sharing contacts folder between 2 accounts in windows xp with limited rights

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Alan

With outlook 2003 I do most of my work in a limited rights user account. Can
I access the same contacts file (outlook pst) in both admin right account
and limited rights account? I need to sync with an old handpring visor that
only works in admin account but I want to then use that same address book or
contacts file in my limited account. Can I do the same with email, so
that even If I get email from the admin account, it will appear seamlessly
in the limited rights account. please advise

Playing around a bit I see that I can add a second pst file with contacts
into the admin accoutn which is the same as the limited rights file, but
then have the original default pst file that cannot be deleted

alan
 
Alan said:
With outlook 2003 I do most of my work in a limited rights user
account. Can I access the same contacts file (outlook pst) in both
admin right account and limited rights account?
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Sure, if you're using a PSt and you locate that PST in a folder with
permissions for both accounts.
I need to sync with
an old handpring visor that only works in admin account but I want to
then use that same address book or contacts file in my limited
account. Can I do the same with email, so that even If I get
email from the admin account, it will appear seamlessly in the
limited rights account. please advise
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As long as you do not run both Outlooks at the same time, it should be no
problem. In the limited account, with Outlook closed, move the PST to a
shared folder, like a subfolder of Shared Documents. Start Outlook and when
it complains it can't find the folders, you should get a browse window that
will allow you to browse to the PST in the shared folder, select it, and
click OK. Outlook will start and appear as before. Close it and log out of
the limited account.

Log into the administrator account and with Outlook closed, rename the PST
that Outlook uses, then start Outlook. When it complains, browse to the
shared folder PST. Outlook will open and you'll see the same information
the limited account sees.
 
Brian
I have done as you suggest and yes, the contacts folder is seen by both
limited and admin user accounts. I do have 2 other contact folders in
admin account that say they cannot be opene ( they seem to be deleted) -
not sure why that is. also, for some reason I can sych from computer to
handheld but not the other way around, even changing the conduit
instructions. not sure why that is. but will work later this weekend
to try again.

I feel I am close to solution - issue might be not related to outlook though

alan
 
Alan said:
I have done as you suggest and yes, the contacts folder is seen by
both limited and admin user accounts. I do have 2 other contact
folders in admin account that say they cannot be opene ( they seem to
be deleted) - not sure why that is.
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That's a possible sign of a damaged mail profile. Click Tools>E-mail
Accounts>View or change existing directories or address books>Next and
remove the invalid references there.
 
Brian
Thanks. I went back and found there was a .dat file that also needs to go
into the directory along with the pst file to avoid issues. I am set now.
Also I was able to keep the pst file in My documents, in the limited user
account, and just link the owners accoun to that same file. The sych
with handspring visor seems to be ok. Also, I set up same email account in
owners page so that I can occasionally send mail out when I am in that
account - and all the mail ends up in the same file. Perfect.

Thanks for you help - greatly appreciated

alan
 
Alan said:
Thanks.
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You're welcome.
I went back and found there was a .dat file that also needs
to go into the directory along with the pst file to avoid issues.
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And what .dat file was that? I wouldn't think it was an Outlook file.
 
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