Folders information service. Contact your administrator.

Help please so that I can import this (and subsequent files)
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