.pst compatbility between Outlook 2003 & Outlook XP

[Guest]

I recently upgraded from Office XP to Office 2003 which means I now have Outlook 2003
But now I want to uninstall Office 2003 and re-install Office XP as my wife who is learning computers wants to learn the older version as that is what is used at most businesses

So my question is, will I be able to import the emails etc. from the .PST file of Outlook 2003 into Outlook XP

I read the Microsoft article on Running multiple versions of Office, but it does not answer this question. After reading this article ( http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=828956&product=off2003 ), I have decided NOT TO run multiple versions, but instead will use the older version of Office for few months and then upgrade to Office 2003 later

Please help, I do not want to screw something up and waste time having to re-install the whole operating system. That is a solid weeks worth of wasted time for me as I have so many other apps to install on top of the OS.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

if you are using a Unicode pst, export or copy the messages to an old format
pst. (file, new, outlook message store and choose outlook97/2002 format.)

To check your pst format, use file, data management.

 

[Guest]

I went to File ---> Data File Management and then picked the .PST file and clicked on SETTINGS, and in the FORMAT field the value is "Personal Folders File (97-2002)"

Does this mean it is not Unicode ?
Or does it mean the file is still backward compatible

----- Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote: ----

if you are using a Unicode pst, export or copy the messages to an old format
pst. (file, new, outlook message store and choose outlook97/2002 format.

To check your pst format, use file, data management

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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hour
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide
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[Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote]

I went to File ---> Data File Management and then picked the .PST file
and clicked on SETTINGS, and in the FORMAT field the value is "Personal
Folders File (97-2002)".

Does this mean it is not Unicode ?
Or does it mean the file is still backward compatible ?

Yes, that means it's not unicode.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

both - it's not Unicode and it's backwards compatible. it will work with
ol2002.
--

I went to File ---> Data File Management and then picked the .PST file and
clicked on SETTINGS, and in the FORMAT field the value is "Personal Folders
File (97-2002)".

Does this mean it is not Unicode ?
Or does it mean the file is still backward compatible ?

----- Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote: -----

if you are using a Unicode pst, export or copy the messages to an old
format
pst. (file, new, outlook message store and choose outlook97/2002
format.)

To check your pst format, use file, data management.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)

I recently upgraded from Office XP to Office 2003 which means I now have
Outlook 2003.
But now I want to uninstall Office 2003 and re-install Office XP as my
wife who is learning computers wants to learn the older version as that is
what is used at most businesses. the .PST
file of Outlook 2003 into Outlook XP ? Office, but
it does not answer this question. After reading this article (

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=828956&product=off2003 ), I

have decided NOT TO run multiple versions, but instead will use the older
version of Office for few months and then upgrade to Office 2003 later. having to
re-install the whole operating system. That is a solid weeks worth of
wasted time for me as I have so many other apps to install on top of the
OS.